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MGM Resorts International shows continued interest in Connecticut casino

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

Horse Racing, Latest Casino and Gambling News, 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 News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, 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...

Rhode Island casino revenues decrease; Massachusetts to blame?

Sadonna Price

September 1, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Massachusetts, Rhode Island

After opening Plainridge Park Casino in June, Massachusetts has done quite well, earning $18.1 million for the first month of operations, when looking at gross gaming revenue reports. The Massachusetts Gaming C...

Wynn permit approved by Massachusetts environmental agency

Kim M

August 29, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Massachusetts

Late Friday Wynn Resorts won a key environmental approval for its $1.7 billion Wynn Everett casino project bringing it one step closer to finally breaking ground. According to a 27-page memo written by Massa...

Mashpee Wampanoag’s First Light Casino in Massachusetts; Decision less than a month away: Updated

Kim M

August 27, 2015

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

In an earlier version of this story we noted that a decision regarding the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe’s $500 million Project First Light Resort & Casino proposal for the Bristol County city of Taunton, ...

Minority, women-owned, and veteran contractors get crack at 2,000 MGM Springfield construction jobs this week

Sadonna Price

August 27, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Massachusetts

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MGM Springfield is preparing for the development of a new casino project with an $800 million price tag. The casino operator is currently searching for construction companies to begin work on the project and ha...

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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

Rhode Island casino revenues decrease; Massachusetts to blame?

Wynn permit approved by Massachusetts environmental agency

Mashpee Wampanoag’s First Light Casino in Massachusetts; Decision less than a month away: Updated

Minority, women-owned, and veteran contractors get crack at 2,000 MGM Springfield construction jobs this week

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