Fresh off their brutal political battle over casino expansion in Maryland, rival developers MGM Resorts International and Penn National Gaming will share a stage in Springfield Tuesday, facing the voters who will decide if either company should be permitted to build a gambling resort in the city.

It will be Springfield’s first chance to see the contenders side by side since a third competitor, Ameristar, conceded it is unlikely to survive the city’s application process and dropped its plans for a Springfield casino. A fourth casino company that had explored a bid in Springfield, Hard Rock International, did not meet the city’s application deadline.