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1441 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01103

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MGM Springfield is a $960 million casino resort in Springfield, Massachusetts.

MGM Springfield covers three city blocks in Downtown Springfield between Union and State streets, and Columbus Avenue and Main Street.

The casino includes 500,000 square feet of casino gaming, dining, entertainment, hotel, residential and retail facilities.

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PROPERTY TOUR - Exteriors and interiors

GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION - August 24, 2018

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'Armory Square'

Dining, Retail and Entertainment District

165,000 square feet of dining, retail and entertainment space
15 shops and restaurants
Movie cinema - 50,000 sq-ft and 12 screens
Bowling alley - 20,000 sq-ft
Outdoor stage for free live music and entertainment
Location between Union and Howard streets
Multi-level parking garage with 5,000 parking spaces.

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MGM Springfield announces earlier opening date of August 24

April 26, 2018

The opening date for the new MGM Springfield has been announced. It will take place on August 24. The project has taken nearly seven years to complete. The opening will take place before the original scheduled date in September.

Being marketed as the first destination to offer both a luxury resort and entertainment in New England. The MGM has cost $960 million to complete.

The casino resort is located in the Downton-South End area off of I-90 and Main Street.

3,000 jobs have been created by the project. Full time positions with benefits will total 2,200 of that number. $40,000 to $55,000 will be te average salary for the full time employees. Springfield residents will make up nearly 35% of the jobs. No more than 10% of the employees will be from outside the city limits. This percentage of hiring is from the employment pledge that was made to the city from the casino.

Construction for the casino resort has resulted in the creation of 2,000 positions.

The hotel will offer 250 guest rooms. The casino will be 125,000 square feet. It will operate 120 table games and 2,550 slot machines. There will also be a poker room. As well as an exclusive area for high rollers. Multiple entertainment venues. The summer event schedule will be announced at a later time. An open air plaza. Space for events and meetings. As well as dining and shopping options.

Planning for the MGM Springfield began in 2011. In May of 2013 the MGM was selected for the winning casino license bid. Then in July of 2013 a vote was approved by Springfield residents to be host city for the casino resort. Groundbreaking took place in 2015.

MGM Springfield announces 1,000 new job openings

April 02, 2018

On Monday an announcement was made that over 1,000 new positions will need to be filled for the new MGM opening in Springfield.

The MGM Springfield will be New England's first MGM property. It will cost $960 million to complete. The opening is scheduled to take place in September of this year.

In total there will be 3,000 employees hired for the casino and resort.

The website that is recruiting potential employees lists job descriptions for the open positions. Many of the jobs are related to food service. There are also other support services needs. Such as painters, locksmiths, carpenters, and electronic technicians. In addition, there are people that will be needed for management, human resources, and assistance with services for conferences.

In 2012 an announcement for the MGM Springfield was made. Since that time, personal training and education has been offered by over 25 organizations to assist people to prepare for employment at the casino resort.

Massachusetts Gaming Law requires that some of the future employees under go licensing for some of the casino positions. The MGM career center will assist candidates with this process. All the employees will under go background checks.

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The annual payroll is expected to be nearly $100 million. The average salary will be over $40,000. Many of the positions will be full time and also offer benefits.

35 percent of the employees are expected to live in Springfield. The rest will come from other areas of the region.

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Introduction to Massachusetts Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2018

Massachusetts slot machine casino gambling consists of the MGM Springfield, a slot parlor in Plainridge, and a cruise ship sailing to international destinations.

Massachusetts has set a legal minimum payout return for slot machines. No actual payout returns are made publicly available.

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Relevant Legal Statutes on Gambling in Massachusetts*

The minimum legal gambling age in Massachusetts depends upon the gambling activity:

• Land-Based Casinos: 21
• Poker Rooms: 21
• Bingo: 18
• Lottery: 18
• Pari-Mutuel Wagering: 18

In late 2011, the Governor approved a bill allowing three land-based casino resort gaming licenses to be located in three gaming regions of Massachusetts:

1. Eastern Region A: This license went to MGM, who constructed a casino in downtown Springfield. It opened on August 24, 2018.
2. Western Region B: This license went to Wynn Resorts, who is constructing Encore Boston Harbor in Everett. It is planning to open in the summer of 2019.
3. Southeastern Region C: This license has not yet been awarded

Massachusetts gaming regulations define Category 1 and Category 2 casinos as follows:

• Category 1 casino:
  • Pay a daily tax of 25% of gross gaming revenue
  • Appropriate documentation of infrastructure improvements onsite and around the vicinity of the gaming establishment
• Category 2 casino:
  • Pay a daily tax of 40% of gross gaming revenue
  • Pay an additional daily assessment of 9% of its gross gaming revenue
  • Appropriate documentation of infrastructure improvements
  • Limited to 1,500 gaming positions

Massachusetts law, Section 97 of Chapter 194, includes a research initiative. This section is a legal requirement to collect customer tracking data from:

• Loyalty programs
• Player tracking software
• Player card systems
• Online gambling transactions or any other information system

Interestingly, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has engaged a nonprofit research group to make this player data anonymous by removing personally identifying information such as player name, address, and bank or credit information.

