Positioned just off the gaming floor, it features more than 70 luxury theater-style seats facing a 45-foot HD viewing wall that can show 16 channels simultaneously. “And the timing could not be better,” Kelly said. To celebrate its third anniversary, MGM Springfield opened a sports lounge. And that was without poker, which will not return to the stable of table games until later this year. Last month, MGM counted $23.71 million in gross gaming revenue – its best monthly take since June 2019. “Our best days still lie before us,” said Kelly. MGM Springfield President and COO Chris Kelly said the facility is poised for a strong comeback. The hotel and some other amenities only recently reopened. Then came curfews and capacity limits last winter and spring. The casino was closed for four months during 2020, leaving 2,000 people out of work. The coronavirus pandemic upended that plan. Three years ago, the doors of the $1 billion resort casino complex in downtown Springfield opened to the public, never to close again – or so it was said at the time. The MGM Springfield casino marked the third anniversary of its opening today with a look into what could be the future of gambling in Massachusetts.
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