indicted last month<\/a> on federal bribery and extortion charges in relation to the casino development.<\/p>\nCasino Shelved<\/b><\/h2>\n
The economic development bill sent to Baker’s desk for approval does not urge the MGC to reopen its Region C considerations. An earlier version of the stimulus package when it was in the House would have required the MGC to conduct a review of the feasibility of a third Category 1 casino and submit a report to the state legislature.<\/p>\n
Despite not being required to revisit the matter, the MGC says it plans to do just that on its own accord sometime this year. Of course, the ongoing legal proceedings with Mashpee will impact the final determination.<\/strong><\/p>\nA tribal casino resort in Taunton would likely result in the MGC formally folding on the Region C permit because of market saturation concerns. The region is already home to two casinos — Twin River and Tiverton Casino Hotel — just across the border in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Massachusetts lawmakers moved an economic development bill through the Legislature this week, but it did not include sports betting. The omnibus also did not encourage state gaming regulators to consider a third integrated resort casino. The $626.5 million stimulus package — “An Act to encourage new development and usher in a recovering economy” — provides […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":160579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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