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TRAVEL DELAYS. THAT'S WWLP.COM
ON ANY DEVICE... ONE ADDRESS.
SPRINGFIELD IS TAKING ANOTHER
BIG STEP TOWARD CHOOSING A
CASINO OR CASINOS TO SEND TO THE
STATE GAMING COMMISSION.
22NEWS REPORTER RYAN WALSH IS
LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH AN
ACTUAL TIMELINE OF WHEN WE MAY
FIND OUT SPRINGFIELD'S PICK.
JANUARY 25TH IS WHEN SPRINGFIELD
PLANS TO ANNOUNCE WHICH CASINO
DEVELOPER OR DEVELOPERS IT WILL
NEGOTIATE WITH.
TODAY AT CITY HALL, A SIX MEMBER
ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS
ANNOUNCED. THEIR JOB IS NOT TO
MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE
MAYOR OR PICK A CASINO
DEVELOPER, IT IS AT THIS POINT -
JUST TO DIG INTO THE DETAILS OF
THE THREE PROSPOALS. MAYOR
DOMENIC SARNO WILL HAVE FINAL
SAY ON WHICH CASINO OR CASINOS
SPRINGFIELD CHOOSES. I ASKED HIM
WHY THEY'RE NOT JUST SENDING ALL
THREE TO THE STATE GAMING
COMMISSION. HE TOLD 22NEWS IT IS
A POSSIBILITY.
WE WANT TO FOCUS ON KEEPING THE
ODDS AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE FOR
THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.
THE CASINO DEVELOPERS WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT... MGM IN THE
SOUTH END, PENN NATIONAL IN THE
NORTH END AND AMERISTAR IN EAST
SPRINGFIELD
I TALKED TO A SPOKESMAN FROM ALL
THOSE CASINOS TODAY AND ASKED IF
THEY WOULD PREFER SPRINGFIELD
NARROW DOWN ITS CHOICES OR LET
THE STATE DECIDE. MGM HAD NO
PREFERENCE. PENN NATIONAL TOLD
22NEWS IT IS FINE WITH WHATEVER
THE CITY WANTS TO DO, WHICH IS
HAVING SPRINGFIELD IN CONTROL.
AND AMERISTAR IS FINE WITH WHAT
EVER HAPPENS, BUT DOESN'T SEE
HOW SENDING ALL THE PROPOSALS TO
THE STATE COULD HURT.
IT NOW LOOKS LIKE JUNE IS WHEN
SPRINGFIELD VOTERS WILL GET TO
VOTE FOR OR AGAINST A CASINO.