Another Proposal
The CEO of Harrah’s Entertainment urged business leaders and politicians to bring casinos to Massachusetts in a speech made on Thursday. Gary Loveman said that “Harrah’s would like to build casinos in the state, possibly on the Suffolk Downs racetrack campus, which he said has enough space for a hotel and entertainment facility.” Casinos in Massachusetts aren’t too likely — the state is “desperately dependent” on the $800 million the state lottery brings in and legislators don’t want any competition for the revenue, but this article is about yet another proposal for developing the Suffolk Downs land. The Celtics are talking about the site, and real estate development groups, and now this guy, all of which says to me that the feeling of area business leaders is that Suffolk’s days are numbered. With all this talk flying about, how much longer will Boston have a racetrack? Woe to the New England racing fan! (Boston Globe)
