MGM Springfield Review for June 2026

Springfield, Massachusetts had a complicated decade before MGM arrived. A tornado tore through the city's downtown on June 1, 2011, leaving significant damage across the urban core. The $960 million casino complex that opened on August 24, 2018 was built on some of that tornado-damaged land, covering three full city blocks between Union and State streets. It became Massachusetts' first integrated casino resort, a designation the state had been working toward since passing its Expanded Gaming Act in 2011, and brought 3,000 permanent jobs to a city that had been working hard to redefine itself.

The result is a property that is genuinely woven into downtown Springfield rather than dropped on the outskirts of it. The resort integrates preserved historic buildings, an open-air plaza at its center, and design elements paying tribute to Springfield's most famous sons and daughters including Dr. Seuss, born Theodor Geisel, and poet Emily Dickinson. MGM had the grace to do its homework before it arrived.

MGM Springfield sits at One MGM Way in downtown Springfield, easily accessible off I-91 and I-291 and just a short walk from Union Station, which connects Amtrak service from New York and Boston. Bradley International Airport in Connecticut is approximately 14 miles south. The resort has a 5,000-space parking garage with complimentary parking for all guests, which is a generous policy for a downtown urban casino. The casino operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The 125,000-square-foot gaming floor is the largest in Massachusetts and among the most polished in New England. The space is entirely smoke-free, which Massachusetts law requires across all casinos statewide, and the layout is modern and well organized with slots, table games, the poker room, and the sportsbook each clearly defined.

The design throughout the casino incorporates a fine-art collection inspired by Springfield's industrial heritage. Alongside that is a Cabinet of Curiosities exhibit developed in partnership with the Springfield Museums full of early-20th-century objects from the city's history displayed throughout the resort in glass cases and alcoves. It gives the property an intellectual texture that most casino floors simply do not have.

Table Games

MGM Springfield has 120 live table games, one of the strongest counts in New England. The selection includes:

• Blackjack
• Craps
• Roulette
• Baccarat
• Three Card Poker
• Mississippi Stud
• High Card Flush

A dedicated high-limit room serves players who want elevated stakes and privacy. The table game minimum is $5 during off-peak periods, making the floor accessible for casual players as well as serious ones.

Poker

The 23-table poker room is one of the busiest in Massachusetts, offering Texas Hold'Em and Omaha cash games around the clock. Self-serve non-alcoholic drink stations within the poker room are a practical touch that eliminates one of the more common frustrations of long sessions. Daily promotions and regular tournaments keep the schedule varied for regular players.

Slots

With 2,550 slot machines, MGM Springfield has the largest slot floor in the state. The selection covers the full range from penny games to higher denomination titles and is regularly updated. I found all the major popular slots titles represented alongside a good spread of newer releases. Meanwhile the spacious layout gives most areas comfortable room to move even during busy periods.

Sportsbook

The BetMGM Sportsbook is a substantial operation with a full LED video wall covering multiple simultaneous events, comfortable lounge seating, and betting windows alongside self-service kiosks. Massachusetts legalized sports betting in 2023, and MGM Springfield was among the first properties to offer it. Wagering covers all major professional and college sports with live betting, futures, and parlays available through both the physical sportsbook and the BetMGM app. The Costa Pizza Counter adjacent to the sportsbook keeps hungry bettors fed without leaving the action.

Rewards Club

MGM Springfield uses MGM Rewards, the standard loyalty program across all MGM properties worldwide. Members earn Tier Credits and Reward Credits through gaming, hotel stays, dining, and entertainment spending at MGM Springfield and at any other MGM property globally. Credits can be redeemed for free play, hotel discounts, dining, entertainment, and resort experiences. Military veterans and active service members receive additional discounts on rooms, dining, and entertainment.

The 250-room boutique hotel is one of the more distinctive casino hotel experiences on the East Coast. The rooms were designed with explicit reference to Springfield's cultural heritage and include Dr. Seuss illustrations, Emily Dickinson poetry, and the city's industrial history.  They all find their way into the decor through artwork, furnishings, and design details that make each room feel considered rather than generic. Rooms include complimentary continental breakfast daily, 24-hour fitness center access, and free WiFi.

The rooftop pool is a seasonal outdoor facility surrounded by a terraced garden, offering a genuinely pleasant summer retreat above the downtown Springfield skyline. The spa provides a full range of treatments for guests looking to decompress between sessions.

Where to Eat

MGM Springfield has a varied dining lineup across eight venues covering everything from a James Beard Award-winning Italian restaurant to a bowling alley sports bar.

Cal Mare is the headline dining destination, a southern coastal Italian restaurant from James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Mina. The house-made mozzarella bite - warm zeppola with caramelized onion, prosciutto, and caviar -  is the dish that gets talked about most by people who have eaten there, and it earns the conversation. The Chandler Steak House carries the name of the historic Chandler Union Hotel that previously occupied the site and serves premium cuts and seafood in an upscale setting. TAP Sports Bar is the casual workhorse of the lineup, with a full American pub menu, 10 bowling lanes, an arcade, and outdoor space overlooking Armory Square. South End Market handles the food hall end of the spectrum with multiple quick-service concepts under one roof.

Pool and Spa

The rooftop pool sits within an 8,000-square-foot terraced garden and operates seasonally through the warmer months. The full-service spa offers massages, facials, and body treatments. The fitness center is available to hotel guests around the clock and is included with the complimentary breakfast offer for hotel stays.

Entertainment

MGM Springfield has more entertainment options than almost any casino resort of comparable size in the country. The Topgolf Swing Suite on the property offers high-tech immersive golf simulators with a lounge and food and beverage service, one of the first of its kind in the region when it opened. The Regal Cinemas seven-screen movie theater is integrated into the resort. TAP Sports Bar's 10-lane bowling center functions as a standalone entertainment destination as well as a dining venue.

The open-air Armory Square plaza at the center of the resort is the community heartbeat of the property, hosting live music, pop-up art galleries, food trucks, and seasonal events that draw both casino guests and Springfield residents who never set foot on the gaming floor.

The adjacent MassMutual Center, an 8,000-seat arena, serves as the official large-scale entertainment venue for the resort, hosting concerts, conventions, and major sporting events. MGM's relationships with global entertainment promoters mean the arena draws artists and events that western Massachusetts would not otherwise attract.

MGM Springfield is a genuinely ambitious urban casino resort that has done more than most to integrate into its host city rather than exist alongside it. The gaming floor is the largest in Massachusetts, the hotel is charming and distinctive, the dining lineup includes genuine culinary talent, and the entertainment offering goes well beyond what most regional casino resorts attempt. The tornado-damaged land that started this project a decade and a half ago has been transformed into something Springfield is legitimately proud of.

The hotel's 250 rooms fill up quickly and the property can feel stretched on busy weekends relative to its gaming floor capacity. The comparison to Connecticut's Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun - two much larger full-scale resort destinations - is inevitable for New England casino visitors, and MGM Springfield does not match their scale. What it does offer that neither of them can is a downtown urban location, genuine community integration, and a design sensibility that reflects where it actually is. For visitors to western Massachusetts and for Springfield locals, it is the most compelling gaming and entertainment destination in the region.