MGM Springfield Grand Opening Preview

MGM Springfield Grand Opening Preview

The MGM Springfield Grand Opening will happen later this month. A project several years in the making, the casino will official open its doors on August 24th, with up to 30,000 visitors expected to visit Springfield on opening day. Mike Mathis, President of MGM...
The Future of MGM Springfield Casino

The Future of MGM Springfield Casino

Although it has made a nearly $1 billion investment in its Springfield property, there’s been buzz this month that MGM might have its eye on another casino in the state—Wynn Boston Harbor Casino in Everett, MA. The Wynn Company has signaled it may sell the...
The State We’re In: Rep. Joe Wagner

The State We’re In: Rep. Joe Wagner

State Representative Joe Wagner, (D–Chicopee), who chairs the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, discusses on-going development of casino gaming in the Commonwealth, the fiscal health of the lottery, as well as the coming 2018 budget debate,...
A Look at Mass Ballot Question 1

A Look at Mass Ballot Question 1

State Representative Joe Wagner discusses Ballot Question 1 to allow slot machine gaming at another location in eastern Massachusetts. He chairs the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies which oversees legalized gambling in the...
The State We’re In: Rep. Joe Wagner

The State We’re In: Rep. Joe Wagner

State Representative Joe Wagner, (D) Chicopee and the Eighth Hampden District and House Chair of the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, discusses the impact and meaning of the General Electric decision to move its world headquarters to...
Springfield Casino Update

Springfield Casino Update

City Council President Michael Fenton discusses his concerns about reductions being made in their casino plan for downtown Springfield by developers MGM. MGM Springfield MGM Springfield on...
The State We’re In: Ballot Question 3

The State We’re In: Ballot Question 3

Alan Cabot of “Vote Yes on 3” and Prof. Jill McCarthy Payne representing “The Coalition to Protect Mass. Jobs” discuss Ballot Question 3-which calls for repeal of the 2011 law to allow casino gaming in Massachusetts. Follow Vote Yes on 3 on Twitter: @RepealMaCasinos...
The State We’re In: Martha Coakley

The State We’re In: Martha Coakley

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley discusses key issues in her campaign for the Democratic nomination for Governor. She also addresses the planned re-opening of North Adams Regional Hospital and the Supreme Judicial Court case to consider allowing a...