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Massachusetts ‘GAMING’ Future
Sounds like another casino “Happy Ending”
Sounds like another casino “Happy Ending”
Gaming panelists take Asia jaunt
By Dave WedgeWednesday, October 24, 2012
Two state gaming commissioners are on a $9,000 Asian junket while back home another casino company floated plans for a nearly $1 billion Springfield gambling mecca.
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby and Commissioner Gayle Cameron are on a weeklong trip to Asia — the world’s largest gambling market — where they are attending an international gaming regulators conference in Singapore. Cameron, a former New Jersey state trooper who is heading the commission’s enforcement arm, is slated to spend an extra night in Macau to meet with gaming officials.
“Many of our potential gaming applicants are anticipated to have international business ventures that will play a role in their consideration during their application process here,” Gaming Commission spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said of the trip. “It is critical that MGC establish working relationships with our international counterparts.”
Driscoll said despite the trip, the board is “full-speed ahead” on schedule. The board is slated to meet with potential gaming applicants Monday in Framingham, where they will be briefed on just how in-depth background checks will be on executives, officers, employees and financial partners.
In addition to Monday’s conference, consultants hired by the commission will spend three days next week meeting individually with potential casino operators, providing guidance on the application process.
Among those who have signed up to meet with the consultants are Plainridge Racecourse in Plainville, Ameristar Casinos, Mohegan Sun, MGM Springfield, Penn National Gaming and Suffolk Downs/Caesar’s Entertainment, Driscoll said. Plainridge, Suffolk Downs and MGM are the only three that have so far paid an initial $400,000 pre-application fee.
Meanwhile, Ameristar yesterday laid out plans for a $910 million casino in Springfield. The Las Vegas casino company’s plans call for a 500-room luxury hotel and 150,000-square-foot gaming parlor on a 40-acre site off Interstate 291. The plans also include indoor and outdoor pools, a spa, a conference center and restaurants, including one owned by former Red Sox player and TV analyst Jerry Remy.
MGM and Penn National have also unveiled detailed Springfield plans while Mohegan Sun is expected to seek a license for a resort casino in Palmer.
http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1061169866
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby and Commissioner Gayle Cameron are on a weeklong trip to Asia — the world’s largest gambling market — where they are attending an international gaming regulators conference in Singapore. Cameron, a former New Jersey state trooper who is heading the commission’s enforcement arm, is slated to spend an extra night in Macau to meet with gaming officials.
Photo by Christopher Evans
ODDS EVEN: Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby, above, is on a weeklong trip to Asia.
“Many of our potential gaming applicants are anticipated to have international business ventures that will play a role in their consideration during their application process here,” Gaming Commission spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said of the trip. “It is critical that MGC establish working relationships with our international counterparts.”
Driscoll said despite the trip, the board is “full-speed ahead” on schedule. The board is slated to meet with potential gaming applicants Monday in Framingham, where they will be briefed on just how in-depth background checks will be on executives, officers, employees and financial partners.
In addition to Monday’s conference, consultants hired by the commission will spend three days next week meeting individually with potential casino operators, providing guidance on the application process.
Among those who have signed up to meet with the consultants are Plainridge Racecourse in Plainville, Ameristar Casinos, Mohegan Sun, MGM Springfield, Penn National Gaming and Suffolk Downs/Caesar’s Entertainment, Driscoll said. Plainridge, Suffolk Downs and MGM are the only three that have so far paid an initial $400,000 pre-application fee.
Meanwhile, Ameristar yesterday laid out plans for a $910 million casino in Springfield. The Las Vegas casino company’s plans call for a 500-room luxury hotel and 150,000-square-foot gaming parlor on a 40-acre site off Interstate 291. The plans also include indoor and outdoor pools, a spa, a conference center and restaurants, including one owned by former Red Sox player and TV analyst Jerry Remy.
MGM and Penn National have also unveiled detailed Springfield plans while Mohegan Sun is expected to seek a license for a resort casino in Palmer.
http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1061169866
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