Casinos in Massachusetts. Revere voters say yes to Mohegan Sun proposal For the second time in four months, Revere voters have said yes to a casino at Suffolk Downs, approving a $1.3 billion Mohegan Sun proposal at a referendum today, according to city officials.
Panel sees possible delay in Mass. casino license The Massachusetts Gaming Commission says it may have to push back the timetable for awarding the sole eastern Massachusetts resort casino license because of a possible conflict of interest with a contractor that had been helping review surrounding community petitions for casino proposals in Everett and Revere. States outsource casino policing to private firms Private companies are being hired to write regulations and vet casinos, even as the same firms work the other side of the fence, helping casinos enter new markets and sometimes lobbying for their interests.
Governor hopeful McCormick backs casino law repeal Twin River casino preps for Mass. gambling threat. Casino plan for Revere scrapped, Suffolk Downs looks to shut down. REVERE — It was supposed to be one more heart-pounding Suffolk Downs comeback after nearly 80 years of them: An embattled racetrack charges from 10 lengths behind to win.
That hope was trampled Tuesday, when state gambling commissioners voted to back a rival casino in Everett, shunning a plan to build a Mohegan Sun casino on the Suffolk Downs grounds in Revere. Continue reading below In the wake of the decision, Suffolk Downs officials quickly announced their intention to wind down racing operations at the last thoroughbred track in the New England and promised to meet with employees in the coming days to discuss details. The impending demise was felt deeply, both by those who looked to the racetrack for their livelihood and by those who came to gamble a little bit of their own on a horse with a bounce to its step. “It’s a darn shame,” said Jim Hannon, 86, the former longtime race announcer at Suffolk Downs who still works there as a teller.
Continue reading it below “It’s a historic place.” Suffolk Downs defeated in E. Boston; will explore Revere-only project. In one swift blow, East Boston voters dashed casino dreams years in the making Tuesday, defeating a $1 billion Suffolk Downs gambling resort proposal once widely considered a lock to win the state’s most lucrative gambling license.
With the project winning a majority of support in Revere, however, Suffolk Downs will explore moving the entire development onto the Revere side of the city line, Chip Tuttle, the track’s chief operating officer, told the Globe. Continue reading below It was a difficult day across the state for supporters of Massachusetts’ emerging casino industry, as another well-established casino proposal fell in Palmer, where voters rejected a nearly $1 billion Mohegan Sun plan. In East Boston, voters proved to be unmoved by big promises, pro-casino endorsements from powerful politicians — including Mayor Thomas M. Menino — and nearly $2 million in campaign spending by Suffolk Downs. Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff Continue reading it below. Gambling commission officially approves Wynn casino in Everett. Mohegan Sun lost the competition this week for the state’s most lucrative casino license, but the Connecticut gambling giant did not go quietly, blasting the licensing process Wednesday as defective and unfair, and urging regulators to reconsider their choice of Wynn Resorts.
Mohegan Sun complained that Wynn was given more opportunities to address deficiencies in its proposal in the final day of deliberations. And Mohegan Sun offered to hire more employees at its proposed Revere casino at Suffolk Downs, to match Wynn’s projections, if the Gaming Commission would reconsider. Continue reading below After noting the objection, state gambling commissioners went ahead Wednesday and formalized their choice of Wynn Resorts’ proposed Everett casino as the winner of the Greater Boston license.
It is unclear what recourse Mohegan Sun has. Continue reading it below DeSalvio offered conciliatory words to Walsh, saying the company is eager to meet with the mayor. Joanne Rathe/Globe Staff. Wynn casino bid fulfills gambling law’s goals better than Suffolk Downs - Editorials. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission faces an unusual level of public scrutiny as it decides whether, and to whom, to award the potentially lucrative Greater Boston casino license this week.
SJC rules casino repeal question can be put on November ballot. The state’s highest court decided Tuesday that a casino repeal measure can appear on the November ballot, touching off a ferocious referendum campaign over one of the most charged issues in a generation and jeopardizing the future of the billion-dollar industry in Massachusetts.
The long-awaited ruling by the Supreme Judicial Court instantly overshadowed the state’s nearly three-year debate over where casinos should be built and reignited an argument over whether they should be allowed at all. Continue reading below Over the next four months, voters can expect a barrage of slick advertising, phone calls, and tenacious door knocking on the casino question, in a relentless campaign orchestrated by experienced political operatives on each side.
Mohegan Sun, Suffolk Downs announce deal to bring casino to Revere. Suffolk Downs would become the landlord, not the owner, of a $1 billion Mohegan Sun gambling resort under a new deal to bring a casino to the Revere side of the racetrack property.
The arrangement, announced Wednesday, marks a shift in roles for a racetrack partnership that has spent years in pursuit of casino development rights at the track. Continue reading below Under the deal, Mohegan Sun and its financial partner, Brigade Capital Management, a $15 billion New York investment firm, would develop and operate a resort casino on about 42 acres of track property within Revere’s city limits, said Mitchell Etess, chief executive of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority. Mohegan Sun, Suffolk Downs announce deal to bring casino to Revere.