Cordish is Final Company to Decide on Slots Location

The company eyeing Danvers still has not decided where it will seek a license for a slots parlor.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is still waiting to hear from Cordish Companies about where it wants to locate a proposed slots parlor in the state. One possible site the company has considered in the Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers. The other company that had not announced a location for its planned slots parlor, Mass Gaming and Entertainment LLC, has confirmed that they plan to pursue a project in Worcester, according to the Gaming Commission's Division of Investigations and Enforcement. "They did not specify an exact location," said the commission's spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll. The final company that has not announced a specific location is Cordish Companies, operating as PPE Resort Casinos in Massachusetts. It has not yet indicated a …

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Taxi Pickups Resume, Available Liquor License, Free Kindle and More in North Shore Biz News

Here's a round-up of business news in the North Shore area.

Have you noticed a new store while driving around the North Shore recently? Patch loves small business and we try to cover every new opening. Here is a look at some recent business openings and happenings on the North Shore. Have you noticed a new shop and have been wondering what it is? Leave us a note in the comment section and we will check it out. Casino Developer Postpones Public Meeting on Slots Parlor The Maryland-based developer that has discussed a proposal to locate a slot parlor at Liberty Tree Mall will not hold a public meeting this week as once discussed. Taxis Given OK to Immediately Resume Danvers Pickups Three taxi companies that have pending taxi licenses filed with the town of Danvers were given a temporary OK to …

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5 Things To Know on March 5: North Shore Business Expo Comes to Town

A great way to start the day with a quick look at the events and happenings in town.

Welcome to “5 Things,” your daily source for community events, happenings in town and other little tidbits of information. Here are five things you need to know on Tuesday, March 5. 1. Warmer: Clouds will still linger on Tuesday but the temperature will get a little higher than Monday – up to the mid-40s.  There’s an outside chance of a morning shower and there will be a light north wind. 2. Expo: The annual North Shore Business Expo comes to DoubleTree by Hilton Boston North Shore on Tuesday, with a full day of events planned. Businesses from all across the region will take part and there will be several seminars and panels discussions for local business leaders. 3. Blogs: Have you checked our "Local Voices" blogs? Just in the past few …

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Casino Developer Postpones Public Meeting on Slots Parlor

The Maryland-based developer that has discussed a proposal to locate a slot parlor at Liberty Tree Mall will not hold a public meeting this week as once discussed.

There will not be a public meeting this week to hear more from the Maryland-based developer that has eyed Liberty Tree Mall as a possible location for a slots parlor. Town Manager Wayne Marquis said that a representative of The Cordish Companies - the developer that is reportedly interested in slots parlor at the mall - e-mailed him last week to say the company is postponing plans for a March 5 meeting at Danvers High School. The representative, Jeff Snyder, said he appreciated feedback he has received so far from town staff and the Board of Selectmen but plans to take more time preparing the presentation. "They said they needed to be comprehensive and thorough in any presentation they make to the community," Marquis said. The delay in the…

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Developer to Seek Slots License, Still No Location Chosen

The company looking at a Danvers mall for the possible location for a slots parlor confirmed with state regulators on Tuesday it is seeking a slots license.

The Cordish Company, the developer that wants a casino license in Massachusetts, said on Tuesday that it is seeking a slots license. The company had been given a deadline of Monday to tell the state Gaming Commission whether it is seeking a slots license or resort casino license. Gaming Commission spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said on Tuesday that Cordish will seek a slots license. The company has not said where it hopes to build the slots parlor and it has not been required yet to tell state regulators where it wants it to be located. It was widely reported last year that the company, and its Massachusetts subsidiary PPE Casinos Resort, was considering a 100,000 square foot, 1,250 slots parlor at the Liberty Tree Mall. WWLP in Springfield …

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First Slots Deadline Coming on Monday

The state Gaming Commission has set Monday as the deadline for all companies to decide whether it is seeking a resort casino license or slots parlor license.

