By adamg - Thu, 03/28/2013 - 7:43pm

The Globe reports Vornado Realty Trust, which left a giant gaping sore in the heart of downtown, is pulling out of the

By Steve Holt - Tue, 03/19/2013 - 6:21pm

If a casino comes to Boston, it will arrive with the full-throated support of Boston's mayor and East Boston's city counselor, representative, and senator.

By Josh Resnek - Mon, 02/18/2013 - 6:38pm
By adamg - Fri, 12/14/2012 - 1:42pm

The Boston Business Journal reports part of the Everett site Steve Wynn took a look at for a possible casino is actually in Boston - whose ma

By adamg - Mon, 11/26/2012 - 6:21pm

The Globe reports Steve Wynn, who couldn't convince Foxboro to let him and Robert Kraft build a casino there,

By adamg - Thu, 10/18/2012 - 8:29am

Music video against the proposed Suffolk Downs casino.

By adamg - Fri, 09/21/2012 - 6:38am

The Herald reports a developer has been quietly asking about whether it could take over the stalled South Station skyscraper plan and build a casino there instead.

By adamg - Thu, 08/02/2012 - 7:48am

A federal appeals court yesterday reinstated a developer's lawsuit over a state law giving preference to Indian tribes for a casino in the southeastern part of the state.

By adamg - Wed, 06/06/2012 - 6:32am
By adamg - Tue, 06/05/2012 - 12:48pm

Resort rendering

Suffolk Downs has put up renderings and justifications for its proposed $1-billion resort hotel which, to the untrained eye, looks like something you'd expect to see at the airport, rather than as a destination.

Looks like the track and Mayor Menino will be fighting a proposal for Milford for the one eastern-Massachusetts gambling license. If successful, Suffolk Downs wants to install 4,000 to 5,000 slot machines, 200 table games and a poker room, along with "six fine dining concepts," food for those with less refined tastes (a buffet and food court) and 300 hotel rooms.

Promotional video - watch past the intro to be reassured that no, they're not planning to put it in Copley Square:

By adamg - Thu, 04/19/2012 - 8:30am

The Revere Journal reports on one man's campaign against the proposed Suffolk Downs casino, which would be mostly in East Boston, but enough in Revere that tha

By adamg - Tue, 04/17/2012 - 9:44am

No Eastie Casino holds an open house on Wednesday, starting at 7 p.m.

By adamg - Thu, 04/12/2012 - 3:23pm

Mayor Menino today announced a Host Community Advisory Committee to consider the ramifications of a proposed resort casino at Suffolk Downs, chaired by Brian Leary, partner at McCarter

By adamg - Tue, 01/03/2012 - 8:55am

The Herald reports the City Council has formed a special committee on gambling.

By adamg - Mon, 12/05/2011 - 4:50pm

The Herald quotes would-be Foxboro casino owner Steve Wynn about a weekend protest by Foxboro and Walpole residents:

By adamg - Sat, 12/03/2011 - 11:54am

The Herald reports on the looming battle royale between Tom Menino, who wants a casino at Suf

By adamg - Tue, 11/22/2011 - 5:46pm

The Globe reports a developer upset the law gives preference for a casino in the southeastern part of

By adamg - Wed, 10/12/2011 - 7:34am

A state senator who owns a bar has added a provision to a proposed casino law that would let every bar in the state offer happy hours as a way to compete with casinos that would be allowed to offer free boozes to loosen up their customer's wallets.

By adamg - Fri, 09/23/2011 - 6:38am

State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz wants to extend a referendum provision of the proposed state gambling bill from the area immediately around a casino to an entire municipality.

By adamg - Mon, 09/19/2011 - 1:01pm

Could the BRA's sudden kissie-kissie with evil Hole overlord Vornado have anything to do with Vornado's part ownership o