As it weighs a potential relaunch of the process to license a third resort casino, the state Gaming Commission wants to hear what residents think, and what it should take into consideration if it moves forward with a southeastern Massachusetts casino bid.
Local officials and a developer pitched lawmakers Tuesday on a bill that would pave the way for a planned horse track and gambling facility in Wareham, but the state senator from the area slammed the bill as an attempt by a “self-serving” developer to be given special treatment.
The billionaire casino developer who has been pushing for years to build a casino in Brockton suggested that he will drop his efforts after the Massachusetts Gaming Commission determined Thursday that it will not reconsider its 2016 denial of his Brockton casino bid.
