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Suffolk Downs puts money on casino plan
Suffolk Downs owners reinforced their commitment Friday to develop a casino in Revere and Boston as local elected officials look forward to an Aug. 21 meeting scheduled to discuss traffic challenges associated with the proposed gambling complex.  Suffolk Downs6/14/2013
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Casino bid a Suffolk downer / Boston proposal losing steam vs. glitzy Everett plan
(Massachusetts) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s favored plan for a gaming resort at Suffolk Downs remains stalled as talks plod on between the city and track honchos,...
6/11/2013
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Tracks fear new tax on winning bets will sap business
(Massachusetts) -- As horseplayers returned to Suffolk Downs for the opening of racing season last weekend, grumbling about a new state gaming tax had some gamblers...
6/4/2013
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City, Suffolk Downs can’t agree on casino deal
(Massachusetts) -- Negotiators for Suffolk Downs walked out of a casino bargaining session with city officials last week, and the two sides — long-considered...
5/30/2013
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Suffolk Downs begins meet; casino decision expected by March
(Massachusetts) -- With the Massachusetts Gaming Commission planning to award the sole destination casino resort license designated for the Boston area by March of next...
5/29/2013
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Caesars veterans hiring initiative extended to Suffolk Downs casino project
(Massachusetts) -- A proposed Caesars Resort at Suffolk Downs will participate in a Caesars Entertainment hiring initiative for military veterans, if the gambling resort...
5/13/2013
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Conley advocates citywide casino vote
(Massachusetts) -- A casino proposal for Suffolk Downs should be considered by all of Boston in a citywide referendum, Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley, a...
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Two candidates want city to vote on Suffolk casino
(Massachusetts) -- As the field of candidates seeking to succeed Mayor Thomas M. Menino starts to become clearer, hopefuls are laying out their positions on one of the...
5/8/2013
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Revere, Suffolk officials talk casino leadership
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs Security Chief Paul Evans said when he looks at a future casino and how it would work in terms of safety, he knows it’s all about...
5/7/2013
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Observers: Some wary of Arroyo’s link to casino firm
(Massachusetts) -- The mammoth Suffolk Downs casino plan is quickly becoming a key issue in the mayor’s race, and candidate Felix G. Arroyo’s ties to a...
4/6/2013
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Vornado Bows out of Casino
(Massachusetts) -- One of the major investors in Suffolk Downs has pulled out of the partnership and will consolidate its efforts in its core business – that being...
4/5/2013
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A Tale of Two Casinos: Suffolk Downs Owners Unveil Scale Model of Proposed Site
(Massachusetts) -- Owners of Suffolk Downs unveiled its 3D model of the $1 billion Caesars Resort at Suffolk Downs last week to the media.
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Charlestown Groups Hear Suffolk Downs Casino Plan
(Massachusetts) -- Charlestown residents on Wednesday heard plans for a new casino development at Suffolk Downs—one of three projects vying for a gaming license in...
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Suffolk Downs Unveils New 3d Model of Proposed Casino Project
(Massachusetts) -- Chip Tuttle, chief operating officer of Suffolk Downs, unveiled a new three-dimensional model of the proposed $1 billion casino/resort development for...
4/3/2013
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COLUMN: Suffolk Downs casino is less of a sure bet
(Massachusetts) -- Did you feel the earth move at Suffolk Downs? That happens when political ground shifts, and it just cratered at the East Boston racetrack.
4/1/2013
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Boston Residents Split On Suffolk Downs Casino, Poll Finds
(Massachusetts) -- Boston residents are divided on bringing a casino to Suffolk Downs, according to a new poll from The Boston Globe.
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OP/ED: Casino referendums need voluntary spending limits
(Massachusetts) -- With huge profits at stake, Suffolk Downs is flooding East Boston with flyers and Blue Line ads touting the casino it wants permission to build in the...
3/31/2013
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OP/ED: Casino referendums need voluntary spending limits
(Massachusetts) -- With huge profits at stake, Suffolk Downs is flooding East Boston with flyers and Blue Line ads touting the casino it wants permission to build in the...
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Residents divided on casino at Suffolk Downs
(Massachusetts) -- Boston residents narrowly support Suffolk Downs’s plan to develop a casino at the track, though the intensity of the opposition could make for a...
3/29/2013
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Investor Pulls Out Of Suffolk Downs Casino Bid
(Massachusetts) -- The company with a nearly 20 percent stake in Suffolk Downs has decided to divest that share because its executives are unwilling to submit to...
