MGM Springfield casino

The City of Springfield is taking the operators of the MGM Springfield casino to court, claiming it has fallen well short of its host community agreement. All the while, two media outlets have reported a sale of the casino was in the works.

For at least a decade, millions in grant dollars have gone out to Massachusetts communities that either host a casino or are next to a community that does. Funding from the Community Mitigation Fund has meant money for projects, initiatives and other local efforts – but due to decisions by lawmakers on Beacon Hill, the funding is running dry. Officials in Springfield have been making their case for keeping the fund going - going as far as to lay out what the city's been doing with its grant money during a state gaming commission meeting held at city hall.

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Springfield, Massachusetts officials are keeping close tabs on the fate of the MGM casino after a report that it could be sold.

Nearly a decade after the first casinos opened in Massachusetts, researchers find the amount of problem gambling in the state seems to have stayed the same.

Local officials are reacting to a report that MGM Resorts is looking into a possible sale of its casino in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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