News & Announcements
Programs & Initiatives
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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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The Community Mitigation Fund helps to offset costs related to the construction and operation of casinos.
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Upcoming Events
Nov 18
November 18, 2019 at 2:00 pm Public Health Trust Fund Executive Committee Meeting
At A Glance
RESPONSIBLE GAMING
485 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.
5,800 Jobs created by the opening of Encore Boston Harbor, with a $300 million payroll.
$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
$53.11M State taxes since August 2018
$318M State taxes since June 2015
26 Percentage of diverse employees at the casino
$259M Total in collected state taxes since March 2017
$58M Total in collected Race Horse Development Fund
MGC On Twitter
November 14, 2019
📣 The MGC is hiring! We have job openings available in IT and the IEB, along with Gaming Agent positions. Check out the list of opportunities here: https://t.co/siwM4WtUuh https://t.co/4s4asVtJxk
November 13, 2019
Last week, the MGC held a public meeting in Plainville's new municipal complex, built using monies from the town’s gaming capital stabilization fund, financed with revenue from @PlainridgePark. Watch the video from the town's brand new meeting room here: https://t.co/EhxWa4fe9d
November 12, 2019
Meeting Notice: Public Health Trust Fund Executive Committee Meeting, November 18, 2019 at 2:00pm, 101 Federal Street, 12th Floor, Boston, MA. Agenda available here: https://t.co/a1Y0GV5t1b https://t.co/ZNLrYY2DUI