3/28/2013
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Caesars schedules open houses to see model of East Boston casino
(Massachusetts) -- In an effort to win over skeptical residents for a proposed $1 billion resort casino in their backyard, Suffolk Downs and partner Caesars...
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Steve Wynn Wants To Turn Polluted Former Monsanto Chemical Site Near Boston Into This
(Massachusetts) -- Leave it to billionaire casino developer Steve Wynn to turn a desolate former Monsanto Chemical Co. site into a lavish billion-dollar gambling resort...
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Suffolk Downs casino losing champion
(Massachusetts) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s earthshaking decision to bow out of the next election left some at Suffolk Downs concerned about whether Boston’s...
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Vornado pulls out of Suffolk Downs casino bid
(Massachusetts) -- One of Suffolk Downs’s largest stakeholders, Vornado Realty Trust, is divesting its 19.9 percent share in the track because its executives are...
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Wynn Takes Another Swing at Boston Gaming
(Massachusetts) -- Wynn Resorts is taking another swing at the Boston gaming market, proposing a $1.5 billion resort in Everett, Mass. The lot is an old Monsanto...
3/27/2013
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Suffolk Downs unwraps model of proposed resort casino
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs today unwrapped a 10-foot-by-6-foot architectural model of its proposed casino resort featuring its horseshoe-shaped Caesars hotel and...
3/24/2013
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Casino opponents take to East Boston streets in protest
(Massachusetts) -- East Boston residents opposed to a Las Vegas-style casino proposed for Suffolk Downs brought their fight to Maverick Square on Saturday.
3/23/2013
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Casino Opponents Rally In East Boston
(Massachusetts) -- A few dozen people gathered at East Boston’s Maverick Square on Saturday to try and build support against a resort casino at Suffolk Downs.
3/22/2013
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City updates East Boston community on Suffolk Downs' casino plans
(Massachusetts) -- The city of Boston is asking for a rigorous environmental review of a proposed casino at East Boston's Suffolk Downs, according to a letter to the...
3/9/2013
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Suffolk Downs adds greenery to boost casino chances
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs will dramatically shrink the “sea of asphalt” around the East Boston racetrack and increase plantings and gardens, as a key...
3/8/2013
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East Boston residents praise environmental plan for proposed casino, but reservations remain
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs received a largely positive response this week to an environmental plan for the $1 billion resort casino it has proposed to develop...
3/5/2013
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Residents voice concerns about casino proposal at East Boston meeting
(Massachusetts) -- East Boston residents at a recent meeting expressed strong reservations about a proposed $1 billion resort casino at the Suffolk Downs thoroughbred...
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Suffolk Downs adds greenery to boost chances at casino
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs will dramatically shrink the “sea of asphalt” around the East Boston racetrack and increase plantings and gardens, as a key...
2/11/2013
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Suffolk Has Competition for Casino License
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs will face much stiffer competition for the sole destination resort casino license designated for the Greater Boston area now that...
1/22/2013
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Four Are in Casino License Process: Suffolk Downs Ready for Challenge
(Massachusetts) -- Surprise and intrigue came last Tuesday for those following the casino discussion, with one mysterious proposal from Chicago developer Neil Bluhm...
1/16/2013
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Jeffries Point Residents Hear About Casino Process
(Massachusetts) -- As Suffolk Downs submitted the first part of its gaming license application with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) to develop and operate a...
1/14/2013
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Suffolk Downs has at least one competitor for a casino in Eastern Mass.
(Massachusetts) -- Las Vegas casino developer Steve Wynn has kept his promise and filed plans with the state for a $1 billion hotel tower and resort on the Mystic River...
1/3/2013
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Mayor Menino hits casino delays
(Massachusetts) -- Three gaming firms submitted casino applications yesterday, while Mayor Thomas M. Menino, a staunch backer of a casino at Suffolk Downs, blasted...
12/27/2012
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Suffolk deal not seen as threat to Lynn Auditorium By Sean Leonard / The Daily Item
(Massachusetts) -- Lynn officials don’t believe a partnership involving Suffolk Downs/Caesars Entertainment, which would cross-promote acts at Boston theaters and...
12/20/2012
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Suffolk Downs and Citi Center Team Up for Entertainment at Proposed Casino
(Massachusetts) -- Tuesday morning brought the major announcement by Suffolk Downs and Caesar’s Entertainment that they have cemented a partnership with Boston...
