The gambling law authorizes one casino in each of three regions, with a single slots parlor that can be in any region. The graphic below lists the details of some of the proposed developments.
- 1
- Milford
- Developer/Investor: Crossroads Massachusetts LLC/ Investors Ajax Gaming Ventures; Warner Gaming LLC
- Location: Intersection 495 and Route 16
- Zone: Region A, East
- Proposed development type: Resort Casino
- Cost: $750 million
- Current use: Commercial quarry about 129 acres of vacant land
- Proposed development: 750 million: 350 hotel rooms, 186,000 square foot gaming floor; 3,400 slot machines, 100 table games, 60,000 square feet retail and restaurant and 2,200 car parking garage.
- 2
- Charlton
- Developer/Investor: Jencent LLC
- Location: 130 Sturbridge Road, Charlton, 205 acres off the Massachusetts Turnpike
- Zone: Region A, East
- Proposed development type: Slots-only facility, or resort casino
- Cost: $200 million to $650 million
- Current use: Former recycling facility, undeveloped land
- Proposed development: Slots parlor and hotel, or casino
- 3
- Plainville
- Developer/Investor: Plainridge Racecourse
- Location: 301 Washington St., Plainville, MA
- Zone: Region A, East
- Proposed development type: Slots-only facility
- Cost: $125 million
- Current use: Harness-racing, 100 acres
- Proposed development: 70,000- to 90,000-squar- foot expansion of existing facility to add 1,250 slot machines; 1000-car parking garage
- 4
- Boston
- Developer/Investor: Suffolk Downs/ Richard Fields, Joe O'Donnell/ Caesars Entertainment
- Location:163 acres between East Boston and Revere in East Boston
- Zone: Region A, East
- Proposed development type: Resort Casino
- Cost: $1 billion plus
- Current use: Horse racing, special events
- Proposed development: Gambling resort on a 163-acre site with a hotel, restaurants, casino gambling space, entertainment venues, a spa and the racetrack, including a 200,000-square-foot gambling space that would house 4,000 to 5,000 slot machines and 200 table games.
- Related article: Suffolk Downs officials unveil plans for $1b gambling resort
- 5
- Holyoke
- Developer/Investor: Eric Suher, owner of Mountain Park development
- Update: Earlier plans for a Hard Rock International casino in Holyoke stalled after opposition from Holyoke Mayor Alex B. Morse. However, Morse recently reversed his opposition to casinos and says he now would support the Mountain Park development.
- Location: Mountain Park, north of downtown Holyoke
- Zone: (Region B, West)
- Proposed development type: Resort Casino
- Cost: $500 million plus
- Current use: Outdoor concert venue
- Proposed development: Casino, 350-room hotel, convention center, performance amphitheaters, and restaurants. Plan also includes opportunities for outdoor recreation, such as hiking and canoeing around nearby Mt. Tom. Additionally, proposal asks for a new highway interchange off Route 91.
- 6
- Springfield
- Developer/Investor: Ameristar Casinos Inc.
- UPDATE: Ameristar has dropped its bid for a casino in Springfield
- Location: 41 acres at Page Boulevard and Highway 291, Springfield
- Zone: Region B, West
- Proposed development type: Resort Casino
- Cost: $500 million plus
- Current use: Vacant industrial site, former Westinghouse plant
- Proposed development: Full-scale casino with slot machines and table games, a luxury hotel, restaurants, stores, entertainment and meeting space, and garage parking
- 7
- Springfield
- Developer/Investor: MGM Resorts International
- Location: Downtown Springfield, three city blocks on Main St. between State St. and Union St. in South End.
- Zone: Region B, West
- Proposed development type: Resort Casino
- Cost: $800 million
- Current use: Mix city blocks
- Proposed development: Full-scale casino with slot machine, table games, hotel, retail shops and restaurants, and a parking garage.
- Related article: A vast casino plan for Springfield (8/21/2012)
- 8
- Springfield
- Developer/Investor: Penn National Gaming Inc., in partnership with Peter Picknelly,
- Location: Springfield/Chicopee; No site finalized
- Zone: Region B, West
- Proposed development type: Resort Casino and entertainment complex
- Cost: $807 million
- Current use: 13.4 acres near the city’s downtown.
- Proposed development: Full-scale casino with 3,000-3,500 slot machines, poker rooms, up to 100 live table games and a hotel with up to 500 rooms. Also calls for the creation of new restaurant areas, a 5,000 space parking garage, and up to 45,000 square-feet of meeting and convention space.
- Related article: Second Springfield casino plan unveiled (10/11/2012)
- 9
- Raynham
- Developer/Investor: George Carney
- Location: 100 acres at 1958 Broadway, Raynham
- Zone: Region C, Southeast
- Proposed development type: Slots-only facility
- Cost: $125 million
- Current use: Raynham Park, simulcast venue/ function space
- Proposed development: 1,250 slot machines, music/entertainment facilities
- 10
- New Bedford
- Developer/Investor: KG Urban Enterprises
- Location: MacArthur Drive and Canon Street, New Bedford
- Zone: Region C, Southeast
- Proposed development type: Resort Casino
- Cost: $500 million
- Current use: Former power plant, some NStar employees still on site
- Proposed development: Casino with 3,500 slot machines, table games, and 634-room hotel
- 11
- Taunton
- Developer/Investor: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe/Arkana Limited
- Location: 146 acres near the intersection of Routes 24 and 140
- Zone: Region C, Southeast
- Proposed development type: Resort Casino
- Cost: $500 million
- Current use: Mixed industrial, undeveloped land
- Proposed development: A 150,000 square-foot casino, multiple restaurants, 900 hotel rooms across three hotels, business conference rooms and an event center, and a family-oriented water park
- Related article: Mashpee tribe unveils $500m casino plan (4/26/2012)
- 12
- New Bedford
- Developer/Investor: Northeast Group
- Location: 40 acres off Interstate 195 in New Bedford, known as the Hicks Logan area
- Zone: Region C, Southeast
- Proposed development type: Resort Casino
- Cost: N/A
- Current use: Mixed industrial
- Proposed development: Resort waterfront casino with table games and slot machines, a hotel and marina
- 13
- Palmer
- Developer/Investor: Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
- Location: 150 acres off the Massachusetts Turnpike, Palmer
- Zone: Region B, West
- Proposed development type: Resort Casino
- Cost: $500 million to $600 Million
- Current use: Undeveloped land
- Proposed development: Casino with 3,000 slot machines, a 600-room hotel, and retail stores.
- 14
- Everett
- Developer/Investor: Wynn Resorts
- Location: A 37-acre parcel on the Mystic River between Route 99 and a commuter rail bridge.
- Zone: Region A, East
- Proposed development type: Resort Casino
- Cost: N/A
- Current use: Former Monsanto Chemical Co. site
- Proposed development: No details available.
- 15
- West Springfield
- Developer/Investor: Wynn Resorts
- Location: Eastern States Exposition fairgrounds
- Zone: Region B
- Proposed development type: Resort Casino
- Cost: Could cost $700 million to $800 million
- Current use: Part of Eastern States Exposition fairgrounds
- Proposed development: Forty acres of the 175-acre fairgrounds would be dedicated to the new resort, said Jim Allen, chairman of Hard Rock. The project will include shops and restaurants, a hotel, a rooftop pool, a spa, a concert venue, and 25,000 square feet of convention space, Allen said.
Compiled by Mark Arsenault and Casey Ross; David Butler, Daigo Fujiwara/Globe Staff
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