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Thursday, January 24, 2013

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 …

Ray Stecker

11:19 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

This is a very inferior idea. Gambling does not provide a positive outcome for people or the local and extended community. It is just politicians chasing money at ay cost. Poiltitian's values for the most part are in the gutter, please don't drag a community down with you. In addition the traffic in that area is bad enough. For once think of tomorrow's implications of today's decisions. There are…   more ›

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