THE MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION (MGC) has already awarded the state’s sole category 2 (slot parlor) license; and, two of the three category 1 (resort-style casino) licenses, with one remaining to […]
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The thrill is gone at Plainridge
Make it local or make it Vegas but don’t make it lame seems to be the takeaway for Penn National Gaming, the gaming giant that runs the Plainridge Park Casino. […]
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Wynn-Walsh meeting called positive
LAS VEGAS CASINO DEVELOPER STEVE WYNN held a “positive and helpful” meeting with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Tuesday about his Everett casino proposal and then announced late in the […]
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Mohegan Sun v. Wynn – Round 2
BOLSTERED BY A JUDGE’S FAVORABLE RULING, Mohegan Sun said on Friday that it plans to challenge the way in which the Massachusetts Gaming Commission last year awarded a casino license […]
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Walsh body language: Time to move on
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH sounded on Friday morning like someone who was about to give up his nasty court fight against the Wynn Resorts casino in Everett, but he said […]
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Judge rules against Walsh on casino challenge
SUFFOLK SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE JANET SANDERS on Thursday dealt a crushing blow to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s nearly year-long bid to overturn the award of a casino license to Wynn […]
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Judge OKs Wynn deposition of Walsh aide
A SUFFOLK SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE has authorized Wynn Resorts to question under oath a top aide to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and the city’s outside legal counsel to determine who […]
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No nightclub for Everett casino
WYNN RESORTS, which touts itself as an all-inclusive mecca that offers entertainment choices beyond gambling, has killed the planned nightclub at its proposed Everett casino because state alcohol laws require […]
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Gaming Commission backs fantasy sports regulation
THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION said on Thursday that they believe fantasy sports games should be regulated by the state, but added that more research is needed […]
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Casino border wars
Let’s take a moment to retrace the steps of Mohegan Sun Resorts in and around Massachusetts. The tribal-owned company opened a casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, in 1996. The casino became wildly […]
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Wynn turns ire on Chinese officials
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH isn’t the only public official driving Steve Wynn to distraction. The Las Vegas businessman told financial analysts on Thursday that Chinese government officials are threatening to […]
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Globe in the middle of casino fight
The Boston Globe found itself in the middle of a legal fight this week. The newspaper broke the news on Wednesday that Wynn Resorts had filed a libel lawsuit against “an […]
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Wynn’s challenge beyond Massachusetts
WYNN RESORTS, facing a series of legal and regulatory challenges to its proposed $1.7 billion casino in Everett, is also facing financial challenges as a company. The Las Vegas firm’s […]
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Boston, Somerville slam Baker on casino
THE CITIES OF BOSTON AND SOMERVILLE are claiming in court documents that the Baker administration violated state laws in awarding an environmental certificate to Wynn Resorts for its proposed $1.7 […]
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Gaming Commission faces its toughest decision
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission, facing perhaps its toughest decision ever, is being urged by two newspapers to give deference to the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe as the agency decides whether to […]
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Gaming commission won’t alter course on tribal casino
The state’s Gaming Commission rejected a proposal by the developers of a Brockton casino plan to either expedite the licensing process or declare that it will issue a Southeast region […]
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The big Indian gamble
Now that the federal government has authorized the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe to take more than 300 acres of land in Taunton and Mashpee into trust, the big question is whether […]
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Judge skeptical of Boston’s casino challenge
BOSTON, REVERE, AND THE CASINO OPERATOR Mohegan Sun on Tuesday argued they should be allowed to continue their legal challenge to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s award of a Greater Boston […]
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Feds OK tribal land for Mashpee casino
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE won a major victory in its quest to build a resort casino in Taunton on Friday, receiving approval for 321 acres of […]
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Gaming Commission may change licensing approach
THE MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION said on Friday that it is considering breaking with its standard policy on issuing casino licenses to reassure investors behind a Brockton project. The commission opened […]
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Gaming commission dismisses Boston’s allegations
IN THE LATEST blow to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s war on a proposed casino in Everett, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission dismissed the city’s allegations that investigators for Wynn Resorts improperly […]
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Baker administration OKs Wynn environmental report
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION late Friday night approved a key environmental impact report for the proposed Wynn Resorts casino in Everett and said broader traffic concerns raised by Boston Mayor Marty […]
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Healey, Pollack at odds over casino
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER, a Republican, and Attorney General Maura Healey, a Democrat, are two of the most popular politicians in the state, so when they disagree they tend to tread […]
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Two views of the Wynn casino
FREDERICK SALVUCCI Salvucci is a senior lecturer at MIT and a former state transportation secretary. He was asked by the city of Somerville to critique the casino’s transportation impact and […]