Monday is the first hard deadline for The Cordish Companies and its subsidiary PPE Casino Resorts MA - the company that has been eyeing Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers for a possible slots parlor. The deadline was set just last Monday. It applies to both PPE Casino Resort and Rush Street Gaming, two of the 11 applicants that have not said whether they seek a resort casino license or slots license. Cordish and its PPE subsidiary have been considering a plan for a 100,000 square foot, 1,250 slots complex that would be built at Liberty Tree Mall. Not many other details have emerged about the plan. WWLP-TV in Springfield reports that the other location being eyed by Cordish is Chicopee, where the company is interested in a riverfront mill area. …

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Casino Developer Has Week to Decide if it Will Pursue Slots License

The company that is reportedly looking at Liberty Tree Mall as a location for the state's only slots parlor has a week to decide if it is seeking a slots license, and not a resort casino license.

The company eyeing Liberty Tree Mall as the site of the state’s only slots parlor has a week to decide whether it will indeed seek a slots license, the Boston Herald is reporting on Monday afternoon. Later, in a press release, Massachusetts Gaming Commission spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll confirmed the report through a press release issued by the commission. There’s only one slots license up for grabs statewide and the state Gaming Commission has said it plans to award that license by the end of the year. To move along the process, the commission has set Monday, Feb. 18 as the deadline for the two undecided companies to tell state regulators whether they want to build a resort casino or slots parlor. Eleven companies submitted an application …

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Slots Developer to Meet with Selectmen on Wednesday

Members of the Danvers Board of Selectmen plan to meet with a representatives of the Cordish Co. on Wednesday about the companies plans to possibly build a slots parlor at Liberty Tree Mall.

Representatives from the Cordish Co. plan to meet with members of the Board of Selectmen at Town Hall on Wednesday to go over plans to possibly build a slots parlor at Liberty Tree Mall. On Tuesday night, selectmen told about 60 people that filled the Toomey Meeting Room that they did not have any further details beyond what has been reported in the press. “We have no details and no further information,” said Selectman Gardner Trask. Selectmen plan to meet with a Cordish representative in groups of one or two on Wednesday to hear more details and ask questions. The meetings will not be public and are limited in number to avoid violations of the Open Meeting law. A public meeting to hear from the company has been scheduled for March 5. May …

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Selectmen to Publicly Discuss Slots for First Time Tuesday

The Danvers Board of Selectmen is s tolated discuss a plan for a slots parlor proposal for the first time on Tuesday night.

The proposal to build a slots parlor at Liberty Tree Mall is planned to be discussed for the first time on Tuesday by the Danvers Board of Selectmen, reports The Boston Globe. Members of the Board of Selectmen will also meet individually with representatives with PPE Casinos MA this week, the Globe reported. PPE Casinos is a subsidiary of the Cordish Co. of Maryland. The company last year opened Maryland Live! slots casino is its home state. The company was one of 11 applicants last month that applied to to state Gaming Commission for a casino license and is one of only three know applicants seeking the lone license statewide for a slots parlor. The proposal for a 1,250 slots parlor at the mall was first publicly unveiled last month and …

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Two Known Slots Plans are Neighbors South of Boston

This week news emerged that Danvers is being eyed as a possible location for the state's only slots parlor, but what are some of the possible competitors?

Until this week, there was just two announced proposals competing for the state's sole slots parlor license that could be issued as soon as the end of the year. Then this week, news broke that PPE Casino Resorts has inquired about the possibility of locating a 100,000 square foot, 1,200 machine slots parlor at Liberty Tree Mall. PPE is one of just two of the 11 applicants that submitted the required $400,000 deposit to the state Gaming Commission last week without specifying whether it wants a license for a slots parlor or resort casino. The company also did not say where it planned to build it. Both details are required as part of the phase 2 application process, which is coming up later this year. The gaming law requires a minimum …

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