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MGM Casino Receives Permanent Operations Certificate From State Regulators

Opening day crowds at the MGM Springfield Casino gaming floor
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        Following a successful opening, the first resort casino in Massachusetts has been given a permanent license to operate by state regulators.

       The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted unanimously Thursday to give MGM Springfield a certificate of operations.

       Commissioner Bruce Stebbins, who signed a temporary certificate so the casino could open as planned on August 24th, said MGM was complying with all rules and regulations and taking steps to address problems that have come up.

      "I am confident and seen evidence that our staff and the MGM team are working diligently to stay on top of certain issues," said Stebbins. "Obviously, our role continues beyond the days after the doors have opened."

      The opening weekend at the state’s first resort casino exceeded expectations with a reported 150,000 visitors.

The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.