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Reports: DOJ orders FBI to investigate DraftKings, FanDuel

October 16, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Las Vegas, Illegal Bookmaking, Unlicensed Operation, Fantasy Sports, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey

The daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry is under siege from all quarters. Wednesday the Wall Street Journal, quoting anonymous sources, reported that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI are investigati...

Hartford exploring possibility of bid for Connecticut casino

Lars Jones

October 10, 2015

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

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Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun have been given the go-ahead to develop a jointly run casino in Connecticut in order to fend off competition that will come from MGM Springfield's nearby Massachusetts casino in a few s...

DraftKings is legal says Massachusetts AG Healey

Kim M

October 9, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Massachusetts

Criminal inquiries into DraftKings Inc., the Boston-based fantasy sports website won’t be pursued by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, according to a statement the AG made during a Political Happy Ho...

Wynn files libel lawsuit

Lars Jones

October 7, 2015

Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

On Monday Wynn Resorts Ltd. filed suit against an unidentified entity for libel in Suffolk Superior Court. The lawsuit contends that someone leaked subpoenas to the media that were related to the City of Boston...

MGM Resorts International shows continued interest in Connecticut casino

Sadonna Price

October 7, 2015

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

MGM Resorts International may have plans to create a casino in Springfield, Massachusetts, however, the company is still showing interest in creating a Connecticut casino. MGM believes that there are several po...

Reports: DraftKings preparing to lobby; yet to contact key lawmakers in Boston

Lars Jones

October 4, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Fantasy Sports, Massachusetts

MassLive is reporting that DraftKings has offered the position of manager of government affairs on its website. The job description includes, "coordination and oversight of multi-state legislative effort," and ...

Suffolk Downs live program Oct. 3 features $552,500 in total purses

D. Graham

October 2, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Massachusetts

The second of three live horse racing programs running this fall at Suffolk Downs is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3. Twelve races including the new $75,000 Distaff Turf will be featured. Two planned steeplechas...

Massachusetts gaming board accepts formal application for Brockton casino

Lars Jones

October 1, 2015

Casino project updates, Licenses, Massachusetts

Mass Gaming & Entertainment has met an extended deadline and tendered a completed Phase II application for a Southeastern Mass casino license, which the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has accepted. T...

City of Boston decides to take Wynn Resorts to court once again

Renee Kingsley

September 30, 2015

North America Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

The battle between Wynn Resorts and the City of Boston led by Mayor Marty Walsh has received a lot of publicity as both parties have used the media to tear down one another and it eventually culminated in a law...

Brockton developer predicts further struggle for Mashpee’s Taunton casino

Lars Jones

September 25, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Taxation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

Culminating in 2011, former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick saw an expanded gambling law come to pass on his watch and devoted significant time to negotiating a gaming compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag tr...

Massachusetts AG to review DraftKings

Kim M

September 23, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, NFL, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, MLB, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Licensing, Massachusetts

An abundance of radio and television ads on Boston’s airwaves from Boston-based DraftKings, that has received investments from Fox Sports, MLB, the NHL and Major League Soccer, may have precipitated a review by...

New design plan for MGM Springfield Casino

Sadonna Price

September 23, 2015

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

Earlier this week, the plans for the Springfield Casino by MGM were changed, with a new design that does not feature the 25-story glass hotel tower. In previous plans, MGM planned on creating the hotel tower wh...

Taunton land into trust approved for Mashpee casino

Kim M

September 19, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, North America Casino News, Casino project updates, Massachusetts

In a landmark decision, early Friday evening the U.S. Department of the Interior approved a land into trust application submitted by the Mashpee Wampananog for land designated for their Project First Light Reso...

Horse racing industry worries over losing casino subsidies

Kim M

September 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, North America Casino News, Massachusetts

The possible decrease of the considerable subsidy that helps to support the ailing horse racing industry is on the minds of horse track operators and breeders. Currently, twenty state casinos provide a porti...

MGC official says “wire tap room” allegations are false

Kim M

September 4, 2015

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

Allegations that private investigators’ working for Wynn Resorts gained unauthorized access to a “wire tap room” in the state attorney general’s office are false, according to a top investigator for the Massach...

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Reports: DOJ orders FBI to investigate DraftKings, FanDuel

Hartford exploring possibility of bid for Connecticut casino

DraftKings is legal says Massachusetts AG Healey

Wynn files libel lawsuit

MGM Resorts International shows continued interest in Connecticut casino

Reports: DraftKings preparing to lobby; yet to contact key lawmakers in Boston

Suffolk Downs live program Oct. 3 features $552,500 in total purses

Massachusetts gaming board accepts formal application for Brockton casino

City of Boston decides to take Wynn Resorts to court once again

Brockton developer predicts further struggle for Mashpee’s Taunton casino

Massachusetts AG to review DraftKings

New design plan for MGM Springfield Casino

Taunton land into trust approved for Mashpee casino

Horse racing industry worries over losing casino subsidies

MGC official says “wire tap room” allegations are false

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