Summary:

In September 2018, a comprehensive report on the Social and Economic Impacts of Expanded Gambling in Massachusetts: 2018 (SEIGMA Research Team, 2018) was produced that described both the regional and statewide impacts of expanded gambling in Massachusetts as of mid-2018. The present report is an extraction of information from that report specific to the impacts of the construction and operation of Plainridge Park Casino (PPC).

In general, it can be said that the impacts of PPC to date have largely been positive, with clear positive economic impacts along with relatively minor negative social impacts. The profile of specific impacts is described below.