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Originally Posted by youtalkfunny
While 2+2 was away, anti-casino candidates swept the town elections in Foxborough. Kraft and Wynn immediately threw in the towel.
This comes shortly after MGM/Mirage gave up on Sturbridge.
I'm still skeptical that either Foxwoods or Mohegan Sun can raise the money needed to expand into MA.
If Caesars somehow screws up Suffolk Downs, and the Wampanoags predictably botch Taunton, we may come out of this with zero casinos???
Well, if any state can screw this up, it will probably be Mass. But I hope not.
Foxwoods would indeed have a hard time, I think, given their current situation. But I think Mohegan will be able to find the $ to support their bid.
I always thought that Wynn's effort was a real longshot (not the first time he's done that). The entire casino bill was written with Suffolk in mind, with support from Menino, Patrick, and DeLeo; in addition, Suffolk's proximity to Boston's population and tourists ought to have given it a financial advantage when it came to bidding. Moot now, though, I guess.
And, in other news, while we were away, the newly-formed Mass. Gaming Commission got off to a flying start, first by complaining that it will be unable to meet the timing deadlines set forth in the Casino bill, and then demonstrating its sound judgement and careful vetting of gaming personnel, by having to fire its newly-hired Executive Director, because of a previously-known child abuse allegation in his past.
Gov. Patrick then chimed in to suggest that the Commission should focus on doing its job.... !
We may get casinos this decade.....