By Josh Resnek
UPDATE: The Washington Post reports the injured Saudi man is considered a victim and witness, not a suspect.
Bomb and drug sniffing dogs were drawn to several items of interest inside the condominium searched by the FBI and a host of law enforcement agencies early in the morning today on Ocean Avenue in Revere.
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The applicants for the casino licensing effort of the Milford investment group led by businessman David Nunes and Foxwoods ejected Nunes from their partnership last week in a stunning move that now leaves the Milford project totally the property of the Foxwoods ownership.
Casino insiders all claimed that Nunes did not have the money he needed to lead the project, which is the single biggest fact leading to his dismissal from it. For his part, Nunes said Foxwoods has done nothing to engender the...
The release last week of Steve Wynn's plans for a stunning high rise hotel and casino on a contaminated piece of land jutting out into the Mystic River on the Boston/Everett line was matched by Suffolk Downs 3D release of its stunning plans for the sprawling Suffolk Downs race track site on land shared by Boston/Revere.
Wynn did his thing and then Suffolk Downs did theirs.
These presentations again marked another moment to note in the evolving contest which pits Richard Fields and Caesars...
The weekend anti-casino protest held in East Boston proves that the anti-casino forces do not presently have a wide enough backing of the local population to have a major effect or a meaningful effect at all on the upcoming referendum in East Boston – and the same situation exists in neighboring Revere. Everett is another city set to welcome a casino.
Without significant members or officers of the East Boston Chamber of Commerce present holding signs and standing in the street beside them,...
What began with casino billionaire savant Steven Wynn as a self-serving foray into casino politics and bartering in Massachusetts some months back is now morphing into a legitimate effort to locate in Everett.
Forget about the land Wynn has leased being contaminated. Doesn't mean a thing to the owner of the land or to Wynn who could have the mess mitigated and cleaned to federal specifications in a matter of 6 months when push comes to shove if he gets a shot at housing a casino there.
The...
Investigators hired by the State Police and the Gaming Commission’s Enforcement and Investigations Unit led by Attorney Karen Wells have been searching out new information while studying documents, as the vetting process continues for three casino hopefuls in the Boston district.
Stephen Wynn, Richard Fields, and David Nunes, who hope to place casinos of their own in Everett, East Boston/Revere and in Milford respectively, are right now under the microscope, so to speak. The investigation began...
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission believes that locale may be the key to a successful gaming operation for casinos in Massachusetts. To this end, the commission is exploring whether or not the three casinos it will ultimately sanction in Massachusetts should be located or rather, be hidden away in heavy woods out of reach of urban life or should locate in the heart of bustling cities like Boston.
"Mind boggling" is how this decision, among many, many others, was termed the commission must make...
Ed. note: The ramifications of casino gambling are huge, both statewide and in communities such as East Boston and Revere. Starting today, Josh Resnek will explore and explain the coming gambling wave, with his unique insights as former vice president and editor of the Independent Newspaper Group, which cover, among other places, East Boston, Revere and Everett.
All the casino talk and machinations by those...
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