STEVE WYNN CAME TO MEDFORD on Tuesday. The 74-year-old Las Vegas casino developer is walking with a cane and his already poor eyesight appears to be getting worse, but he […]
Rolling the Dice
Coverage of casino licensing and the gambling referendum
Posted inEconomy, Gambling
Fish calls casino ‘game-changer’ for MA
JOHN FISH, the developer chosen by Wynn Resorts to build the company’s $1.7 billion Everett casino, said on Wednesday that the ongoing delays in building the facility are reinforcing an […]
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Curtatone invites Steve Wynn to call him
WYNN RESORTS on Wednesday ratcheted up the pressure on Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone to drop an environmental challenge to the company’s $1.7 billion hotel and casino in Everett, but Curtatone […]
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Wynn bullish on Everett casino potential
STEVE WYNN said on Thursday that he remains bullish about the potential of the proposed Wynn Resorts casino and hotel in Everett, in part because Boston has so many air […]
Posted inGambling, The Back Story
Arrigo chafes at Mohegan Sun deal
This story was updated after its initial publication with comments from Dan Rizzo. Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo wants to negotiate a surrounding community agreement with Wynn Resorts in next-door Everett, […]
Posted inEconomy, Gambling
Revere officials find major code violations at Wonderland site
REVERE MAYOR BRIAN ARRIGO said city inspectors have identified code violations at the former Wonderland dog track that could lead to fines totaling $10,000 to $15,000 a day. Arrigo indicated […]
Posted inGambling
Boston-Wynn ‘treaty’ approved
The war between the city of Boston and Wynn Resorts is officially over, complete with the approval of what the executive director of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission described as a […]
Posted inEconomy, Gambling, The Back Story
A tale of two companies
STEVE WYNN MUST BE CRYING in front of his Picasso reading about the efforts of state and city officials to bring GE to Boston. The so-called Summary of Incentives agreement […]
Posted inGambling, State House News Service
Lawmakers urged to weigh in on fantasy sports
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THERE IS “SOME URGENCY” for the Legislature to weigh in on the legality and regulation of daily fantasy sports and online gaming, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission […]
Posted inGambling
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 […]
Posted inGambling, Uncategorized
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 […]
Posted inGambling
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 […]
Posted inEconomy, Gambling, State House News Service
Healey proposes fantasy sports regs
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE SAYING THAT HER ONGOING REVIEW of daily fantasy sports games uncovered “a number of significant concerns,” Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday announced a series of […]
Posted inGambling, State House News Service
Lottery officials move toward fantasy sports
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE FRAMING IT AS INNOVATION that could open up a new revenue source and attract a younger customer, the Massachusetts Lottery Commission took the first step Monday […]
Posted inGambling
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 […]
Posted inGambling
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 […]
Posted inGambling, State House News Service
Fantasy sports regulation seems in the cards
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE UNREGULATED RIDE of the burgeoning daily online fantasy sports industry in Massachusetts appears to be coming to an end. Along with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s […]
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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 […]
Posted inPolitics
All bases covered at ML Strategies
(Updated October 20, 2015. A correction was added to the chart of leading lobbying firms.) Photographs by Frank Curran IT WAS CRUNCH TIME in the battle for a Greater Boston casino […]
Posted inGambling
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 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 […]
Posted inGambling, The Back Story
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 […]