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BOSTON (AP) _ Lottery sales are up dramatically at Plainridge Park, Massachusetts' first casino. The Massachusetts Gambling Commission said Thursday that the Plainville slots parlor and harness racing track generated about $223,000 in lottery sales from June 22 to Aug...

BOSTON (AP) _ The state wants a judge to dismiss Boston's lawsuit challenging the award of a casino license to Wynn. In a filing provided to the Associated Press, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission argues the city doesn't have the right to challenge the decision since casino license awards are not subject to judicial review...

When KG Urban withdrew their plans for a New Bedford casino, Brockton was left as the only remaining candidate for the Region C casino license. Thursday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission decided to stick with the previously established September deadline before entering applications into Phase Two...

The New Bedford Economic Development Council is not taking a break to mourn the loss of a casino deal in the city. Executive Director Derek Santos says the Council will continue to look at potential uses for the Cannon Street Power Station that may have hosted a casino, and more importantly, thousands of jobs...

BOSTON (AP) _ Massachusetts gambling regulators are weighing what to do next now that developers of a proposed New Bedford casino abruptly dropped out of the competition. The state Gaming Commission met Thursday after New York-based developers KG Urban Enterprises notified them late Wednesday that they were withdrawing their plans for a $650 million Foxwoods-operated casino because of an inability

KG Urban's efforts to obtain a Region C Casino license officially came to an end on Thursday when the Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted 5-0 to accept the company's letter to withdraw from the process.

Count the casino as the latest broken promise to the City of New Bedford. In a letter to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Wednesday, KG Urban Enterprises CEO Barry Gosin rescinded the firm's application for the remaining casino license, dashing all hopes of a casino on New Befdord's waterfront...

The plan to build a $650 million casino on New Bedford's waterfront has been scrapped by the developer.

BOSTON (AP) _ A casino fight is brewing on bucolic Martha's Vineyard. The town of Aquinnah filed a request for a temporary restraining order Tuesday that would compel the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe to stop construction of a gambling hall on the famous resort island...

KG Urban's application to build a waterfront casino in New Bedford continues to move along.