Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno has approved a host community agreement with MGM Resorts, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.
(Editor's note: As of 12 noon the live stream of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno's 11 a.m. press conference is over)
As The Republican's Peter Goonan reports:
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno is set to announce on Tuesday that he has chosen MGM Resorts International for a casino project in Springfield, beating out a competing project by Penn National Gaming.Sarno has approved a host community agreement with MGM Resorts, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.
The agreement is scheduled to be announced at and 11 a.m. press conference at City Hall.
Watch the 11 a.m. announcement in the video player below, courtesy of our partners at CBS 3 Springfield.