12/18/2012
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Suffolk Downs, Caesars agree to collaborate with Citi Center on activities
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs and its casino development partner Caesars Entertainment have struck an agreement with the Citi Performing Arts Center to collaborate on...
12/14/2012
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Suffolk Downs Has Casino License Competition
(Massachusetts) -- The race for the sole destination resort casino license designated for the Boston area won’t be a walkover. Now Suffolk Downs will face...
11/15/2012
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Casino could be Suffolk downer
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs officials insist local eateries and businesses will have an inside track on lucrative locations inside their proposed casino, but owners...
10/16/2012
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Gaming board folds on finding competitor for Suffolk Downs
(Massachusetts) -- The state gaming board has all but given up its fight to lure new developers for a Boston-area casino, opting not to pay a consultant to help the...
10/1/2012
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Revere seeks Wonderland in casino deal
(Massachusetts) -- Mayor Dan Rizzo will try to acquire the Wonderland Greyhound Park property for the city in his casino negotiations with nearby Suffolk Downs, as the...
9/21/2012
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Source: Developer laying tracks for Boston casino bid
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs is betting on being the sole bidder for a Boston casino license, but another high-rolling developer has been quietly eyeing property...
9/20/2012
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Source: Developer laying tracks for Boston casino bid
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs is betting on being the sole bidder for a Boston casino license, but another high-rolling developer has been quietly eyeing property...
9/6/2012
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Town Council Tables Casino Referendum
(Massachusetts) -- The Town Council voted by a 8-1 margin to table a motion to hold a townwide referendum on the proposed $1 billion casino/resort complex at Suffolk...
9/3/2012
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Mayors in Revere and Boston must agree on opening of Suffolk Downs (Video)
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs is responding to complaints of its plan to build its casino resort in phases by acknowledging that before this can go forward, it needs...
9/2/2012
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Casino plan needs cities’ support
(Massachusetts) -- Responding to complaints about its plans to develop its proposed $1 billion casino resort in phases, Suffolk Downs has acknowledged that the host...
8/30/2012
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Gaming commissioners off to the races
(Massachusetts) -- For seven decades, long before it became the heavily-favored site for a planned $500 million-plus casino-hotel-restaurant resort complex, Suffolk...
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Suffolk Downs Mitigation Package Coming Slower Than Expected
(Massachusetts) -- The host community agreement negotiations with Suffolk Downs are moving slower than City officials had hoped, but Economic Development Director John...
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Suffolk Fined for Past Violations
(Massachusetts) -- Timing is everything in life. Some of us have great timing. Some of us have no timing. In nearly every case when timing is important, we come to learn...
8/29/2012
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Gaming commissioners off to the races
(Massachusetts) -- For seven decades, long before it became the heavily-favored site for a planned $500 million-plus casino-hotel-restaurant resort complex, Suffolk...
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Mayors Object to Casino Being Phased-In
(Massachusetts) -- Timing is everything, and Revere Mayor Dan Rizzo and Boston Mayor Tom Menino are seriously questioning the timing of a resort casino at Suffolk Downs...
8/25/2012
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Council Discusses Possible Casino Referendum
(Massachusetts) -- Just one week after Town Council casino committee chairman Larry Powers and members Craig Mael and Russell Sanford held a very productive meeting...
8/23/2012
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LETTER: Opening Suffolk Downs casino in pieces would break promises to cities
(Massachusetts) -- RE “MENINO objects to phasing in casino at track” (Metro, Aug. 22): My group, Revere’s Fair Share, shares Mayor Menino’s...
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Suffolk Downs to pay $1.25M fine for water pollution
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs racetrack’s owners will pay a $1.25 million civil penalty, federal justice and environmental officials announced on Wednesday, for...
8/22/2012
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Suffolk Downs fined for discharging manure
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs, the East Boston racetrack competing to build a resort-casino, has been fined $1.25 million for discharging horse manure, urine and...
8/21/2012
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Mayor objects to phasing in casino at track
(Massachusetts) -- Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino is objecting to Suffolk Downs’ plans to develop its proposed $1 billion casino resort in phases, with slot...
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Suffolk Downs releases plans for road fixes if casino bid is successful
(Massachusetts) -- The flyover that Suffolk Downs plans to build on Route 1A if the track is granted a casino license, along with other road improvements, will ease...
