At that time, they believed the casino had not met its job projections.

20, MGM Resorts International CEO William Hornbuckle joined Kelley, Mayor Domenic Sarno and Ward 2 City Councilor Michael Fenton for a meeting on the state of MGM Springfield. He noted that most employees are from Springfield. Kelley said this increased from a low of 94 active members during COVID-19. In terms of employment, the total number of gaming establishment employees is 1,480. In January, MGM was the first in the state to open a sportsbook, with mobile betting added about a month later, Kelley said. Some of the changes to MGM Springfield this year include the addition of lunch at TAP Sports Bar Thursday through Sunday, the expansion of TAP Bowling’s operations to seven days a week, the implementation of weekend hours at the Topgolf Swing Lounge that are open to everyone with no reservation required and the expansion of Costa’s hours with the addition of Sunday dining at the casino’s on-site Italian restaurant. Since opening, MGM Springfield has contributed $364 million in city and state payments. In the first quarter of 2023, Kelley said MGM Springfield passed $1 billion in revenue. He noted that there has been a “steady march” of reopening, rehiring and growing since the property shut down. “To have a comeback you have to first start with a setback,” said Kelley.

Once the curfew was lifted, masking and other precautions were mandated up until February 2022.Īs a business, Kelley said this had an impact on their primary revenue stream with a $120 million loss during that time, most of which was during the four-month closure. When the casino shut down from March to July 2020, it lost most of its work force.įrom November 2020 to January 2021, a curfew was implemented, with a daily closure of 9:30 p.m. MGM President Chris Kelley noted that it has been a little over a year since the city of Springfield lifted COVID-19 restrictions on the last day of February 2022. SPRINGFIELD - The City Council Casino Oversight Committee received an update from MGM Springfield during an April 25 meeting.

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