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Suffolk Downs Closing Details
Suffolk Downs Closing Details
Suffolk Downs Closing Details
New England's only thoroughbred horse racing track has told its workers it will close by the end of the year because Mohegan Sun did not win a state license for a resort casino at Suffolk Downs. Chip Tuttle, Suffolk Downs' chief operating officer, said workers were told Wednesday that the live horse racing season that ends Sept...
Regulators Bet On Wynn
Regulators Bet On Wynn
Regulators Bet On Wynn
Wynn Resorts has bested Mohegan Sun for the lucrative Boston-area casino license. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted Tuesday afternoon to award the license to the Las Vegas casino giant for its proposed $1.6 billion resort casino on a former chemical plant in Everett...
Wynn In The Lead
Wynn In The Lead
Wynn In The Lead
Wynn Resorts appears to have a strong advantage over Mohegan Sun in the fierce competition for the Boston-area casino license, even as the Las Vegas gambling giant pushes back against some requirements state regulators are seeking to impose if it is to win the license...
Latest On Mass. Casinos
Latest On Mass. Casinos
Latest On Mass. Casinos
With the western region settled, state gambling regulators turn their full attention to the two remaining casino licenses in the eastern and southeastern regions. This month, the two competing proposals for the eastern license will be aired at public hearings in their respective communities...
Suffolk Downs Fire
Suffolk Downs Fire
Suffolk Downs Fire
Firefighters are battling a three-alarm blaze in a building at the Suffolk Downs horse race track in Revere. The fire was reported at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Television news photos showed flames and smokes coming through the roof of one of several large, one-story buildings in the stable area...
Voters Shoot Down Mass. Casino Proposals
Voters Shoot Down Mass. Casino Proposals
Voters Shoot Down Mass. Casino Proposals
Casino supporters in Massachusetts have been dealt twin setbacks with voters in East Boston rejecting proposals by the Suffolk Downs race track and voters in Palmer narrowly defeating a bid by Mohegan Sun to build a resort casino in the western Massachusetts town.  ...
Suffolk Downs Dumps Caesars
Suffolk Downs Dumps Caesars
Suffolk Downs Dumps Caesars
Suffolk Downs has dumped Caesars Entertainment in its bid to bring a casino to East Boston. Sources tell the "Herald" and the "Globe" that the Mass Gaming Commission raised red flags about Caesar's while conducting a background check...