8/16/2012
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Going All in : Suffolk Downs Owners Enter Casino Process
(Massachusetts) -- The owners of Suffolk Downs ponied up $400,000 last Friday and marched the check over to the offices of the Gaming Commission where it was left with...
8/15/2012
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Suffolk Downs Files for State Commercial Gaming Licenses
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs made it official last week and formally declared its intent to compete for one of Massachusetts’ commercial gaming licenses by...
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Suffolk Downs Steps Up to Plate
(Massachusetts) -- With the swift writing of a giant check, Suffolk Downs has entered the legitimate realm of possibility when it comes to turning the track into a full...
8/13/2012
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Racetrack files first Mass. casino application
(Massachusetts) -- And they're off. The first preliminary application for a commercial resort casino license in Massachusetts has been filed with the Massachusetts...
8/11/2012
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Racetrack files first Mass. casino application
(Massachusetts) -- And they're off. The first preliminary application for a commercial resort casino license in Massachusetts has been filed with the Massachusetts...
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Suffolk applies for Massachusetts gaming license
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs has formally declared its intent to compete for one of Massachusetts' commercial gaming licenses by submitting the required form and...
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Suffolk Downs puts money on casino plan
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs owners reinforced their commitment Friday to develop a casino in Revere and Boston as local elected officials look forward to an Aug. 21...
8/10/2012
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Racetrack applies for Massachusetts casino license
(Massachusetts) -- The Suffolk Downs racetrack put its cards on the table on Friday, formally notifying gambling officials it was seeking one of Massachusetts' new...
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Suffolk Downs files casino application
(Massachusetts) -- An East Boston horse track has formally entered the running for one of the state’s three casino licenses after filing an application fee and...
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Suffolk Downs pays $400,000 fee, applies for casino license
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs, long the leading contender for casino development rights in Greater Boston, has submitted its non-refundable $400,000 application fee...
7/23/2012
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Casino talk brings hope for future
(Massachusetts) -- Call it a sense of optimism, but David Amiss, a 20-year veteran on the local jockey circuit, has seen a buzz inside the locker rooms at Suffolk Downs...
7/16/2012
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Guest Op-ed What Type of Jobs Could Be Created at the Casino
(Massachusetts) -- Since the casino debate began there has been a lot of talk about just what kind of jobs may be created by a resort-style casino at Suffolk Downs.
7/2/2012
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Caesars CEO Gary Loveman Gets Softballed
(Massachusetts) -- Of all of the aspects of the Great Massachusetts Casino Race, the involvement of Caesars Entertainment, which has partnered with Suffolk Downs to try...
6/29/2012
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Suffolk Downs President Chip Tuttle Meets with Chamber of Commerce
(Massachusetts) -- About 30 members of the Chelsea Chamber of Commerce listened intently early Monday morning inside a meeting room at the Wyndham Hotel as Suffolk Downs...
6/24/2012
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East Boston Residents Divided On Casino Proposal
(Massachusetts) -- The $1 billion proposal to build a casino at Suffolk Downs is bringing up mixed emotions for East Boston residents.
6/23/2012
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Casino clash divides Eastie
(Massachusetts) -- The battle over a proposed $1 billion casino at Suffolk Downs is pitting neighbor against Eastie neighbor — not-in-my-backyard opponents who...
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Residents protest over proposed casino in East Boston
(Massachusetts) -- People in East Boston on Saturday expressed their anger over a proposed resort-style casino at Suffolk Downs in East Boston.
6/17/2012
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Editorial: Anti-casino campaign
(Massachusetts) -- Can everyone stop pretending that the calls for a city-wide referendum on a proposed Suffolk Downs casino have anything to do with fear of voter...
6/15/2012
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City Councilor says Suffolk Downs casino could benefit Malden economy
(Massachusetts) -- City Councilor David D'Arcangelo said Thursday he plans to submit a resolution next week to discuss what peripheral economic benefits Malden may...
6/14/2012
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Baker now undecided on breadth of casino vote
(Massachusetts) -- District 3 Councillor Frank Baker says he’s undecided about whether to have a citywide vote on an East Boston casino or limit a referendum to...
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Commission Reaffirms Host Status: Revere Officials Question Casino Host Status After Erroneous Email
(Massachusetts) -- Something that has never before been questioned is whether or not Revere is absolutely a host city if a casino is built at Suffolk Downs.
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Energetic Leader Of East Boston Casino Fight Is Lifelong Resident
(Massachusetts) -- Now that Taunton residents have voted in favor of hosting a casino, attention shifts to the next casino battle ground — East Boston.
