The MGM Springfield casino had its second-best month of business in March.
This comes after the casino operator acknowledged its first six months of business were slower than it had hoped.
The resort took in $25.6 million last month, up nearly 20 percent from February.
A state gaming commission report shows MGM Springfield had its best month of slot machine play, which helped lead to the overall increase.
"March was a very strong month for the property and represented our best slot month since opening," said Mike Mathis, President and COO of MGM Springfield. "We recognize in this early ramp up period that results will continue to vary month to month as our operation, programming and customer base stabilizes."
A strong March for MGM Springfield appears to match the trend at the other casino in Massachusetts, Plainridge Park slots parlor.
Data going back a few years shows business generally has slowed there in the winter months, before rebounding in March.
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