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MGM Casino In Springfield Will Open Sooner Than Expected

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From left: Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chair Stephen Crosby; Michael Mathis, president and COO of the MGM Springfield Casino Resort; James Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International; Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno; and Ethel Griffin, a member of HAP Housing's board of directors, on Tuesday take part in a photo-op during a ground breaking ceremony for the $800 million MGM casino resort scheduled to open in 2017 in Springfield. (Stephan Savoia/AP)
From left: Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chair Stephen Crosby; Michael Mathis, president and COO of the MGM Springfield Casino Resort; James Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International; Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno; and Ethel Griffin, a member of HAP Housing's board of directors, on Tuesday take part in a photo-op during a ground breaking ceremony for the $800 million MGM casino resort scheduled to open in 2017 in Springfield. (Stephan Savoia/AP)

MGM is planning to open its $960 million Massachusetts casino earlier than expected.

MGM Resorts International President Bill Hornbuckle said in a Wednesday interview with The Associated Press that Aug. 24 is the new planned opening date for its resort casino complex in downtown Springfield. The company had previously envisioned opening it sometime in September.

Hornbuckle declined to address reports the company has been negotiating with Wynn to take over its $2.4 billion project in Everett.

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