News & Announcements
Programs & Initiatives
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MODE is a program designed to build upon existing research and to foster broad access to data for people with differing skills.
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GameSense informs casino patrons about when to gamble, when to stop and how much to spend.
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The Community Mitigation Fund helps to offset costs related to the construction and operation of casinos.
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Upcoming Events
Jul 02
July 02, 2020 at 9:30 am MGC Regulations Hearing
Jul 02
July 02, 2020 at 10:00 am MGC Open Meeting
At A Glance
RESPONSIBLE GAMING
750 People currently enrolled in the statewide Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program
63 Years of combined gaming experience for GameSense advisors at Encore Boston Harbor, with 8 languages fluently spoken between the team members
22 Percentage of patrons who reported having changed how they gamble because of interaction with GameSense advisor
20,539 Active enrollees in PlayMyWay as of July 3, 2019
100 Years since the waterfront has been accessible.
$23 million 49.4% of the casino's total vendor spend in the third quarter of 2019 was attributable to businesses in Massachusetts.
$68M Total spent on environmental cleanup of the casino's land to open up the Everett shoreline to the public for the first time in more than a century.
5.2 million Construction hours completed on the project by over 7,000 workers. Of those workers, 1,685 were minority, 452 were female, and 301 were veterans.
$960 million Total project budget, higher than early estimates of $850 million
21.78% Percentage of construction hours paid to minorities
35 Percentage of opening day employees who were Springfield residents
$83.8M State taxes since August 2018
100 More than 100 racing days held in 2019
26 Percentage of diverse employees at the casino
$288.5M Total in collected state taxes since March 2017
$64.9M Total in collected Race Horse Development Fund
MGC On Twitter
July 01, 2020
The #MGC just released its July 1 Newsletter, which includes: 📝 A Message from the Chair 🎰 Detailed Health and Safety Requirements for Casino Reopening 📦 New Online Gaming Research Hub and Data Sharing Platform and more. 🔗 READ: https://t.co/8P9hM9uqwY https://t.co/V3iZ7Q8knj
July 02, 2020
VOTE: The Commission voted unanimously to approve the MGC's FY2021 budget as presented by staff and more fully described in the Commissioner's Packet here: https://t.co/Ht6lvR76i3
July 02, 2020
VOTE: Today the Commission voted unanimously to approve pandemic-related minimum standards for the reopening of horse racing and simulcasting operations at Plainridge Park, Suffolk Downs, and Raynham Park. 🔗Commissioners' packet can be found here: https://t.co/Ht6lvR76i3