(A clarification has been added to this story in the next-to-last paragraph,) DISAGREEING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY and officials from abutting communities, Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack said Wynn […]
Casinos
Posted inGambling, Transportation
Boston attends meeting with Wynn officials
OFFICIALS FROM BOSTON AND WYNN RESORTS, whose bosses have been publicly feuding and battling each other in court, sat down together with state Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack on Thursday […]
Posted inBallot Questions, Gambling
Mystery ballot question could add 2nd slots parlor
A MYSTERY BALLOT QUESTION submitted to the state attorney general’s office would allow the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to award a second slots parlor license as long as the facility is […]
Posted inGambling
Walsh offers to keep talking with Wynn
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH acknowledged on Tuesday that he may have misunderstood a Steve Wynn comment about money during a set of phone calls, but he said there was no […]
Posted inGambling, The Download
Wynn calls Walsh ‘irresponsible’
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has been taking a lot of shots lately. His indecision about hosting the Olympic Games in 2024 prompted the US Olympic Committee to abandon Boston and […]
Posted inGambling, State House News Service
Brockton mayor makes casino pitch
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BROCKTON MAYOR BILL CARPENTER pitched his city as a strong contender for the state’s remaining casino license on Thursday, saying it would benefit from the jobs, […]
Posted inGambling
Steve Wynn picks up phone and calls Walsh
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH said on Friday that Las Vegas casino developer Steve Wynn called him on Wednesday and offered the city a nine-figure sum in an effort to put […]
Posted inGambling
Wynn says he can’t find MA welcome mat
STEVE WYNN on Wednesday brought up his company’s ongoing struggles with the city of Boston during a conference call with financial analysts and revealed that when he was originally searching […]
Posted inGambling
Healey: Wynn plays by a ‘different set of rules’
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY sent a letter on July 13 to state Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack calling for an independent study of the traffic impact of the proposed Wynn […]
Posted inGambling, Opinion
Healey is right about Wynn casino
THE VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN and, agree or disagree—and everyone knows I disagree—casinos are a reality in the Commonwealth. But that doesn’t mean casino operators, and those who regulate them, get […]
Posted inGambling
US Attorney files testy motion in Everett case
US ATTORNEY CARMEN ORTIZ’S office filed a scathing court motion on Wednesday accusing the city of Boston and the defendants in a criminal lawsuit of working together to spread unfounded […]
Posted inGambling, The Back Story
Walsh’s steadily expanding casino lawsuit
OVER THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has steadily increased the intensity of his legal attacks on the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, to the point where the case is […]
Posted inGambling
Wynn files latest permit application
WYNN RESORTS on Wednesday filed its latest application seeking a key state environmental permit for its proposed Everett casino, which suggests the Las Vegas company is ignoring Attorney General Maura […]
Posted inGambling, The Download
Healey’s curious casino intervention
With Wynn Resorts on the verge of filing its third application for a key state environmental permit, Attorney General Maura Healey on Monday urged state transportation officials to require the […]
Posted inGambling
Boston wins some, loses some on gaming suit
THE CITY OF BOSTON survived a procedural challenge to its lawsuit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Thursday, but the municipality’s bid to start issuing subpoenas and deposing witnesses was […]
Posted inGambling, The Back Story
Mystery figure in Crosby ethics probe revealed
THE MYSTERY FIGURE who spurred a state ethics investigation of Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby turns out to be Charles A. Baker III, a lawyer and top Democratic political […]
Posted inGambling
Gaming Commission, Walsh square off over writing style
THE MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh are scheduled to square off in court on Thursday on what is in many respects is a writing dispute. The Gaming […]
Posted inGambling, The Download
The Wynn-Walsh soap opera
Wynn Resorts and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh have become the lead players in a tawdry soap opera that somehow manages to keep spinning off in new and strange directions. The […]
Posted inGambling, Politics
Wynn threatens lawsuit against Walsh
WYNN RESORTS on Monday threatened a lawsuit against Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and the city unless he stops his “campaign of falsehoods” and apologizes to the Las Vegas casino developer. […]
Posted inGambling, The Download
Walsh issues subpoenas
Trying to drum up publicity for his legal fight against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh leaked subpoenas to the Boston Globe and Boston Herald on Tuesday. The subpoenas, seeking records […]
Posted inGambling
Walsh breaks silence on talks with Wynn
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH on Friday broke his silence about ongoing talks with Wynn Enterprises to say that the Las Vegas casino developer is misleading people by suggesting it offered […]
Posted inGambling, State House News Service
Springfield casino could be delayed a year
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A DELAY IN A SPRINGFIELD HIGHWAY PROJECT could push back the opening of MGM Springfield by a year, leading to an estimated $125 million in foregone […]
Posted inGambling
Walsh takes pass on $150m Wynn offer
THE NO. 2 OFFICIAL AT WYNN RESORTS last week offered Boston Mayor Marty Walsh a financial blueprint for fixing Sullivan Square in Charlestown, but Walsh turned him away. Sources say […]
Posted inGambling, The Back Story
Wynn statement on meeting with Walsh
The following statement was issued by Michael Weaver, senior vice president for marketing and communications at Wynn. In addition to our current $35.9 million commitment to Sullivan Square pre- and […]