Further, the gaming manufacturers also have their data removed to protect corporate intellectual property. This includes game identifying information such as device game name and the name of its manufacturer.

Gameplay data kept includes player characteristics. The law is clear that Massachusetts is not legally limited to collecting only the following:

• Frequency, length, speed, and the denomination of play
• Amounts wagered including the number of lines and hands played
• Reel configuration, return-to-player (RTP), the volatility index, and denomination

This anonymized behavioral data will be sent to a research facility to conduct analyses to improve the understanding of how gambling addiction grows and changes, help develop strategies to minimize harm to players and to develop systems to monitor, detect, and intervene in high-risk gambling situations in an ongoing manner.

*The purpose of this section is to inform the public of state gambling laws and how the laws apply to various forms of gambling. This information is not intended to provide legal advice.

Slot Machine Private Ownership in Massachusetts

It is legal to privately own a slot machine in Massachusetts if it is 30 years old or older.

Gaming Control Board in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission, also know on their website as Mass Gaming, was signed into law on November 22, 2011, by Governor Deval Patrick via the Expanded Gaming Act.

Mass Gaming has an extensive Frequently Asked Questions section useful to players, but also those wishing to be approved by the state to work or have a career, in the Massachusetts gaming industry.

Casinos in Massachusetts

There is currently one non-tribal casino, zero American Indian tribal casinos, one non-tribal racino, and one cruise ship based in Massachusetts.

The largest casino in Massachusetts is MGM Springfield having 2,500 gaming machines and 125 table games.

The second largest is currently the only other casino in Massachusetts, Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville having over 1,200 gaming machines and electronic table games.

Once it opens, Encore Boston Harbor will be the largest casino in Massachusetts. If the tribal casino ever opens, Project First Light Resort & Casino will be its second largest casino.

List of Casinos in Massachusetts

There are currently two open casinos in Massachusetts offering slot machines plus a planned casino:

1. Encore Boston Harbor is a planned casino expected to open in the summer of 2019. It is located 5 miles north of downtown Boston.
2. MGM Springfield located 92 miles west of Boston and 26 miles north of Hartford, Connecticut a few miles from the Connecticut border.
3. Plainridge Park Casino located 36 miles southwest of Boston and 22 miles northeast of Providence, Rhode Island near the border to Rhode Island.

The cruise ship out of the Port of Boston is NCL Dawn from Norwegian Cruise Lines, where international gambling is allowed, with 199 slot machines.

List of Tribal Casinos in Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe have signed a tribal-state gaming compact governing tribal gaming in Southeastern Massachusetts, which includes Bristol, Plymouth, Nantucket, Dukes, and Barnstable counties. This compact was approved, as required, by the U.S. Department of Interior.

The First Light Resort & Casino by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has been planned for Taunton. However, progress on this tribal casino resort has been the subject of lawsuits. Construction has been on hold since mid-2016. It is uncertain whether the casino will ever be completed.

Other Gambling Establishments

As an alternative to enjoying Massachusetts slot machine casino gambling, consider exploring casino options in a nearby state.

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Massachusetts is bordered by:

• North: New Hampshire Slots and Vermont Slots
• East: Atlantic Ocean
• South: Connecticut Slots and Rhode Island Slots
• West: New York Slots

Each of the links above will take you to my state-specific blog for that bordering state to Massachusetts.

Payout Returns in Massachusetts

Massachusetts law has set a minimum payout return percentage of 80% for gaming machines, established through modification of LLC Standard GLI-11: Gaming Devices from Gaming Laboratories International.

This minimum limit is calculated to include:

• Acquisition cost of complimentary merchandise
• The value of promotional gaming credit

Monthly revenue reports from Mass Gaming provide actual payout returns for each of Massachusetts’ open casinos. These reports are currently available for MGM Springfield and Plainridge Park Casino.

The MGM Springfield revenue report shows a November 2018 payout return of 92.10%. The payout return for this casino has increased month-over-month since the casino opened in August 2018, starting from a slot payout of 89.88%.

The Plainridge Park Casino revenue report shows a November 2018 payout return of 92.20%, the highest slots payout percentage for this casino since November 2016, two years earlier.

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Summary of Massachusetts Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2018

Massachusetts slot machine casino gambling consists of one casino resort, a slot parlor, and an international cruise ship. MGM Springfield opened in August 2018, with Encore Boston Harbor planned for mid-2019.

The minimum limit for slot machine payout return is 80%. Monthly actual payout return statistics are publicly available for each of the open casinos in Massachusetts.

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Annual Progress in Massachusetts Slot Machine Casino Gambling

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In the last year, the MGM Springfield in downtown Springfield opened in southern Massachusetts near the Connecticut border.

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