Massachusetts Massachusetts Gaming Commission Considers Reopening Last Third Casino License Competition

A new casino may be coming to southeastern Massachusetts.

Does Massachusetts need another casino?

Massachusetts gambling regulators are seeking public comment on that question and others as they consider whether to reopen competition for the state's third and final casino license secured in southeastern Massachusetts.

Mass. Gaming Commission considers reopening casino license competition

The state Gaming Commission posted the question on its website this week and is seeking responses by March 16. It is also separately seeking experts to answer specific questions about conducting a market analysis to study the economic impact of new casinos in the region.By the way, if you're looking for some insightful tips and information on betting, you might want to check out  https://bestfromthebets.com/ for some organic and cool insights!

Southeastern Massachusetts already has a slot parlor and harness racing track called Plainridge Park. Not far across the Rhode Island state line, Twin River operates two casinos.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has proposed a nearly $1 billion resort in Taunton, Massachusetts, and the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe is building a gaming complex on Martha's Vineyard.

The last time the state considered a casino license application for the Southeast, there was only one proposal to build a $677 million casino at the Brockton Fairgrounds.

The Gaming Commission ultimately did not award a license in 2016, citing the potential for casino overload in the region.

However, Mass Gaming and Entertainment, the company that proposed the Brockton casino, continues to ask the state to reconsider its decision, as the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's casino project remains embroiled in a legal dispute.

Massachusetts is currently home to two large resort casinos, MGM Springfield near the Connecticut border and casinofavoriter.com north of Boston.

Encore Boston Harbor casino gets approval to serve alcohol to "active gamblers" until 4 a.m.

Encore Boston Harbor Casino will be allowed to serve alcohol until 4 a.m., but only to those who are "actively gambling."

Mass. Gaming Commission considers reopening casino license competition

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission approved the casino's liquor license at its Wednesday meeting as regulators and Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts, Limited prepare to open the $2.6 billion hotel/restaurant/casino and hire 5,800 people.

The casino is scheduled to open at 10 a.m. on June 23.

Restaurants and other entertainment bars in the casino complex will be required to maintain the statewide bar closing time of 2 a.m. The first drink can be poured at 8 a.m., the commission decided.

By a 4-1 vote, the committee agreed to offer free drinks until 4 a.m. to gamblers still placing bets on the casino floor.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh, who had opposed the suspension of alcohol service after that time, grudgingly accepted the commission's decision.

I'm not surprised," Walsh said. "They seem to support everything the casino is asking for. That's fine. There's nothing we can do about it.

Walsh said he hopes the casino will vigorously prevent people from drinking and driving during the next two hours.

'I just want the casinos to be very careful,' he said. 'I want them to obey the law. ''

Chelsea Police Chief and Massachusetts Major Cities Police Chief Brian Kyes said he is ''obviously concerned'' that ''people who are over-served or otherwise impaired for other reasons and make a misinformed decision to get behind the wheel of a car could have a dangerous impact on our roads.'' He stated.

We do not believe that public safety should be compromised for those who choose to stay up until the wee hours of the morning to participate in the games," he said in a statement.

Commissioner Eileen O'Brien said she wished the issue had been raised long before the casino's impending opening date and voted against the 4 a.m. last call, State House News reported.

The Globe reported that a similar 4 a.m. extension is in effect at MGM Resorts' Springfield casino.

State Police Lieutenant Brian Connors, an investigator for the Gaming Commission, said his team has not seen any major issues with alcohol service from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. in Springfield.

'The bottom line is that we have never had a major problem during these hours,' he said. That said, the night shift is the busiest shift and the nights are certainly longer. 'But I don't think the problems we're consistently dealing with are directly attributable to that 2:00 to 4:00 service.

However, according to Commission staff, there have only been three incidents of late arrivals being served alcohol at the Springfield casino, and casino management quickly put a stop to it.

The late last-call vote came after both Wynn and MGM publicly announced that they were no longer actively negotiating the sale of Encore Boston Harbor to MGM.

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