{"id":39829,"date":"2016-09-19T19:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T02:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=39829"},"modified":"2016-10-12T15:24:13","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T22:24:13","slug":"wynn-angered-revere-slots-parlor-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wynn-angered-revere-slots-parlor-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Wynn Angered by Revere Slots Parlor Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steve Wynn\u2019s troubles in Massachusetts continue as he seeks to expand his empire on the East Coast.<\/p>\n

After a protracted and occasionally bad-tempered bidding war with Mohegan Sun, Wynn\u00a0won the bid for the state\u2019s final remaining casino license,\u00a0defeating various municipal lawsuits in the process.<\/p>\n

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Steve Wynn addresses the press in front of a model of the Wynn Boston Harbor. But will Massachusetts residents vote to authorize a slots parlor just three miles away? (Image: Jessica Rinaldi\/Boston Globe)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wynn Resorts is now getting down to the business of transforming a former chemical plant into a shiny new waterfront casino.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no easy task; the plot of land has been contaminated with lead, arsenic and other pollutants for decades and the clean-up operation is expected to cost the company around\u00a0$30 million.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no surprise that a statewide ballot that would authorize a slots parlor in Revere, just three miles from where the $2.1 billion Wynn Boston Harbor is being built has exasperated the company.<\/p>\n

Wynn Resorts claims that the proposal is a violation of the 2011 legislation that legalized casino gaming in the state and laid down strict quotas on the amount of casinos permitted in the state.<\/p>\n

Wynn Says It’s \u201cNot Fair\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n

There is strong support for the idea of a casino in Revere, where the historic Suffolk Downs racetrack is based. The racetrack partnered with Mohegan Sun for the casino proposal that went up against Wynn<\/a> in the licensing bid, and many felt betrayed when it lost.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s not fair to Wynn Resorts,\u201d said Robert DeSalvio, senior VP of development at Wynn, told the Boston Globe this week. \u201cWe came into Massachusetts understanding there would be three casinos and one slots parlor under state law, not three casinos and two slots parlors. Someone shouldn\u2019t come in now and circumvent the law.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The need to safeguard Suffolk Downs and the thoroughbred horse racing industry was one of the primary motivations for the 2011 act that legalized casino gaming in Massachusetts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Suffolk Downs was forced to close when Wynn won the license, and although it has since reopened for limited racing, it relies heavily on funding from the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cSlapdash Proposal\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n

None of this is Wynn\u2019s fault, and House Speaker Robert DeLeo, one of the architects of the 2011 bill, agrees that the new proposal is beyond the pale.<\/p>\n

\u201cI stand in opposition to Question 1 [the ballot],\u201d DeLeo said. \u201cWhen we crafted the law, my main focus was on boosting the economy and creating jobs. Key to that effort was creating an independent Gaming Commission which conducts thorough market analyses and then makes informed decisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis slapdash proposal would upset the deliberate and delicate balance we worked so hard to create.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Steve Wynn\u2019s troubles in Massachusetts continue as he seeks to expand his empire on the East Coast. After a protracted and occasionally bad-tempered bidding war with Mohegan Sun, Wynn\u00a0won the bid for the state\u2019s final remaining casino license,\u00a0defeating various municipal lawsuits in the process. 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