Hornbuckle said more than 30 new table game dealers had recently been trained at MGM’s casino school in Springfield. “But it is going to involve making Springfield more of a destination and it’s not all on MGM. “There is capacity in that building for 3,000 jobs,” Hornbuckle said. There are currently about 1,400 employees with more than 250 job openings advertised, according to MGM Springfield officials. He said an employment goal of 2,000 at the casino is more realistic. “Our original valuation of this market simply was off – full stop,” Hornbuckle said.
But he conceded an employment goal of 3,000 that was repeatedly pitched to voters a decade ago to win approval to build the casino is unattainable. A month after some officials in Springfield, Massachusetts questioned if the MGM casino was fulfilling its economic development promises, the top official with the international entertainment company met Friday with Mayor Domenic Sarno.Īfter an hour-long private meeting in the mayor’s office, MGM Resorts International President and CEO Bill Hornbuckle said there is now an action plan to restore amenities largely shuttered since the pandemic hit in 2020 including expanding restaurant and bar hours and repurposing retail space.
