Massachusetts lawmakers representing Springfield unsuccessfully sought to have the city’s Community Mitigation Fund money returned State lawmakers recently voted to redirect such annual allocations Springfield, MA, home to MGM Springfield, will not regain its full annual allocation of community mitigation funding after state lawmakers this week rejected motions to reestablish the Western Massachusetts city’s full share. The Marriott and Sheraton hotels in Springfield, Mass., are pictured from along Memorial Bridge. MGM Springfield is about two-tenths of a mile east of the Sheraton. (Image: Shutterstock) Massachusetts’ 2011 Expanded Gaming Act established the Community Mitigation Fund (CMF). The commonwealth’s Resort-Casino licensees, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor, direct 25% of their annual gross gaming revenue (GGR) to the state. Since the MGM and Wynn Resorts developments got underway almost a decade ago, the state has, in turn, used some of those casino tax proceeds to flush the Community Mitigation Fund. The account is to help host cities offset elevated costs associated with…Read MoreCategory: Commercial Gaming, Boston, CMF, Community Mitigation, Community Mitigation Fund, Encore Boston, Expanded Gaming Act, MGM Resorts, MGM Springfield, world cup, WynnSource: Casino.org