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Taunton property owners ask court to stop construction of Mashpee Wampanoag casino project

May 28, 2016

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

The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe have been working on creating a new casino in the Taunton area of Massachusetts, spending as much as $1 billion on Project First Light Resort & Casino. The tribe has faced strong...

MGM Springfield President Mike Mathis responds to excitement and questions from downtown residents

Kim M

May 20, 2016

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

MGM Springfield President Mike Mathis said the excitement and enthusiasm he heard on Thursday night when he met with downtown residents, echoes what he hears around the city. Mathis made the comments during ...

Plainridge Park Casino reports slight decreases in revenue

Sadonna Price

May 17, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Massachusetts

Massachusetts gaming venue Plainridge Park Casino is reporting a slight decrease in revenues for the month of April, though per day and per machine revenue showed an actual increase. April earnings were lower, ...

Construction on MGM Casino’s Parking Garage set to begin

Kim M

May 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Massachusetts

Preparations are being made by MGM to build a new parking garage to accompany its $950 million Springfield casino. To ready the roughly 14-acre development site, crews have been clearing the area for the fir...

First Light Resort and Casino hosts successful job fair

Sadonna Price

May 15, 2016

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

Despite not opening until 2018, the First Light Resort and Casino is already working on the hiring process for the venue. Hosting a job fair yesterday, casino officials saw hundreds of individuals turn out to l...

Wynn Boston Harbor Resort receives building permit

Adam Morgan

May 11, 2016

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

Three years after residents in the Boston suburb of Everett overwhelmingly backed a plan to construct the Wynn Boston Harbor Resort, city officials have now issued the $2 billion project a building permit. C...

Job fair for Taunton casino to be hosted this Saturday

Kim M

May 11, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Employment & Careers, Massachusetts

On the heels of the April 5, groundbreaking ceremony for the billion dollar First Light Resort & Casino, on Saturday, May 14, 2016, the City of Taunton and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Gaming Authority will...

Demolition continues in Springfield to make way for new MGM Casino

Sadonna Price

May 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Massachusetts

The MGM Springfield Casino project is steadily moving along as contractors continue to demolish areas within the footprint of the project. Over the past few weeks, crews have worked to move the First Spirituali...

Horseracing on the mind of Brockton Fairgrounds owner after casino bid rejected

Sadonna Price

May 5, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Horse Racing, Massachusetts

George Carney is the owner of the Brockton Fairgrounds property, an area that could have been home to a resort casino with a price tag of $677 million. A bid to create a casino on the fairground property was re...

Lightbody and co-defendants acquitted in Everett casino land deal

Kim M

May 1, 2016

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

On Friday, Charles A. Lightbody and two codefendants were acquitted by a federal jury of charges that they schemed to conceal Lightbody’s financial interest in a lucrative deal for the sale of Everett land to W...

Brockton casino rejection praised by Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Massachusetts

Kim M

April 29, 2016

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

A $677 million casino proposal for the Brockton Fairgrounds has been voted down by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Mass Gaming & Entertainment, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Rush Street Gaming, owne...

Wynn Resorts gets key approval but traffic costs may rise

Kim M

April 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Massachusetts

Wynn Resorts proposed $2 billion Everett casino has won a key environmental approval, but developers could have to shell out even more money toward relieving traffic concerns in Charlestown’s Sullivan Square du...

Connecticut Tribes willing to wait till 2017 to get approval on ‘satellite’ casino proposal

Renee Kingsley

April 27, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino expansion projects, Connecticut, Massachusetts

The Mohegan Sun and Mashantucket Pequots tribes in Connecticut joined forces to establish MMCT, a new venture that was focused on setting up a third 'satellite' casino in the state with a bid to compete with th...

Decision on Brockton casino to be made by Mass Gaming Commission this week

Kim M

April 25, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Massachusetts

This week, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission will decide if the state’s third and final gambling license will be awarded to Neil Bluhm, a Chicago casino developer looking to build a $677 million resort at the...

Massachusetts first casino fails to ignite crime wave

Kim M

April 21, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Crime, Massachusetts

According to a report prepared for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC), the state’s first casino hasn’t caused a rise in criminal activity in surrounding communities. The MGC received a report last wee...

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Taunton property owners ask court to stop construction of Mashpee Wampanoag casino project

MGM Springfield President Mike Mathis responds to excitement and questions from downtown residents

Plainridge Park Casino reports slight decreases in revenue

Construction on MGM Casino’s Parking Garage set to begin

First Light Resort and Casino hosts successful job fair

Wynn Boston Harbor Resort receives building permit

Job fair for Taunton casino to be hosted this Saturday

Demolition continues in Springfield to make way for new MGM Casino

Horseracing on the mind of Brockton Fairgrounds owner after casino bid rejected

Lightbody and co-defendants acquitted in Everett casino land deal

Brockton casino rejection praised by Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Massachusetts

Wynn Resorts gets key approval but traffic costs may rise

Connecticut Tribes willing to wait till 2017 to get approval on ‘satellite’ casino proposal

Decision on Brockton casino to be made by Mass Gaming Commission this week

Massachusetts first casino fails to ignite crime wave

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