Revenue rebounded a bit in February at the first resort casino in Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported that gross gaming revenue at MGM Springfield in February totaled $21.5 million, an increase of 9 percent over January.
Since its opening last August, the casino’s monthly take has lagged behind projections.
MGM Springfield President Mike Mathis told the casino regulators at a meeting last month that he was confident the gambling revenue would pick up.
"We are aggressively working on increasing these monthly numbers and we feel good about a lot of the programs we are putting into place," said Mathis
MGM paid the state more than $5 million in taxes in February. The state’s cut is 25 percent of the gross gaming revenues.
