BOSTON—After voters overwhelmingly defeated a ballot question torepeal the state's gaming law, the Massachusetts GamingCommission unanimously approved resort casino licenses toaffiliates of MGM and Wynn Resorts on Wednesday.
The commission had selected MGM for its resortin Springfield, MA and for Wynn Resorts for itsproject in Everett outside of Boston months earlier but ratifiedthe respective awards after voters defeated the casino law repealproposal on Tuesday.
Wynn MA, LLC president Robert DeSalvioannounced that Wynn Resorts has paid the $85 million license fee tothe Massachusetts Gaming Commission. MGM will pay its $85-millionlicensing fee to the commission on Nov. 17.
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
