To that end, it's raised a number of issues dealing with permitting and acquisition deadlines that it says Wynn has failed to meet. The city also seeks to revoke Wynn's casino license, preventing the facility from ever opening. In other words, because the casino itself would not be located in Boston, Boston cannot be considered a host community, the commission decided. Commissioner James McHugh cited the gaming legislation passed by lawmakers (including Walsh) in 2011: 'The Legislature, in its wisdom, defined the host community in geographical terms, not in impact terms.' That argument had earlier been rejected by the gaming commission in May 2014, when the city first made its case. 'The only way in and the only way out of the proposed Boston casino is through the city of Boston on a city of Boston road that is not zoned for a casino,' Mayor Marty Walsh said on May 21, announcing that the city had expanded its original complaint, which was filed in early January. The city argues that it is a host because right now the only way to access the Everett casino site is through roads owned by the city of Boston. The city was unable to reach a similar deal with Wynn - with the mayor adamant that Boston be named a host community in any deal.

While the agreement did not give East Boston residents a vote on the proposed casino at the racetrack, it would have seen Mohegan pay Boston $18 million per year to start. Here's much more on the suit and the long legal battle:īoston reached a lucrative surrounding community agreement with Wynn's former competitor for the license, Mohegan Sun, which had sought a casino at Suffolk Downs. The suit argues that Boston should be a host community to the casino - a designation that would give residents of the Charlestown neighborhood the opportunity to vote on the project, Boston more money for mitigation, and the city the power to kill the casino altogether.īut it also aims to revoke Wynn's gambling license, and bar the five state gaming commissioners from taking further action on the Greater Boston casino license. Lawyers for the city of Boston and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission met in court Thursday over Boston's lawsuit against the proposed Wynn Resorts casino in neighboring Everett.īoston's lawsuit is a long, winding document that lays out multiple arguments and accusations against the gaming panel and Wynn Resorts.

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