“Ultimately, what we’d like to have a conversation about,” Arrigo told the Herald, “is being recognized as a surrounding community,” a designation that would entitle Revere to compensation for things like increases in crime or traffic.įormer Mayor Dan Rizzo opted to not pursue that designation when he signed an exclusivity deal for the city to be the host community of Mohegan Sun at Suffolk Downs, which ultimately lost the sole Greater Boston casino license in 2014 to Wynn Resorts. The Casino Advisory Commission - made up of Revere’s police and fire chiefs, as well as the heads of public works, transportation, constituent services, economic development and substance abuse services - will track any effects Wynn Resorts’ Encore Boston Harbor has on Revere so that the city will be able to try to have any negative ones mitigated by the casino or the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo has formed a commission to track whatever impact the Everett casino scheduled to open Sunday may have on his city.
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