GAMBLING

Live Music Friday with the animated Doctor Gasp, an interactive performance "The Teaspoon Brigade," Field Lenox this weekend, and conversation with MGM Springfield President Louis Theros.

Louis Theros says the proposed sale reflects a change in priorities for the casino's parent company.

Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith of NEPM's The Fabulous 413 speaks to MGM Springfield President Louis Theros over casino sale and ongoing litigation involving the city.

Advocates traveled to Washington, DC to urge lawmakers to take action and keep both gambling companies and sports leagues accountable for the risks of sports betting.

Today on The Rundown panelists discuss the recent cyberattack on Springfield schools, the status of lawsuits involving a Springfield courthouse and MGM casino, and the root of data center discontent.

Public health leaders sued the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in 2024 because player data from casinos were not yet made available to researchers, as required by law. But in July, the commission created a portal for researchers.

Panelists break down President Trump's address to the nation, a new bill to encourage more co-op business models, Mass. healthcare providers halting gender affirming care, and what gambling harm prevention looks like.

Massachusetts legislators have until mid-March to vote on measures that would legalize online roulette, blackjack, and other casino-style games. Opponents say that form of gambling is highly addictive.

During a meeting of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Thursday in Springfield, the city's mayor, Domenic Sarno, told the panel MGM has not lived up to its part of the deal when it comes to developing a property near the casino it operates.

This week, western Mass. marks two years of war between Israel and Hamas, looks at a controversial immigration resolution in Holyoke, the end of casino mitigation payments from MGM Springfield and asks, is Massachusetts in a "soft secession?"