Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about MGM SPRINGFIELD!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: the first resort casino in the Commonwealth opened in a block of historic or culturally influential buildings . casinos were also proposed for Holyoke, Palmer, and West Springfield . mayor selected MGM Springfield as the winning proposal for the city MGM was then in a three-way race with Hard Rock’s West Springfield proposal and Mohegan Sun’s Palmer proposal . on September 11, 2013, West Springfield voters voted to block the Hard Rock proposal, leaving only M as of November 6, 2014, it received its Region B license and is expected to open in 2018 .MGM has pledged to create about 3,000 permanent jobs to benefit the local community . the $960,000,000 project is built in an area that sustained significant damage by a tornado that struck Springfield on June 1, 2011 . the 2-million-square-foot complex contains a gaming area surrounded by parking garage, hotel, spa