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Gaming Commission Chairman believes Massachusetts will benefit greatly from its two new casinos

August 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino openings, Taxation, Massachusetts

While there has been a lot of debate and opposition to the proposed MGM Springfield and Wynn Boston Harbor casinos in Massachusetts, Steve Crosby the Gaming Commission Chairman remains confident that the casino...

Wynn casino permit could face challenge by Somerville

Kim M

August 4, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

On Tuesday, Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone said that while they won’t ask environmental officials in Massachusetts to reconsider their approval of a key waterfront development permit for Wynn Resorts’ $2.1 b...

Wynn’s Everett casino construction set to begin

Kim M

August 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Massachusetts

After having faced multiple lawsuits in what has been a long drawn out legal battle, Wynn Resorts will finally be able to proceed with the development of its $2 billion casino project on the banks of the Mystic...

Separate land in trust ruling keeps Mashpee tribe’s casino hopes alive

Kim M

August 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts, Washington

The lack of clarity and inconsistent reasoning in two opposite rulings last week by federal court judges in separate, but similar cases regarding land into trust applications approved by the Bureau of Indian Af...

Under-construction First Light Resort And Casino faces uncertain future

Adam Morgan

July 29, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

Plans by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to build the $1 billion First Light Resort And Casino in the southeastern Massachusetts city of Taunton could be in jeopardy after a federal judge ruled against the federal ...

Gaming analysts’ state Borgata casino sale is a good sign for Atlantic City

Renee Kingsley

July 25, 2016

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Atlantic City’s casino industry has been in decline for close to a decade but gaming analysts believe that the impending sale of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is a sign that things are about to improve in ...

Massachusetts Gaming Commission approves more money for West Springfield

Adam Morgan

July 25, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to approve a request for more money from the Massachusetts town of West Springfield while postponing decisions on similar appeals from the Hampd...

Wynn Boston Harbor wins environmental licensing decision and prepares for construction

Renee Kingsley

July 23, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Casino project updates, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

Ever since Wynn Resorts announced plans to develop its Wynn Boston Harbor casino resort, the company has faced stiff opposition and lawsuits from a number of parties who believe that the casino project will cau...

Massachusetts environmental official recommends waterfront permit to be issued to Wynn Everett Casino

Alex Lanter

July 18, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

Four months ago work on the brand new Wynn Boston Harbor Resort was terminated after a key waterfront permit the property which had been issued earlier was appealed by Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone. Mont...

Online gambling on the mind of Massachusetts State Lottery officials

Sadonna Price

July 13, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Lottery, Massachusetts

Lottery players in the state of Massachusetts may soon have access to gaming options online, if a proposal by the Massachusetts State Lottery is approved. Officials of the state lottery are asking lawmakers to ...

MGM Resorts International partnering with Massachusetts community colleges

Adam Morgan

July 12, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Employment & Careers, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Massachusetts

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Ahead of the opening of its MGM Springfield casino resort in Massachusetts, MGM Resorts International has announced plans to establish a nearby casino gambling floor staff and table games dealer school while ad...

USDOJ supports BIA; Mashpee Wampanoag qualify land into trust

Kim M

July 11, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

The U.S. Department of Justice is standing by the Bureau of Indian Affair’s (BIA) decision in September which granted the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s land-into-trust application for 151 acres in Taunton for the t...

MGM Resorts continues to impose pressure on the proposed new tribal casino in Connecticut

Renee Kingsley

July 11, 2016

Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Connecticut, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

MGM Resorts International has been unhappy ever since Connecticut’s Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Sun tribes proposed to build a new tribal casino near the Connecticut and Massachusetts state border. The trib...

Massachusetts court approves slot referendum for November ballot

Adam Morgan

June 29, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Licenses, Massachusetts

The highest court in Massachusetts has approved a proposal that will see voters asked via the November presidential election ballot whether the eastern state should authorize a second slots parlor. According...

Trial date set in First Light Casino case

Adam Morgan

June 22, 2016

Tribal Gaming, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

Although declining to grant a preliminary injunction, a federal judge has set a date to hear a lawsuit filed against a new casino being built in Massachusetts by the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council. ...

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Gaming Commission Chairman believes Massachusetts will benefit greatly from its two new casinos

Wynn casino permit could face challenge by Somerville

Wynn’s Everett casino construction set to begin

Separate land in trust ruling keeps Mashpee tribe’s casino hopes alive

Under-construction First Light Resort And Casino faces uncertain future

Gaming analysts’ state Borgata casino sale is a good sign for Atlantic City

Massachusetts Gaming Commission approves more money for West Springfield

Wynn Boston Harbor wins environmental licensing decision and prepares for construction

Massachusetts environmental official recommends waterfront permit to be issued to Wynn Everett Casino

Online gambling on the mind of Massachusetts State Lottery officials

MGM Resorts International partnering with Massachusetts community colleges

USDOJ supports BIA; Mashpee Wampanoag qualify land into trust

MGM Resorts continues to impose pressure on the proposed new tribal casino in Connecticut

Massachusetts court approves slot referendum for November ballot

Trial date set in First Light Casino case

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