An opening date has been announced for the first resort casino in Massachusetts.
MGM’s $960 million dollar casino will open in downtown Springfield on August 24 – several weeks ahead of a long-projected September opening.
Casino general manager Alex Dixon said construction is 75 percent complete.
"We are very fortunate, the weather gods have been very good to us and our internal construction team has done a phenomenal job of staying ahead of pace," said Dixon.
The opening date announcement follows weeks of speculation that MGM was interested in buying the Wynn Resorts casino under construction near Boston.
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby said the announcement the Springfield casino will open ahead of schedule is “great news.”
