Slot Barn License to Plainridge

Slot parlor OK’d for Plainville racetrack

By Mark Arsenault

| Globe staff February 28, 2014

Casino opponent John Ribeiro, head of a campaign to repeal the casino law, said the commission vote for Penn “is just another indicator that it’s time for the people of Massachusetts, as a Commonwealth, to vote on casinos.

“The process for selecting casinos and slot parlors is no less lopsided, loaded with politics and the influence of deep casino pockets than the legislative process which made this debacle possible,” Ribeiro said in a statement.

Opponents are seeking a court ruling to put a repeal of the state casino law on the November ballot.

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Gaming Commission Approves State’s First Casino License

Panel voted Thursday on proposed slots parlor in Massachusetts.

Posted by Liz Taurasi (Editor) , February 27, 2014

Last summer, Penn National failed to get community support for a slot parlor on a 30-acre lot off Ames Pond Drive in Tewksbury near the Andover line. In September, Tewksbury selectmen voted unanimously to cancel a planned Sept. 21 special referendum on casino gambling just three days after special Town Meeting voters turned down a slots-only casino proposal.


Bill KearneyFebruary 27, 2014 at 02:54 PM

When governments make vices legal you’re left with no other choice but to put regulations into the laws that govern these vices. When it comes to the VICE/SCAM known today as 'GAMING' I know my safeguards things like No 24/7 Gambling, No Free Booze, No Smoking, No Check Cashing, No Interest Free Credit, No Free Play, No Comps, and making casino operators send Casino Monthly Statements to those enrolled in casino reward card programs that list gaming winnings and losses that are equal to or greater than $500, along with making casino employees intervene when their patrons are gambling excessively will stop the ‘BREEDING’ of compulsive casino gambling degenerates who will become criminals. These safeguards will also make it an even playing field for business owners that are within a 10 to 20 mile radius of casinos, especially those who have liquor, food, and entertainment licensees.

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Massachusetts Gaming Commission awards slots parlor license to Penn National Gaming's Plainville proposal

Penn National Gaming, based in Wyomissing, Pa., originally pursued a resort casino in Springfield, where it proposed a 300,000-square-foot casino complex in the city's North End. However, Mayor Domenic J. Sarno eventually selected MGM Resorts International's planned $800-million casino over Penn National's proposal.



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