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Rhode Island casino revenues decrease; Massachusetts to blame?

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

Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling 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

Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, North America Casino News, 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...

AG wants Wynn Everett permit denied citing traffic concerns

Kim M

August 24, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino openings, Casino project updates, Licenses, Massachusetts

Due to traffic concerns, Maura Healey, Attorney General of Massachusetts, wants a key permit denied to Wynn Resorts for its Everett waterfront $1.7 billion casino project. Friday’s correspondence from Healey...

Wynn revisits footbridge idea for Everett Casino

Sadonna Price

August 20, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Massachusetts

With plans to build a casino in Everett at a price tag of $1.7 billion, Wynn Resorts, has now brought back up the subject of a pedestrian footbridge. The company will be paying the state to review the option ye...

Plainridge Park Casino generated revenue of more than $18 million in its first month

Alex Lanter

August 18, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., World Casino News, Economy/Finance, Massachusetts

Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, Massachusetts generated more than $18 million in gaming revenue in its first month of operation. The information was revealed in the July revenue report released by state o...

Martha’s Vineyard tribe’s referendum re-affirms support for bingo casino

D. Graham

August 17, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

In an email to the Associated Press, tribal chairman Tobias Vanderhoop has confirmed that with a 110-110 vote and eight disqualifications, “there will be no change to the present course of the tribe.” The triba...

Federal judge in Boston delays decision in Martha’s Vineyard casino case: Updated

Kim M

August 13, 2015

Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

Those seeking to stop the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) from turning an unfinished community center into a Class II tribal gambling facility on Martha’s Vineyard will have to wait for a ruling...

Gaming Commission to move forward with Brockton casino application process

Kim M

August 9, 2015

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

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On Thursday, a unanimous decision to proceed with the application process for a $650 million resort casino on the Brockton, Massachusetts Fairgrounds was made. This was good news for the only remaining applican...

Wynn Resorts to pay around $850 million to Massachusetts during next 15 years for Everett Casino

Renee Kingsley

August 7, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Casino proposals, Casino project updates, Massachusetts

Wynn Resorts has proposed to construct a $1.2 billion casino in the city of Everett and is expected to get approval for a number of permits by the end of the month that will make way for construction to start. ...

Springfield casino receives approval for 1-year delay

Sadonna Price

August 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Massachusetts

In 2014, MGM was given licensing approval to build a casino close to the border of Connecticut, in Springfield, Massachusetts. The casino was set to open in 2017 but MGM has now asked for a delay based on a pro...

MGM Resorts files lawsuit challenging Connecticut law

Renee Kingsley

August 6, 2015

Casino proposals, Casino News, U.S.A., Casino openings, Casino project updates, Gaming Industry News, Connecticut, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

MGM Resorts was very excited when it received approval to build a mega-casino resort in Springfield, Massachusetts. MGM was counting on the Massachusetts gambling industry and also expected gamblers from the ne...

Massachusetts casinos will benefit horse racing tracks

Kim M

August 4, 2015

Horse Racing, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Economy/Finance, Massachusetts

The horse racing industry in Massachusetts now has plenty of cash from casinos, the problem is, with the exception of Suffolk Downs, there isn’t much need for it in the current landscape. Due to a provision ...

Massachusetts Gaming Commission seeks to dismiss Boston’s lawsuit challenging Wynn’s casino award

D. Graham

August 4, 2015

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

The Associated Press reports that the Massachusetts State Gaming Commission has filed another lawsuit asking a judge to dismiss Boston’s suit which challenge’s the commission’s award of a lucrative casino licen...

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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

AG wants Wynn Everett permit denied citing traffic concerns

Wynn revisits footbridge idea for Everett Casino

Plainridge Park Casino generated revenue of more than $18 million in its first month

Martha’s Vineyard tribe’s referendum re-affirms support for bingo casino

Federal judge in Boston delays decision in Martha’s Vineyard casino case: Updated

Gaming Commission to move forward with Brockton casino application process

Wynn Resorts to pay around $850 million to Massachusetts during next 15 years for Everett Casino

Springfield casino receives approval for 1-year delay

MGM Resorts files lawsuit challenging Connecticut law

Massachusetts casinos will benefit horse racing tracks

Massachusetts Gaming Commission seeks to dismiss Boston’s lawsuit challenging Wynn’s casino award

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