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MGM AND PENN NATIONAL HAVE
PITCHED THEIR SPRINGFIELD CASINO
PLANS.
22NEWS REPORTER RYAN WALSH IS
LIVE IN SPRINGFIELD TO REVEAL IF
ANYTHING NEW CAME OUT OF THESE
PRESENTATIONS.
IF YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALONG
WITH THE CASINO STORIES FROM THE
BEGINNING, VERY LITTLE OF WHAT
EXECUTIVES FROM MGM OR PENN
NATIONAL DURING A 5 HOUR
PRESENTATION AND QUESTION AND
ANSWER SESSION HAD A WOW FACTOR.
IT WAS A LOT OF OLD NEWS
RECYCLED INTO A FANCY
PRESENTATION.
PENN NATIONAL DID ANNOUNCE A
RELATIONSHIP WITH DOUG FLUTIE
FOR A SPORTS BAR. MGM SAID IT
HAS PLANS FOR AN ICE SKATING
RINK AND TO LEASE TWO FLOORS IN
THE NEW UNION STATION. MGM IN
THE SOUTH END HAS ALREADY LAID
OUT MOST OF ITS PLANS ALREADY.
PENN NATIONAL HAS BEEN FAIRLY
TIGHT LIPPED. BOTH POINT TOWARD
SPRINGFIELD'S JANUARY 3RD
DEADLINE FOR THEIR ENTIRE PLAN
TO BE REVEALED.
YOU'LL SEE A FEW MORE THINGS,
BUT WHAT YOU'LL REALLY SEE IS
SOME OF THE RICH DETAIL BEHIND
OUR PROPOSAL NOT HOW WE THINK
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, BUT HOW
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO IT.
WE'VE GOT MORE TO COME, SO I
WOULD SAY THIS THE STARTING
POINT, BUT IT IS CLEARLY NOT THE
END OF THE GAME OF WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO HEAR FROM PENN
NATIONAL.
PENN NATIONAL IS PLANNING A
FANCY BLACK TIE EVENT NEXT
THURSDAY WHERE THEY SAY THEY
WILL DISCLOSE MORE OF THEIR
PARTNERSHIPS.
SPRINGFIELD MAYOR DOMENIC SARNO
PLANS TO ANNOUNCE WHETHER HE'LL
PICK TO NEGOTIATE WITH MGM, PENN
NATIONAL OR BOTH SOMETIME NEXT
MONTH. LIVE IN SPRINGFIELD, RYAN