


MGM Springfield and the state’s two other casinos had to shut down for three months in 2020 due to the pandemic. The recent launch of sports betting in Massachusetts provided a boost to the facility, but MGM Springfield still has non-gambling plans to get back on track. However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic halted progress on the rejuvenation of downtown. The construction of MGM Springfield promised to turn an area that was economically depressed into a vibrant center of entertainment. After a tornado ripped through the city in 2011, the 2018 addition of the casino resort to downtown Springfield aimed to transform the business district entirely.Ībout a third of the downtown area was damaged in the aftermath. MGM Springfield is one of three resort casinos in Massachusetts.
