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The Massachusetts Gaming Commissioners – and don’t they look like a fun-loving bunch – have some tough decisions ahead of them (Image: Josh Reynolds\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Is it dead, or is it alive? That\u2019s the question everyone in Massachusetts is asking about the Suffolk Downs casino plan, which is currently in a state of limbo reminiscent of Schr\u00f6dinger’s\u00a0cat<\/a>. And while a recent meeting of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission may have given a few clues as to which way that board is leaning, it still provided no firm answers on whether or not the project is being considered as viable.<\/p>\n

Whose Casino Is It, Anyway?<\/h2>\n

That meeting, which took place earlier this week in a South Boston convention center, was meant to determine whether or not Suffolk Downs and new partner Mohegan Sun<\/a> could move forward with an alternative plan to build a casino. While the original plan to build in East Boston was shot down by that community, the neighboring town of Revere \u2013 also designated as a host for the project \u2013 voted in favor, which has led the race track to attempt to modify the project and locate it entirely in Revere instead.<\/p>\n

That has left the state\u2019s gaming commission with two questions to answer. First, they need to determine whether it is okay for Suffolk Downs to come up with an alternate plan after their first plan was defeated at the ballot box. According to reports, it appeared as though the majority of the commission was okay with that move; after all, if one community approved the plan, there was likely at least some interest.<\/p>\n

But a second question is proving thornier. The commission must also determine whether or not the Revere vote can be applied to a new project: one that has a new partner in Mohegan Sun, and which will take place entirely on land in Revere. This was not the plan voted on when residents took to the polls on November 5th, yet it seems as though at least some commission members were willing to assume that Revere would have approved the new plan as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat they voted on is clearly not what\u2019s on the table now,\u201d said Gaming Commission chairman Steve Crosby. \u201cBut what they didn\u2019t know wouldn\u2019t have changed their vote.\u201d<\/p>\n

Re-Vote Could Be Necessary<\/h2>\n

That declaration doesn\u2019t sit well with everyone, with at least one commentator saying that Crosby would need to have clairvoyance to know what the result would be on a vote that never happened. Gaming Commissioner James McHugh suggested that a second vote in Revere might be necessary in order to determine the will of the voters.<\/p>\n

But that appeared to be a minority opinion on the five-member panel, which left some observers with the impression that they might come down on the side of Suffolk Downs. A final decision will come at the gaming commission\u2019s meeting in the coming week.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the issue of whether Boston would still be considered a host community if the commission were to approve the Revere-only plan. At least one prominent voice says that they should be.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m at a little bit of a loss to see how Boston would still not be a host community, given the fact that the casino proposal is just sliding some buildings over a few hundred feet,\u201d said attorney Brian Leary, who chaired the committee that negotiated the original East Boston host community agreement with Suffolk Downs. \u201cIf Boston\u2019s not a host community in their eyes, I\u2019d like to see why they think that.\u201d<\/p>\n

If Boston were granted host community status (as opposed to \u201csurrounding\u201d community status), then Suffolk Downs would have to negotiate with the city again over revenue-sharing and other issues before they could move forward with applying for the area\u2019s casino license. It\u2019s worth noting that Revere was considered a host community for the East Boston casino plan, despite the fact that no buildings and no primary parking areas would have been located in Revere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is it dead, or is it alive? That\u2019s the question everyone in Massachusetts is asking about the Suffolk Downs casino plan, which is currently in a state of limbo reminiscent of Schr\u00f6dinger’s\u00a0cat. 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