Groups from Palmer and East Boston plan to campaign with casino opponents in Revere ahead of the Mohegan/Suffolk Downs referendum in February, tapping into their experience barring the Suffolk Downs proposal in Eastie and first-hand dealings with Mohegan Sun in Palmer.
"We have pledged our support to the opposition in Revere," said Celeste Myers, a leader of the anti-casino group No Eastie Casino, which successfully led the charge to reject a Suffolk Downs proposal in East Boston in November. Suffolk Downs, partnering with Mohegan Sun after it was narrowly rejected in Palmer, convinced the Gaming Commission to allow a Feb. 25 referendum in Revere.
"I thought my job was over on Nov. 5," Myers said. The Revere group fighting the casino, Don't Gamble on Revere, has reached out to Myers for suggestions and pointers.
"They reached out to us and asked us for tips," Myers said. "We're going to be making ourselves available to them."
Robert Young, spokesman for the pro-casino Palmer Businesses for a Palmer Casino, said his group will have a presence in Revere leading up to the vote. His group wrote to the state Gaming Commission claiming Mohegan Sun didn't act in good faith in Palmer.
"If they have a rally, or if they need to speak to somebody, I will come out; other citizens will directly come out and let the people from a first-hand experience what we went through," Young said.
Revere voters will be casting ballots on a completely redesigned project, made to fit in the smaller portion of Suffolk Downs property that is in Revere.
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