MGM sets opening date for Massachusetts casino

The company has revealed that August 24th will see the opening for the US$960 million hotel and casino located in Springfield.

US.- MGM Resorts International announced that its Massachusetts casino will open on August 24th. The US$960 million hotel and casino complex is located in downtown Springfield, near the Boston-area, where Wynn is building another gambling facility.

President Bill Hornbuckle told The Associated Press this week that while the initial date was expected to be in September, the steady progress on a nearby highway project impacting the casino has allowed construction to move slightly faster than anticipated.

The President of the company was asked about the rumours that MGM has been negotiating with Wynn Resorts to take over the US$2.5 billion project on the Everett waterfront but declined to comment on the subject. “We’re not going to speak on rumours,” he said. “Whatever happens in Boston is up to the gaming commission, and that story is yet to be told.”

Moreover, the company announced on Thursday that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas hotel and adjacent space for US$214 million. The facility is currently owned by a joint venture between MGM Resorts International and Infinity World Development Corp, called CityCenter Holdings. The transaction will be paid in cash and is expected to be completed this summer.