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MGM Resorts International partnering with Massachusetts community colleges

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...

Resident approvals sought for Plainridge Park Casino benefits

Adam Morgan

June 6, 2016

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

After welcoming slots to its Plainridge Park Casino last summer, the citizens of Plainville, Massachusetts, are now being asked how they would like to spend the resulting benefits. The town negotiated a deal...

Attorneys in Somerville appeal say Wynn license extension is “fatally flawed”

Kim M

June 3, 2016

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

During an appeal hearing on Thursday, Somerville attorneys argued that the 85-year environmental license issued to the Everett Wynn Boston Harbor Resort by the state was “fatally flawed” and that the impacts of...

MGM Springfield project still has decisions to make

Kim M

June 1, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Massachusetts

While a lot of progress has been made by construction crews in recent months, there are still some major decisions that need to be made by MGM Springfield, including where 54 market-rate housing apartments will...

Plainridge Park Casino implements Play Management software program

Adam Morgan

June 1, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Technology, Massachusetts

After opening almost a year ago, Plainridge Park Casino has now implemented the Play Management software program that allows slot machines players to set self-imposed limits on their daily spending. The Plai...

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

Sadonna Price

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...

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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

Resident approvals sought for Plainridge Park Casino benefits

Attorneys in Somerville appeal say Wynn license extension is “fatally flawed”

MGM Springfield project still has decisions to make

Plainridge Park Casino implements Play Management software program

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

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