The Massachusetts Gaming Commission awarded the license reserved for Western Massachusetts to MGM in June 2014. Sarno has said that the casino is only the first part of a larger plan to spur economic development in Western Massachusetts. MGM promises to create about 5,000 construction and permanent jobs, and to pay $25 million to the city annually to compensate its residents for the extra traffic and other inconveniences a casino is expected to bring. 3 and is among the most ardent supporters of the casino plan. Local elective officials are back in control of the city, including Mayor Domenic Sarno, who resoundingly won reelection on Nov. Ten years ago, with Springfield tottering on the brink of bankruptcy, the state came to the rescue, providing millions in stop-gap funding and appointing a five-member financial control board to help run the city. Its unemployment rate is almost 9 percent, compared to a statewide unemployment rate of about 4.6 percent. For decades, Springfield has experienced a steady drain in factory and other jobs.
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