Today, when you walk into the MGM casino in Springfield, tucked on the side of the main floor, where people are pressing buttons on slot machines, you’ll see an open office with comfy green chairs.Īmy Gabrila stands behind the counter and greets visitors. That law is often praised for a key stipulation: every year a portion of gambling revenues must go to mitigate its harms - including inside the casinos themselves.

Earlier this year, Massachusetts introduced sports betting as the state's latest form of legal gambling since passage of 2011 casino legislation.