MA casino lean likely dooms Suffolk (Update: Deal set for 2015-16)

[Suffolk Shippers]

Originally Posted by ScottJ

Published Thursday, September 25th, 4:00pm



It is somewhat amazing that a state with one operating thoroughbred track did not have a gaming commission in place that could have anticipated this outcome.

Well said. It was simply stunning that one day they make a decision to give the casino to Wynn and then the next day are like, well we need to find a way to make thoroughbred racing continue. Say what?!

They relied heavily on the "jobs creation" aspect of the Wynn proposal, which was mandated because the casino legislation is a job creation bill. However, the bill also created the thoroughbred industry fund, which they seemed to ignore to an extent. Just makes no sense. They're pretty delusional if they think someone is going to come in and run Suffolk next season while it being economically palatable to the current owners.