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
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January 28, 2021 at 9:30 am Regulations Hearing
At A Glance
RESPONSIBLE GAMING
806 People currently enrolled in the statewide Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program
63 Years of combined gaming experience for GameSense advisors at Encore Boston Harbor, with 5 languages fluently spoken between the team members
22 Percentage of patrons who reported having changed how they gamble because of interaction with GameSense advisor
26,072 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
$120M State taxes since August 2018
100 More than 100 racing days held in 2019
26 Percentage of diverse employees at the casino
$321.8M Total in collected state taxes since March 2017
$72.4M Total in collected Race Horse Development Fund
MGC On Twitter
January 22, 2021
The MGC's research page, located at https://t.co/MZX2Q88Yl2, offers a categorized and centralized repository of the research program’s wide-ranging studies and data. Take a tour and explore the new Massachusetts Open Data Exchange (MODE) here: https://t.co/8rSrnoTXw2 https://t.co/M3kQIBOo9v
January 21, 2021
DID YOU KNOW? 491 women worked on the construction of Encore Boston Harbor, the largest number of women on such a project in the history of the Commonwealth. Read the "Built to Last: Best Practices for Diversity in the Construction Industry" report here: https://t.co/gUI2Vstk2m https://t.co/Sc0SwKvgg1
January 19, 2021
MEETING NOTIFICATION: MGC Agenda Setting Meeting on 1/20/21 at 10:00am using Remote Collaboration Technology. Agenda available here: https://t.co/YPJaLsTojn https://t.co/EmmMj5zOrV