Casino developer Steve Wynn on Tuesday abandoned plans to build a Foxborough gambling resort, a decision that reshuffles the competition for the sole Greater Boston casino license and eliminates a top-tier competitor for a casino proposal at Suffolk Downs. Wynn’s retreat, announced Tuesday, after anti-casino candidates swept the Foxborough town elections, marks the first ballot box defeat for a would-be casino developer in Massachusetts. The vote also underscores the difficulties in locating a casino in Greater Boston.
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Congratulations to the residents of Foxborough!! The football stadium and restaurants provide tax revenue and employment. They are pretty much accepted as a good thing. Casinos are inherently evil, rigged to favor the owners. Goodbye, Mr. Wynn.
I believe that, even if the town had supported the Wynn casino proposal, it would have struggled to beat out Suffolk Downs as the "Eastern Mass" site. People got awfully exercised about it, though, didn't they?