MGM joins Wynn to oppose Massachusetts slots parlor project

In 2011, the state legislature approved three casinos and a slots parlor in the state. If a developer, who the Boston Globe reports lives in Thailand, has his way, there would be another slots parlor in Revere. The man is behind Question 1 on November’s ballot.

Mike Mathis, president of MGM Springfield, is against it.

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The legislation set the ground rules and we think it needs to be respected, Mathis said.

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“Geographically, that’s not as much a concern for us here is western Mass. But, you know, we think that’s it’s a really good piece of legislation and you shouldn’t tinker with it.”

Mathis’s comments came during a tour of the building site of MGM’s casino, which is scheduled to open in the fall of 2018.

Even if voters say yes to the additional slots parlor, it would still require the approval of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission and the city of Revere.

MGM is also facing the possibility of a third casino in Connecticut — right over the state line.

The first to voice concern about the Revere project was Wynn Resorts who earlier this week declared its opposition to the international developer’s campaignre, saying it would run counter to the 2011 casino law that called for a single slots parlor in Massachusetts.