6/13/2012
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East Boston residents split on Suffolk Downs casino
(Massachusetts) -- Lifelong East Boston resident Jennifer McHugh says the math just doesn’t add up. When McHugh looks at the proposal for a $1 billion resort...
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Official warns of consequences to limited vote
(Massachusetts) -- Expect lawsuits if a referendum on a $1 billion resort casino at Suffolk Downs is limited to just East Boston residents and not opened up to a...
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Suffolk CEO: Casino will reduce crime in Eastie
(Massachusetts) -- A Suffolk Downs bigwig pitching a casino plan to East Boston residents Tuesday night vowed to fight crime around the gaming resort by adopting good...
6/12/2012
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Residents fret over casino’s Eastie impact
(Massachusetts) -- Plans for a new Caesars casino at Suffolk Downs got a mixed response from East Boston residents who worried about crime, traffic, air quality and...
6/11/2012
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Suffolk Downs Races Toward Boston Casino License [sub req'd]
(Massachusetts) -- Caesars-backed Suffolk Downs is galloping ahead of the competition in its high-stakes bid for a coveted, Boston-area casino license. But for the track...
6/10/2012
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Flynn’ Eastie casino is no-win
(Massachusetts) -- The East Boston group fighting a $1 billion resort casino at Suffolk Downs has found a friend in former Mayor Raymond L. Flynn, whose surprise...
6/9/2012
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Casino critics: Pols gambling with vote
(Massachusetts) -- Critics of a Suffolk Downs casino are keeping open the possibility they may sue to stop a $1 billion Caesars resort in East Boston based on a memo...
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Flyover sought to ease proposed Suffolk Downs casino traffic
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs would build a two-lane flyover on the northbound side of Route 1A to relieve one of its most consistent bottlenecks, as well as add...
6/8/2012
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Arrigo: Revere wants own piece of casino jackpot
(Massachusetts) -- City Council members called on Suffolk Downs officials to lay out concrete plans to provide Revere with money from a proposed casino Wednesday after...
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Rival: ‘Scrutiny’ needed in Caesars’ Mass. casino bid
(Massachusetts) -- The sole rival to a Caesars casino at Suffolk Downs said yesterday he hopes the state’s Gambling Commission takes a good hard look at the Vegas...
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Suffolk Downs proposes to remake Route 1A outside the entrance of new gambling resort
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs proposes to remake Route 1A outside the track’s main entrance by building a northbound “flyover” to carry traffic over...
6/7/2012
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Suffolk Downs Rolls out Casino Plans for Track
(Massachusetts) -- Tuesday afternoon, the owners of Suffolk Downs finally released a development proposal to a throng of media, local officials, residents of surrounding...
6/6/2012
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COLUMN: All of Boston should vote on a Suffolk Downs casino
(Massachusetts) -- If a Suffolk Downs casino is win-win for all of Boston, why can’t all of Boston vote on it? Under the state’s new gambling law, large...
6/5/2012
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BOSTON HERALD: Suffolk goes all in
(Massachusetts) -- It seems as if the region has been waiting forever for the official plans for that resort casino proposed for Suffolk Downs. So yesterday when the...
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Boston track unveils casino plans
(Massachusetts) -- The owners of Suffolk Downs unveiled plans Tuesday for a $1 billion resort casino at the 77-year-old thoroughbred horse racing track.
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Not everyone’s all-in on Suffolk casino plan
(Massachusetts) -- Patricia Payne, a bartender by trade, has it all figured out. As soon as applications are accepted, she is going to apply to mix cocktails at her...
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Plan unveiled for Suffolk Downs casino
(Massachusetts) -- Developers proposing a Suffolk Downs casino offered the first public glimpse of their “urban oasis’’ Tuesday, outlining the broad concepts behind a...
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Suffolk Downs officials unveil plans for $1b gambling resort
(Massachusetts) -- The owners and managers of the Suffolk Downs racetrack this morning unveiled plans for a $1 billion gambling resort on a 163-acre site that will...
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Suffolk Downs’ $1B plans met with strong opposition
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs’ grand coming-out party for a $1 billion resort gambling palace was greeted with raspberry cheers in some corners of the region,...
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Suffolk execs unveil casino 'oasis'
(Massachusetts) -- Suffolk Downs executives unveiled a $1 billion plan Tuesday to expand the horse racing track into a resort casino employing more than 4,000 workers...
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