Suffolk Downs

Wynn Gaming

Steve Wynn shook the hand of New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and walked the Gillette Stadium field Sunday afternoon as the Las Vegas casino developer met with Patriots owner Robert Kraft to discuss the potential for developing a hotel-casino project on undeveloped land adjacent to the suburban Boston sports complex about 30 miles south of Boston.
 

23casinobill.ART

Patrick keenly aware of the step he is taking. A12.
 

23mcgrory.ART

The truth is, Massachusetts, in this new era of gambling, is not that different from the Massachusetts that studied, argued, and negotiated this thing to within an inch of its birth. We've had the most successful lottery in the nation for decades. Your neighborhood 7-Eleven is already a minicasino unto itself. There's keno down the block and Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun about two hours away.
 

Wonderland dog racetrack in Mass. to close

Wonderland dog racetrack suspends operation following apparent demise of Mass. casino bill. Wonderland Greyhound Park shut down after 75 years on Thursday, a move that follows the end of live dog racing in Massachusetts and the apparent demise of a casino gambling bill that might have allowed the track to lure patrons with slot machines.
 

Blame game begins after Mass. casino bill failure

Cahill: Patrick 'owns' recession if gambling bill fails; governor says up to Mass. Legislature. The blame game swung into full fervor Monday as Massachusetts politicians tried to position themselves amid a stalemate over legislation proposing to bring casino gambling to the state.
 

Mass. lawmakers give initial OK to casino bill

Mass. lawmakers give initial OK to 3 casino, 2 slot parlor bill; Gov. Patrick opposed. The Massachusetts Legislature gave initial approval Saturday to a casino bill that would create the most sweeping expansion of gambling in the state in four decades, even as Gov. Deval Patrick opposed the measure.
 

Mass. House takes step toward off-track betting

Massachusetts House moves incrementally toward expanded gambling with bill on simulcasting. Massachusetts is moving incrementally toward expanded gambling.
 

Ex-buyer sues Trump casinos for failed Marina deal

Fraud lawsuit latest wrinkle in Trump casinos bankruptcy case. With a decision nearing on whether Donald Trump can regain control of the Atlantic City casino empire he once ruled, a new complication has emerged in an already tangled situation.