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Gambling regulators in Massachusetts have voted to award the state’s most lucrative casino license to Wynn Resorts.  It is the third casino license issued in Massachusetts, where voters in less than two months will decide if Las Vegas-style gambling will remain legal. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted 3-1 Tuesday to approve Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn’s plan to build a $1.6 billion resort casino on the site of a former chemical company plant in the city of Everett. Acting chairman James McHugh cast the only vote against the Wynn project. Wynn got Continue reading >>>

Casino mogul Steve Wynn is the big winner in the race to build a gaming industry in Massachusetts. He beat out Connecticut's Mohegan Sun in the competition for the Greater Boston license, likely the most lucrative awarded by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. His $1.6 billion resort casino is planned for the town of Everett, just north of Boston, on what is now vacant land near the Mystic River. Mohegan Sun had proposed a casino at the racetrack at Suffolk Down in nearby Revere, but the commissioners voted three to one to approve Wynn's proposal instead. Commission Chair Continue reading >>>

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The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is likely to vote on the recipient of the Greater Boston casino license this week, perhaps as soon as today. The Gaming Commission will be making the decision on whether the casino should be located in Everett or Revere. You can read about the commission’s discussions so far here. In November, Massachusetts voters will be the ones doing the deciding, as they’ll head to the polls to determine whether the to repeal the 2011 law allowing for casinos in the state. But official decisions aside, how do you feel? Should Wynn Resorts get the opportunity to Continue reading >>>

ArtWeek, a 10-day celebration of arts and culture in Boston and beyond, will take place in a fall edition Sept. 26-Oct. 5 featuring 77 new events and an expansion into 27 Greater Boston neighborhoods and nearby towns. The collaborations involve more than 130 organizations. Some of the promised programming: stealth yarn bombing; a wearable art extravaganza; a CD release party featuring live jazz, sizzling BBQ and fiery drinks; the 30th anniversary screening of the Talking Heads documentary “Stop Making Sense” with costumed participants and ’80’s karaoke; and a chance to exhibit your artwork Continue reading >>>

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