The Massachusetts Gaming Commission Tuesday morning voted unanimously to accept a late Category 1 retail application from MGM-Springfield, and will allow it to be considered on a timeline to launch sports betting in “late January.” MGM-Springfield legal counsel Augustine Kim appeared at the virtual meeting requesting acceptance of the application, which he said was delayed due to “miscommunication” within the organization. The company did file its Category 3 digital application on Nov. 21, the deadline to be among the first launch group.
Kim asked for the commission’s “indulgence” and explained that the issue arose around “who was doing what, and as soon as we realized what was missing, we worked feverishly to get together what was missing and filed about 48 hours later,” on Nov. 23. MGM-Springfield did submit its $200,000 application fee Nov. 21.
