The Gam[bl]ing Commission IGNORED that in Plainville.
The Gam[bl]ing Commission was FULLY AWARE of Sticky Fingers Piontkowski in APRIL, but concealed that information and allowed a HOST COMMUNITY AGREEMENT to be negotiated in BAD FAITH.
What else don't we know about?
Massachusetts has an Attorney General more focused on running for office than on doing her JOB and enforcing the statute.
We've seen the CORRUPTION that will be endorsed.
LET'S JUST REPEAL THE CASINO DEAL!
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East Boston Rejects Suffolk Downs Casino Proposal
Celeste Myers, lead organizer for the “No Eastie Casino” campaign, celebrates poll reports. (Fred Bever/WBUR)
BOSTON — Voters in East Boston on Tuesday dealt a major setback to developers seeking to build a casino in their community.
Suffolk Downs racetrack was an early favorite to win voter approval of its $1 billion casino proposal. It outspent opponents nearly 50 to one — $2 million versus $40,000. But the long-shot opponents, a coalition of churches and grassroots community organizations, rallied for a come-from-behind victory, defeating the proposal 56 to 44 percent.
But an effort to salvage the plan is already brewing. Because the site straddles both East Boston and Revere, voters in both communities had a say. And Revere voters approved it 61 to 39 percent. In total, more people actually voted in support of the proposal — 9,919 “yes” votes to 8,513 “no” votes.
Mass. Gaming Commission Chair Steve Crosby:
“Given that we had such a positive result in Revere and given that we really do want to preserve this 78-year-old sporting landmark here, we’re going to explore those options,” Tuttle said.
Revere Mayor Dan Rizzo says 53 acres of the Suffolk Downs track lie in Revere — that’s a larger site than the competing casino proposal in Everett, which is about 36 acres.
“We’ve got more than enough space over there to potentially reshape the project and move it Revere only,” Rizzo said. “Our community wants it. We recognize the benefits that come with $1 billion of local investment and we’re going to continue to pursue every avenue that we can to bring this to fruition.”
Massachusetts Gaming Commission chair Steve Crosby said that while the commission would be willing to look at a new proposal, the current one is dead.
“The law is absolutely clear that any host community that turns down a proposal in a referendum that is definitive and dispositive,” Crosby said. “I know there’s been talk about whether they can reconfigure somehow or other and only be in Revere and frankly that isn’t something we had even thought about yet.”
Celeste Myers, co-chair of No Eastie Casino campaign, says she has a plan to defeat any new proposal.
“The Gaming Commission would hold to the language in the legislation that says if any developer is denied that they go back to the drawing board at least, respin it, respin the plan and go through the process all over again,” Myers said. “And for the new mayor elect of the city of Boston and our City Council, I would expect them to take East Boston’s response of ‘no’ for an answer.”
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