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Exclusive: MGM Springfield President talks casino sale, ongoing litigation

By Monte Belmonte,
Kaliis Smith
Published October 23, 2026 at 2:36 PM EDT
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MGM Springfield President and Chief Operating Officer Louis Theros sits down with Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith of The Fabulous 413 to discuss the plan to sell MGM Springfield to a Canadian company and the lawsuit filed by the city alleging MGM Springfield failed to meet expectations listed in its host community agreement.

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Monte Belmonte
Christopher “Monte'' Belmonte is host and executive producer of NEPM's The Fabulous 413. He was born and raised in Massachusetts and has been a radio host in western Massachusetts for the last 20 years — the last 17 of them as host of Mornings with Monte on The River 93.9/WRSI.
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Kaliis Smith
Kaliis Smith is a radio host and producer for NEPM's The Fabulous 413.
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