News & Announcements
Programs & Initiatives
PlayMyWay is a new and innovative budgeting tool now available at Plainridge Park Casinp.
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MGC has engaged a team at UMass Amherst to study the Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts.
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GameSense informs casino patrons about when to gamble, when to stop and how much to spend.
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MGC supports a first-of-its-kind effort to increase the number of women in the building trades.
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Upcoming Events
May 29
May 29, 2018 at 12:00 pm Public Health Trust Fund Executive Committee Meeting
May 30
May 30, 2018 at 10:00 am MGC Agenda Setting Meeting
At A Glance
GAMING RESEARCH
$100M Casino spending recaptured for Massachusetts during Plainridge Park Casino’s first year
90% Percentage of Plainridge Park Casino patrons who had visited casinos in other states
50.1% Plainridge Park Casino employees who had previously been unemployed or underemployed
25.8% Increase in Lottery sales in Town of Plainville in years one and two following opening of Plainridge Park
$2.5B Capital investment
9.6% Construction contracts awarded to minority-, woman-, or veteran- business enterprises
840,000 Tons of contaminated soil removed (enough to fill Fenway Park)
6/24/2019 Projected opening date
21.44% Percentage of construction hours paid to minorities (as of February 28, 2018)
3,000 Projected permanent jobs
200 yards Distance MGM Springfield moved the First Spiritualist Church
8/24/2018 Projected opening date
$227M State taxes and race horse assessments since June 2015
12,877 Active enrollees in PlayMyWay as of October 31, 2017
125 Racing days held in 2017
463` Employees as of March 31, 2018
MGC On Twitter
May 24, 2018
MEETING NOTIFICATION: MGC Agenda Setting Meeting, 5/30/18 at 10:00am. Agenda here: https://t.co/6KQdYFLoEU https://t.co/Ylq9t63n2N
May 24, 2018
VOTE: Commission votes unanimously to approve RHDF request from @SuffolkDowns and will issue funds for June and July.
May 24, 2018
Happening now: Commission reviewing Race Horse Development Fund request from Suffolk Downs.