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Casino next to stadium unlikely to corrupt game, analysts say

By David Abel

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 06, 2011

As long as betting on sports remains illegal in Massachusetts, a casino built beside Gillette Stadium would be unlikely to corrupt players or tarnish the Patriots, sports analysts say. The proposal by Patriots owner Robert Kraft to lease 200 acres in Foxborough to Las Vegas magnate Steve Wynn for a $1 billion casino would provide a lure to tens of thousands of fans, many fueled with alcohol after tailgating. But the proposed casino would be unlikely to make thrown games, point shaving, or other sham outcomes any more likely than it is today.

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