WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » Mass. Gaming Commission http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Gaming Commission Sets Application Deadline For So. Mass. Casino http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-sets-application-deadline-for-so-mass-casino/ http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-sets-application-deadline-for-so-mass-casino/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 23:41:54 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=82682 The state's Gambling Commission has set a Sept. 30 deadline for commercial developers seeking a casino license in Southeastern Massachusetts to submit applications. 

Under a timetable set by the panel on Thursday, companies will have until that date to submit a preliminary application along with a $400,000 application fee

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]]> http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-sets-application-deadline-for-so-mass-casino/feed/ 0 photo - Mass. Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby Gaming Commission Hires "Compulsive" Gambling Expert http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-hires-compulsive-gambling-expert/ http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-hires-compulsive-gambling-expert/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 16:24:54 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=82230 The state Gaming Commission is hiring its first expert on problem gambling.

Mark Vander Linden of the Iowa Department of Public Health has been hired to head the panel's efforts to combat compulsive gambling as the state moves to open casinos in several different locations

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]]> http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-hires-compulsive-gambling-expert/feed/ 0 getty images Gaming Commission Opens Door for More Bidders In S.E Mass. http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-opens-door-for-more-bidders-in-s-e-mass/ http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-opens-door-for-more-bidders-in-s-e-mass/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 22:22:24 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=79545 The state's gambling commission has voted to allow failed applicants for casino licenses in eastern or western Massachusetts the opportunity to compete for the sole license in southeastern Massachusetts

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]]> http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-opens-door-for-more-bidders-in-s-e-mass/feed/ 0 Photo: Stephen Crosby, Chairman Mass Gaming Commission Gaming Panel Opens Casino Process in S.E. Mass. To Commercial Developers http://wbsm.com/gaming-panel-opens-casino-process-in-s-e-mass-to-commercial-developers/ http://wbsm.com/gaming-panel-opens-casino-process-in-s-e-mass-to-commercial-developers/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:29:37 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=71534 The state gaming commission has voted to open the door for commercial developers to apply for casino licenses in southeastern Massachusetts, a region reserved until now for a federally-recognized Indian tribe

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]]> http://wbsm.com/gaming-panel-opens-casino-process-in-s-e-mass-to-commercial-developers/feed/ 0 Gaming Commission Chair Stephen Crosby Gaming Commission To Vote On Opening Southeast Region To Commercial Developers http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-to-vote-on-opening-southeast-region-to-commercial-developers/ http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-to-vote-on-opening-southeast-region-to-commercial-developers/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:41:33 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=71205  

The Mass. Gaming Commission is meeting Thursday, and is expected to vote on whether to allow commercial developers to bid on the casino license for Southeastern Massachusetts. 

The State's casino bill calls for a Native American tribe to have first preference in bringing a casino to this region. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-to-vote-on-opening-southeast-region-to-commercial-developers/feed/ 0 ragingwire,flickr Casino Panels Weighs Opening SE Mass. License http://wbsm.com/casino-panels-weighs-opening-se-mass-license/ http://wbsm.com/casino-panels-weighs-opening-se-mass-license/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:23:54 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=70110 The state's gaming commission could soon make a major decision affecting the future of casino gambling in southeastern Massachusetts.
 
    At issue is whether to allow commercial developers to pursue the sole casino license allowed in the region under the state's 2011 gambling law

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]]> http://wbsm.com/casino-panels-weighs-opening-se-mass-license/feed/ 0 gettyimages - Stephen Crosby, Gaming Commission Chair Gaming Commission Set To Approve Commercial Developers For Southeast Region http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-set-to-approve-commercial-developers-for-southeast-region/ http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-set-to-approve-commercial-developers-for-southeast-region/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:27:20 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=67626 The state gambling commission appears poised to end the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's exclusive right to develop a casino in southeastern Massachusetts.
 
    But the Massachusetts Gaming Commission declined to vote Tuesday on opening up the region to bids from commercial casino developers

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]]> http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-set-to-approve-commercial-developers-for-southeast-region/feed/ 0 Gaming Commission Chair Stephen Crosby - Getty Images Mass. Gaming Commission Weighs Opening Southeast Region http://wbsm.com/mass-gaming-commission-weighs-opening-southeast-region/ http://wbsm.com/mass-gaming-commission-weighs-opening-southeast-region/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:08:04 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=64189 The state gambling commission has heard from advocates and opponents of extending an Indian tribe's exclusive right to develop a casino in southeastern Massachusetts.
 
    The commission met Thursday at Bristol Community College in Fall River as it considers opening the region to commercial bidders

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]]> http://wbsm.com/mass-gaming-commission-weighs-opening-southeast-region/feed/ 0 SK - Cedric Cromwell Testifies At BCC Mass. Gaming Commission Coming To Southeast Region http://wbsm.com/mass-gaming-commission-coming-to-southeast-region/ http://wbsm.com/mass-gaming-commission-coming-to-southeast-region/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:48:08 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=61409 The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will meet in Fall River later this month, to discuss the possibility of accepting applications from commercial developers to build a casino in Southeastern Mass

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