by From Our Readers | May 10, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Letters from our Readers
It’s Time to Demand Cruelty-Free Circuses Shame on MGM. I was very dismayed and disappointed to see that MassMutual, now run by MGM, recently hosted Garden Bros. Circus, one of the most inhumane and dangerous circuses in the country. When MassMutual Center hosted it...
by Chris Goudreau | Feb 14, 2018 | Articles, News, Newsletter
This summer or early fall, MGM’s $950 million resort-style casino is set to open in the heart of downtown Springfield, but before that happens the casino needs to hire 450 table game dealers, which is where the Massachusetts Casino Career Training Institute comes into...
by Advocate Staff | Feb 29, 2016 | Articles, MGM Springfield Casino coverage, News
LET’S GET IT STARTED: MGM had been waiting on approval from the Springfield City Council for proposed changes to the casino site plan, but also on something even more important: the council’s permission for the city to amend the host community agreement with the...
by Hunter Styles | Jan 4, 2016 | Articles
Here are our greatest hits on the casino playlist this week: Size Matters: It’s really happening, folks. In late December, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission signed off on the final state license MGM needs in order to begin knocking down buildings and starting...
by Hunter Styles | Nov 16, 2015 | Articles, Featured, MGM Springfield Casino coverage, News
Here are our greatest hits on the casino playlist this week: Writing’s on the Wall: If you drive fast down I-91 and squint, you can see construction crews hard at work at the casino site. Take a second look, though, and you’ll notice that the giant workers, posed...