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MGM pulls $600m Brimfield casino plan

By Mark Arsenault

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 27, 2012

MGM Resorts is abandoning its plans to build a $600 million resort casino in the small town of Brimfield. The company will be searching for another parcel in Western Massachusetts for a casino, a source with knowledge of the company’s plans said this afternoon. MGM Resorts International, one of the largest casino companies in the world, said in January that thousands of jobs would be created when it built a “world-class” casino in the tiny town of 3,400 currently known best for its antique shows.

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