Gaming panel to play hand on host status for Boston

The state Gaming Commission is forging ahead with its plan to rule on whether Boston is a host community to casinos in Revere and Everett after Hub lawyers argued the gaming panel does not have legal standing to make the determination.

"We will proceed with the hearing," commission spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll told the Herald yesterday. "As we have stated previously, the commission has statutory authority to make this decision, and we look forward to resolving this matter quickly."

The commission will discuss a date for the adjudicatory hearing tomorrow, and is sticking with a goal of awarding a casino license in June to either Mohegan Sun's Revere proposal or Wynn Resorts' Everett plan.

Driscoll said the commission has been facilitating information-sharing between the applicants and Boston and hopes to hold a hearing "where everybody will feel like they're prepared with the information that's necessary to support their position."

In a March 25 letter to the commission, city attorney Thomas Frongillo questioned whether the commission had jurisdiction to decide if Boston is a host community. The city is still not entirely on the same page with the commission, asking in a letter Monday for details on tomorrow's discussion, which the commission had said in another letter would include discussion of Boston's status.

"The city requests that the commission provide a more detailed explanation of these statements, which will enable the city to move forward in a thoughtful and productive manner on behalf of its residents including protecting their right to vote," reads the letter by city lawyer Elizabeth Dello Russo.

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