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

July 25, 2016

Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Macau, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey

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

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, 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

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, 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. ...

Casino saturation to be discussed at forthcoming Boston seminar

Adam Morgan

June 18, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Conferences / Trade Shows, Massachusetts

Amid the continuing expansion of casino gaming throughout the United States, the upcoming Summer Meeting of National Council Of Legislators From Gaming States is set to focus on the definition of saturation alo...

Committee approves Massachusetts online lottery legislation

Adam Morgan

June 17, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Lottery, Massachusetts

Massachusetts could soon become the fifth American state to offer lottery products online or via mobile apps after an influential government committee approved proposed legislation from Democratic State Senator...

Slight rise in monthly slot revenues for Plainridge Park Casino

Adam Morgan

June 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Taxation, Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, Plainridge Park Casino has seen total slot revenues for May increase by 1.3% month-on-on-month to $13.48 million with the venue additionally contributing $5.39 million in tax. The Plainvill...

DOJ sides with Martha’s Vineyard tribe, files brief with appeals court

Lars Jones

June 12, 2016

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

Department of Justice says Indian Gaming Regulatory Act "implicitly repeals the Settlement Act’s provision for state and local jurisdiction over gaming" in brief to appeals court, in stark contrast to earlier r...

Wynn Boston Harbor Resort delay not due to Sommerville lawsuit

Adam Morgan

June 9, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Massachusetts

Despite receiving a building permit for its new Wynn Boston Harbor Resort last month, casino operator Wynn Resorts has announced that the opening date for the $2 billion development has been pushed back to late...

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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

Casino saturation to be discussed at forthcoming Boston seminar

Committee approves Massachusetts online lottery legislation

Slight rise in monthly slot revenues for Plainridge Park Casino

DOJ sides with Martha’s Vineyard tribe, files brief with appeals court

Wynn Boston Harbor Resort delay not due to Sommerville lawsuit

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