Encore Boston Harbor Casino | 1 Broadway | Everett

I hate gambling... I have no problem at all with others choosing to gamble though, and Id much rather the money stays in state then be spent in CT. Also for the last couple months theyve been holding huge hiring events and filling up hendreds.. maybe thousands of jobs. I think overall it will be a net positive for the area. If people want to blow their own money and its fun to them, who am I to tell them not to. Gamble on.
 
stick n move said:
I I think overall it will be a net positive for the area.
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Gambling or not. Wynn (Encore Casino) cleaned up a toxic mess left by Monsanto. The state should be grateful to Wynn instead of trying to extort the corporation which employes thousands of people around the world.

Good guy or not the situation was very grim in this location in Everett.

I didn't see our state reps step up when Monsanto was polluting the environment in around Everett? No- 35 Million dollar fine to those executives.
 
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TheMagicMan said:
Gambling or not. Wynn (Encore Casino) cleaned up a toxic mess left by Monsanto. The state should be grateful to Wynn instead of trying to extort the corporation which employes thousands of people around the world.

Good guy or not the situation was very grim in this location in Everett.

I didn't see our state reps step up when Monsanto was polluting the environment in around Everett? No- 35 Million dollar fine to those executives.
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Are you Rifleman's sock puppet?
 
I wonder if a fine like this actually makes the pedestrian bridge less likely.
 
TheMagicMan said:
I'm going to report this comment to the moderator. This has nothing to do with the conversation on this thread.

Please stop

TheMagicman
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Your cadence is similar, and you also have a distinct lack of ability to understand how the law works. The Gaming Commission does not have the authority to fine Monsanto, or its dead former executives, for pollution from decades ago. They DO, however, have the authority to fine a company (Wynn) that violates an agreement with regard to disclosure/transparency.

This really isn't very hard to grasp.
 
Coyote137 said:
Your cadence is similar, and you also have a distinct lack of ability to understand how the law works. The Gaming Commission does not have the authority to fine Monsanto, or its dead former executives, for pollution from decades ago. They DO, however, have the authority to fine a company (Wynn) that violates an agreement with regard to disclosure/transparency.

This really isn't very hard to grasp.
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How the law works? Every corporation in Massachusetts who needs a license to operate in Mass I'm sure has sometype of violation from an employee or two. Does the state have the power to take their license or fine them millions? Hairstylists that work in the city need a state license to cut hair. :rolleyes:

35 Million seems very excessive for this violation. Does the state politicians plan on giving some of the money to Wynn victims?
I bet the victims did not receive 35 Million.
 
stick n move said:
So people in BMW’s should get more expensive speeding tickets than 98 corollas?
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Nice try but terrible analogy. The fine, in this highly unique licensing situation (only 1 license in the entire freaking region!) has to be commensurate with the wrongdoing and the resources of the wrongdoer. What the hell good would it do to fine Wynn $50,000? The fine is supposed to be at least something of a deterrent. Let's not pretend that casinos are regulated like other businesses. If you think they should be, that's an entirely different argument. Bottom line is Wynn the company hid important things from the Gaming Commission's investigative body. Whether the Gaming Commission should have discovered those things Wynn hid is also another story. Blows my mind that people think this fine is too high. If I was on the Commission, I would have voted for a $75 million fine and reducing the license to a 5 year provisional period with a second 5 year period if warranted. Rather than just the full 10 years they got off the bat.
 
TheMagicMan said:
I bet the victims did not receive 35 Million.
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Not sure why I am wasting my time here but you do know that the victim that Steve Wynn allegedly raped received $7.5 million dollars. No one should have to endure being raped (assuming it happened as alleged) but how many more millions do you want to give her? Do you even read what you are typing? The fine is not for Steve Wynn's alleged wrongdoing. The fine is for Wynn the company not disclosing the settlements which they were obligated by law to do to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission when they applied for the license.
 
BosDevelop said:
Nice try but terrible analogy. The fine, in this highly unique licensing situation (only 1 license in the entire freaking region!) has to be commensurate with the wrongdoing and the resources of the wrongdoer. What the hell good would it do to fine Wynn $50,000? The fine is supposed to be at least something of a deterrent. Let's not pretend that casinos are regulated like other businesses. If you think they should be, that's an entirely different argument. Bottom line is Wynn the company hid important things from the Gaming Commission's investigative body. Whether the Gaming Commission should have discovered those things Wynn hid is also another story. Blows my mind that people think this fine is too high. If I was on the Commission, I would have voted for a $75 million fine and reducing the license to a 5 year provisional period with a second 5 year period if warranted. Rather than just the full 10 years they got off the bat.
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What you shared was literally all I said. I said nothing else. You may have me confused.
 
stick n move said:
What you shared was literally all I said. I said nothing else. You may have me confused.
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I was commenting on your analogy about people getting speeding tickets in different kinds of cars which simply does not work when discussing the highly regulated casino industry in a region where only one casino is allowed by law to exist. A literal monopoly. Extreme oversight is necessary and cannot be compared with citizens receiving civil speeding infractions.

The remainder of my comments were in response to TheMagicMan's nonsense. Apologies that was unclear.
 
BosDevelop said:
Not sure why I am wasting my time here but you do know that the victim that Steve Wynn allegedly raped received $7.5 million dollars. No one should have to endure being raped (assuming it happened as alleged) but how many more millions do you want to give her? Do you even read what you are typing? The fine is not for Steve Wynn's alleged wrongdoing. The fine is for Wynn the company not disclosing the settlements which they were obligated by law to do to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission when they applied for the license.
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I would have not settled if I was the victim Wynn should be in jail if accusations were true. I would like to really here the details of this case since I personally look at Wynn like a gust of wind could knock this guy out.
 
TheMagicMan said:
I would have not settled if I was the victim Wynn should be in jail if accusations were true. I would like to really here the details of this case since I personally look at Wynn like a gust of wind could knock this guy out.
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Well, and this is what so many people do not understand.
It's not always about physical power.
When you are dealing with a billionaire, their influence goes far beyond being able to physically over power a woman. There are other implications, whether real or just perceived by the victim.

If you don't understand, I'm not going to explain. This is not the time or place, and you wouldn't comprehend anyways.
 
SeamusMcFly said:
Well, and this is what so many people do not understand.
It's not always about physical power.
When you are dealing with a billionaire, their influence goes far beyond being able to physically over power a woman. There are other implications, whether real or just perceived by the victim.

If you don't understand, I'm not going to explain. This is not the time or place, and you wouldn't comprehend anyways.
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Exactly. There have been two significant cases just this week of rapists being given no jail time (or no additional time beyond served) when the facts were not in dispute at all. Both of those cases involved average schlubs. One raped a minor, and one held his victim prisoner for a year.

In any event, this isn't about litigating #metoo. This is about what the Gaming Commission does and does not have the authority to do, and in this case they exercised their authority as stipulated. Bringing up non-sequiturs isn't helpful.
 
From 4/24. Click in to view larger. While this picture doesn't really illustrate it, I think this is possibly the best lit building in the Boston area. The glass looks incredible at dusk.

IMG_0655 by David Z, on Flickr
 
BosDevelop said:
LOL at people playing $50 hands of blackjack and $100+ per person dinners staying in an Air BnB in Everett or Somerville.
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I disagree. I believe we will see very high profile players, celebrities, athletes politicians, and the in crowd that runs our state especially on the weekends. D

I did read that the state's projections is that the casino will generate 100Million just in taxes and fees a year. (Could be wrong on this):confused:

Maybe Mr. Sam "Ace" Rothstein will be running things.
 
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