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Originally Posted by Monty146
The powers that be and with the politics in mass. anyone think that the first casino built and running anywhere BUT in the Boston area.
So Sufferin downs will be the first one to open if and when.
Probably true. And even if the process is completely objective, the larger population within a reasonable distance of Boston, plus existing very large Boston tourist traffic, mean that a Boston location ought to be able to outbid any other location in the state by a wide margin. (IMO, adding tiny Providence population to Foxboro location doesn't even come close to offsetting North Shore MA, S. NH, and S. ME., plus Boston tourists who aren't about to trek down to Foxboro; also, Providence is roughly equidistant between Foxboro and Foxwoods, anyway.)
Also, politics (and the law) dictate a casino in Southern Mass., and a casino in Foxboro would cut into that one a lot.
Really, they're going to have a process, but I think that when they drafted the legislation, it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that one of the casinos would be in Boston. (I would never count out Steve Wynn and Robert Kraft, but it sounds like the town of Foxboro isn't going to go for it, anyway.)
The indians are a wild card here, but they seem to be focusing on Southern zone (Wampanoags) and Western zone (Mohegans).
If I had to guess, I'd bet on Boston, Palmer, and Fall River/New Bedford. But this is Mass., so we can all sit back and watch the fun...