Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Increases For Massachusetts S-Breds

September 01, 2020

On the recommendation of the Massachusetts Horse Racing Committee, the commissioners of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission have voted 5-0 in favour to approve a revised allocation of funds from the R...

Plainridge Opening Delayed

When the Massachusetts Gaming Commission gave its support to a tentative date for live racing to begin at Plainridge Park, it was contingent on Phase-3 of the governor’s reopening plan beginning on sc...

Plainridge Looking For 100 Race Dates

November 09, 2017

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has announced that officials with Plainridge Park are looking for the track to host 100 race dates for the 2018 season of live racing.

Plainridge Meet Details Announced

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has approved a request to postpone the opening day of the 2015 Plainridge Racecourse meet for two weeks.

Glimmer Of Hope For Suffolk Downs

It was announced late last week that live Thoroughbred racing at Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts may not be over, contrary to what was previously believed.

Sigh Of Relief At Plainridge

November 05, 2014

Officials with Penn National Gaming and Plainridge Racecourse are breathing a sigh of relief today, as Ballot Question 3, which called for a repeal of the state’s 2011 casino law, was defeated on Tues...

Lawsuit Filed Over MA Slots Licence

It has been reported that George Carney, the owner of Raynham Park, has filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in an attempt to block Penn National Gaming from getting its racino ...

Plainridge Gets MA Slots License

February 28, 2014

The preservation of existing harness racing jobs and of the entire Standardbred industry in Massachusetts was a determining factor to award the state’s single slots parlor license to Penn National Gam...

MGC Approves Plainridge’s 2014 Dates

November 14, 2013

It has been reported that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has approved 2014 race dates for Plainridge Racecourse.

MGC Pondering Final Gaming License

October 08, 2013

On Monday, October 7, representatives from Penn National Gaming, Parx Raynham and the Cordish Companies each delivered pitches to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission regarding why their companies shou...

PNG’s Plainridge Casino Submission

October 04, 2013

Penn National Gaming today delivered its formal application to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for a Category 2 gaming license for its proposed Plainridge Park Casino located in Plainville, MA. Pe...

Update On PNG/Plainridge Deal

September 10, 2013

It has been reported that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has approved Penn National Gaming’s takeover of a host-community agreement with Plainridge Racetrack.

Penn National To Buy Plainridge?

September 04, 2013

After allegations of impropriety prompted the state gaming commission to disqualify Plainridge Racecourse from bidding on a slots facility, there's still a chance that expanded gaming could come to th...