'Whatever happens in Boston is up to the gaming commission, and that story is yet to be told.'
'We have a longstanding policy that we're not going to speak on rumors,' he said. Hornbuckle, like other company officials in recent weeks, declined to address reports the company has been quietly negotiating with Wynn Resorts to take over its more than $2.5 billion project on the Everett waterfront, which is slated to open sometime next year. The company previously envisioned the casino opening sometime in September, but relatively mild winters and steady progress on a nearby highway project impacting the casino have allowed construction to move slightly faster than anticipated, he said.
24 as the new opening date for the $960 million hotel and casino complex it has been building in downtown Springfield. MGM Resorts International President Bill Hornbuckle said in Wednesday interview with The Associated Press that the company is now targeting Aug.
The fate of Wynn's glitzy Boston-area casino may still be up in the air, but rival MGM says it is on track to open Massachusetts' first Las Vegas-style casino resort sooner than expected.
