The tribes that own Connecticut’s two casinos signed a partnership today to pursue developing a third casino to compete with the planned MGM Resorts casino in Springfield.
MGM has denied it might downsize the $800 million dollar hotel-casino complex planned in Springfield if faced with competition close by in Connecticut.
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno Thursday said he expects MGM to build a resort casino that will employ 3,000 people, as promised.
" I can't worry about what Connecticut does or doesn't do, " said Sarno. " I expect and I demand that MGM live up to their commitments."
MGM has filed a lawsuit challenging the new Connecticut casino law that authorized the tribes to seek locations for a possible casino.
The scheduled opening of the MGM Springfield casino has been delayed a year, until September 2018, because of the reconstruction of Interstate 91 in front of the casino site.
The delay, approved by Massachusetts casino regulators, will cost the state an estimated $125 million in lost revenue
