MGM joins Wynn in opposing Revere slots parlor

Steve Wynn has found an unlikely ally in his fight against a fifth gambling location in Massachusetts.

The president of MGM springfield is now up in arms over a ballot question that may pave the way for another slots parlor in Revere, according to The New England Public Radio.

Coming out against Ballot Question 1, MGM Springfield President Mike Mathis pointed out that the statewide ballot question that would authorize the slots parlor, known as Question 1, will run counter to the 2011 casino law that called for a single slots parlor in Massachusetts.

“We think the legislation set the ground rules and we think it needs to be respected,” said Mathis, whose comments came during a tour of the building site of MGM’s casino, which is scheduled to open in the fall of 2018. “Geographically, that’s not as much a concern for us here is western Mass. But, you know, we think that’s it’s a really good piece of legislation and you shouldn’t tinker with it.”