Casinos
Boston and State Transportation Officials Clash on Permit for Wynn Casino
The heads of MassDOT and the Boston Transportation Department filed two very different sounding letters on the Wynn casino project with the state Office of […]
Maura Healey Urges State to Not Issue Crucial Permit for Wynn Casino Project
Look, we know the battle over the Wynn casino is on the verge of being more complicated than the plot of True Detective season two, but […]
The Numbers Are In For The State’s First Gaming Facility
The first casino facility to open under the state’s new gaming law generated $18.1 million in revenues in its first full month of operations. The […]
Mayor Walsh on Steve Wynn: ‘Maybe He’s Had Enough of the People of Boston’
Mayor Marty Walsh responded to Steve Wynn’s hostile comments about him in a Boston Globe column on Tuesday, saying that if the casino mogul has […]
Steve Wynn: ‘I’ve Had Enough of Mayor Walsh’
Steve Wynn is tired of the back-and-forth over his planned $1.7 billion casino in Everett, but it is not deterring him from continuing with the […]
Live Racing to Return to Suffolk Downs this Fall
Get your derby hats and seersucker suits ready because the ponies will run again at Suffolk Downs this fall. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission approved three […]
Casino Licensing Process on South Coast Will Move Forward
The proposed $650 million Brockton casino, potentially the fourth major gambling hall in the state, will get a shot at the lone southeastern Massachusetts casino […]
Feds Rip Boston’s Lawsuit Against Gaming Commission
The U.S. Attorney’s office blasted Boston in a court filing on Wednesday for its “vicious” lawsuit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, charging that the city has […]
New Bedford Casino Developer Backs Out of Project
The proposed $650 million New Bedford casino project that aimed to revive a portion of the city’s lackluster waterfront is dead. Developer KG Urban announced on Wednesday in a […]
Maura Healey to MassDOT: Please Delay Permit For Wynn Casino
Attorney General Maura Healey asked MassDOT in a letter on Monday to delay the issuance of an environmental permit for the planned Wynn Resorts $1.7 […]
Man at Root of Gaming Commission Ethics Probe Revealed
The man that alleged Stephen Crosby violated state ethics laws as chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission was actually an attorney close to the losing applicant […]
It’s A Wynn-Lose Situation For Boston In Their Fight Against The Gaming Commission
Boston’s full blown assault on the Wynn Resorts casino in Everett got a slight boost on Thursday when a Suffolk Superior Court judge denied an […]
Casino Opponents Sue MBTA Over Sale Of Land To Wynn
A group of casino opponents has filed a lawsuit to stop the sale of land owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to Wynn Resorts. […]
Wynn Resorts Threatens to Sue Boston for Defamation
The war of words between Wynn Resorts and the City of Boston continues to escalate with the casino empire now threatening to file a counter […]
Did a Gaming Commissioner Foreshadow Boston’s Ability to Kill the Wynn Casino?
Last October, Massachusetts Gaming Commissioner James McHugh appeared to predict the situation that reporter Jon Chesto outlined in Friday’s Boston Globe. Chesto drilled down into the […]