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Lipstick and pearls on a pig does not amend reality.
Mass. Gaming Commission seeks 'outside the box' ideas
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Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby is slated to speak at state Sen. Marc Pacheco’s Business and Economic Advisory Council meeting on Aug. 8.
With background checks on the initial casino applicants underway, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission discussed preliminary criteria it will use to evaluate the subsequent stages of the applications.
Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby called for “outside the box” ideas from applicants to enhance the host communities and bring in revenue to the state.
Under a state law passed in late 2011, the commission will authorize up to three “Category 1” resort casinos and one slots parlor statewide. Raynham Park and Plainridge Racecourse are among those vying for the slots license.
Revenue, economic development, proposed design, employment and mitigation were among the criteria discussed Thursday.
Commissioner Jim McHugh, who has stated in the past that his interpretation of the reasoning behind the law is to create “destination resort casinos” to capture out-of-state tourism dollars, said he examined casinos in Singapore and several U.S. states to come up with his own preliminary set of criteria for awarding casino licenses.
[While Commissioner McHugh's naivety is cute, it ignores steps Singapore has taken to protect its citizens from the costs of Gambling Addiction and much else.]
The commission plans to soon publish draft evaluation criteria and solicit input from the public before finalizing it.
In order to build a casino, an applicant must pass a vote in the proposed host community.
The commission is also currently reviewing public comments it received regarding how to define a surrounding community. The comments will be published soon. Communities, the commissioners said, are beginning to seek disbursements to fund mitigation and impact studies.
Casino license applicants include MGM Springfield, Penn National Gaming, Hard Rock MA, Wynn LLC, Mohegan Sun, Sterling Suffolk Racecourse and Crossroads Massachusetts LLC.
Mass Gaming Entertainment LLC and PPE Casino Resorts submitted applications without specifying whether they were seeking casino licenses or the slots permit. The Gaming Commission is requiring them to specify the type of license they’re seeking by Tuesday.
The 2011 expanded gambling legislation divides the state into three regions and is allowing up to one casino in each area. The Gaming Commission, however, will not solicit applications for a commercial casino in southeastern Massachusetts unless it determines the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe will be unsuccessful in meeting the federal requirements necessary for opening a tribal casino under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
The tribe proposes to build a casino on 146 acres in Taunton.
In March, the commission is expected to revisit the discussion of whether to open southeastern Massachusetts to commercial applicants.
Read more: http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/x171148246/Mass-Gaming-Commission-seeks-outside-the-box-ideas#ixzz2Kye4t02B
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