Add Massachusetts to the roster of states where MGM Resorts International has been approved to operate. It received the unanimous assent of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission earlier today. “The Commission … finds that the Applicant has satisfied its burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that it meets the standards for suitability,” reads just a tiny bit of the MGC’s 12-page decision. Next up for MGM, licensing and the award of the western-zone casino concession, in Springfield, where MGM intends to invest.
MGM’s victory in Maryland last week was a 5-2 vote, with the other two votes going to Greenwood Racing. Fittingly, Penn National Gaming was shut out entirely, having campaigned against casino gambling in Prince George’s County last fall then having thegall to vie for the lone license.
