A public hearing regarding a request for proposals for a commercial gaming facility is scheduled for March 8 in Hartford as the plot thickens for an open casino process driven by MGM Resorts that proposes a $675 million waterfront casino in the city and pushback from the state’s two tribal nations that enjoy a gaming monopoly in […]
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Wheels Turn In Casino Positioning
February 15th, 2018 · 25 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Chris Rosario·Jack Hennessy·Jim Murren·Joe Ganim·Steelpointe Harbor·Webster Bank Arena
MGM CEO: I Want To Plant Our Flag In Bridgeport
December 6th, 2017 · 4 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Jim Murren, the CEO of MGM, was back in the area Tuesday night stressing his Bridgeport roots in urging the business community to lobby state legislative support of a $675 million waterfront casino in the city to capture the Fairfield County and New York markets.
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Tribes Claim MGM Is Playing The State
December 5th, 2017 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Hours before MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren who has deep roots in Bridgeport was scheduled to address a packed constituency of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, the state’s two tribal nations unleashed a video challenging the company’s veracity to building a $675 million waterfront casino in the city. MGM and the tribal nations that […]
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Mickey Makes Case For MGM, Amazon
October 16th, 2017 · 25 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Mickey Herbert, president of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, enjoys an entrepreneurial spirit that he’s put into words and action, be it health care or sports entertainment. In his latest Mickey’s Mail eblast to his business community constituency, he muses about the potential of Amazon HQ2 and MGM’s proposal to build a waterfront gaming enterprise, as […]
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‘It’s Funded, Shovel-Ready,’ Pitching Bridgeport As An MGM Star, Waterfront Casino Proposed
September 19th, 2017 · 32 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Declaring MGM Bridgeport can be “a major economic force, a top-tier entertainment resort, and an essential contributor to this community,” MGM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Murren, a Bridgeport native, on Monday shared details of a $675 million waterfront resort for the East End creating thousands of construction and permanent jobs, a guarantee $8 […]
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MGM Raises Stakes With Plan To Build Bridgeport Casino
September 18th, 2017 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
With the promise of 2,000 permanent jobs matched by 2,000 slot machines, MGM officials this morning including Bridgeport-born CEO Jim Murren will unveil plans for a $675 million waterfront resort on Seaview Avenue including a 300-room hotel, 900-foot boardwalk, 30,000 square feet of retail space and 160 table games. In a city in dire need […]
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MGM Rallies City Residents In Waterfront Gaming Push
February 19th, 2018 · 57 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
For a company cynics assert is just here for show, MGM Resorts is spending mightily to build public support for a proposed $675 million waterfront resort for the East End, a neighborhood in need of an economic jolt. An MGM mail piece hit city mail boxes during the week as various casino constituencies slot positioning in […]
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