The hotel lobby, with its floor-to-ceiling shelves of books, many of which were written by local authors (or copies of area high school yearbooks), is in many ways reminiscent of the main reference room of Springfield’s central library. There’s myriad dining options, an on-site hotel with five-star accommodations a spa and pool, a sports bar with a built-in bowling alley and arcade in addition to plenty of viewing options, and an outdoor plaza that promises year-round entertainment for casino-goers and area residents alike.Īnd unlike most casinos, those in Vegas and elsewhere, much of that extra entertainment – the restaurants, the sports bar, many of the shops and the Plaza and cinema – are all accessible from the street as well as from inside the complex.Īll casinos have a theme – here it is local history – but what impressed me most was the attention to detail throughout the property. Yes, there’s plenty of glitz – the requisite gilded lion greets guests as they pull into the parking garage and the valet and self-parking entrances open onto the casino floor with its rows and rows of blinking, chiming slot machines – but gaming isn’t all there is to draw visitors. 20, where amid a beehive of last-minute construction and touch-ups, we viewed the new addition to Springfield’s skyline from the sixth floor Presidential suite to the back halls of the still-under construction Regal Cinema complex – and nearly everything in-between. Reminder Publishing was privileged to take part in one of the pre-opening media tours of the new casino on Aug. And according to MGM tour guides, the incorporation of so much of the local legacy into this property – a first in the history of MGM’s ventures worldwide – was a carefully considered part of the plan.
And lucky for us, they did it our way.įrom the specially commissioned piece by artist Mia Pearlman that graces the hotel entrance – a swirling, white, three-dimensional sculpture paying tribute to the 2011 tornado that paved the way for this phoenix to rise from its destruction – to the carefully preserved buildings, facades and architectural elements incorporated throughout the property, MGM pays homage to its host city in ways large – and subtle – at every turn. MGM truly spared no expense in bringing what it has billed as world-class gaming and entertainment to Springfield. I know, I was just there this past February.
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