Foxwoods Jumps Into Fray For Eastern Mass. Casino
Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort Casino has joined the race to open a casino in eastern Massachusetts.
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Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort Casino has joined the race to open a casino in eastern Massachusetts.
The panel had set a 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline for companies to submit initial applications along with $400,000 application fees.
If you want to build a casino in Massachusetts, you have until the end of business Tuesday to hand in your application and a $400,000 non-refundable fee.
Some gaming experts can't understand why Massachusetts is moving so slowly to approve casino licenses. Meanwhile, competition is increasing in neighboring states.
Holyoke's mayor has reversed course again and is now halting all casino development plans in the western Massachusetts city.
Before the state gaming commission can begin awarding casino licenses, it must first come up with a set of rules and regulations for fully implementing the year-old expanded gambling law.
The head of the state gambling board says the race for a casino in southeastern Massachusetts could open up to commercial interests if the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe's efforts to open a casino fall through.
Las Vegas gambling mogul Steve Wynn has met with Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria to discuss developing a casino in that city.
Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria and Las Vegas gambling magnate Steve Wynn are planning to discuss their initial talks about the possibility of developing a casino in the city.
Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn may be placing a new bet on gambling in Massachusetts.
The mayor of Holyoke has reversed his staunch anti-casino position and will now entertain a proposal to bring a casino to the city.
A western Massachusetts mayor whose opposition to casino plans helped him win last year's election at age 22 is now supporting a bid to bring a gambling resort to town.
Springfield officials say all three casino developers who submitted proposals during the first phase of the city's selection process have been approved for the next phase of consideration.
What promises to be a lengthy vetting process for would-be Massachusetts casino developers has officially begun.
The Federal Government has reportedly rejected a proposed deal for a casino between the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the state of Massachusetts.
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno is set to meet with representatives of several companies interested in putting a casino in the state's third-largest city.
Casino giant MGM Resorts International is unveiling its plans for an $800 million casino in downtown Springfield.
Residents of Revere have expressed major concern regarding traffic congestion that the casino at Suffolk Downs would bring to the area.
There's a sign in the front door of taunton city hall that says "closed". City hall has been closed for two years, since a fire damaged the place. And there just isn't money for repairs.
Developers who want to build a casino in Massachusetts will have to shell out $400,000 just to apply.
A federal appeals court partially reinstated a lawsuit against the state's casino law brought by a developer seeking to build a casino in New Bedford, adding a potential new legal wrinkle to efforts by the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe to develop a resort casino in Taunton.
Gov. Deval Patrick is set to formally sign a casino compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe.
Lawmakers have moved to block any changes from being made in the casino compact signed last week by Gov. Deval Patrick and the Wampanoag Indian tribe.
A Foxborough man has pleaded guilty to a charge that he threatened a local selectman who opposed a casino in the town.
Gov. Deval Patrick has submitted a casino compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe to the Legislature.
