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Tribe tops Wynn design in Boston casino competition

By PHILIP MARCELO ASSOCIATED PRESS
September 8, 2014 - 9:02 am
 

BOSTON — A state gambling regulator has given Mohegan Sun’s proposed casino in Revere higher marks in design and layout than Wynn’s rival plan in Everett.

Massachusetts Gaming Commissioner James McHugh, in a report released Monday, said Mohegan Sun’s two-hotel design is, overall, “suggestive of the resort legacy” of nearby Revere Beach.

In contrast, he suggested Wynn’s 27-story hotel tower did not fit with the proposal’s other elements, which are focused on reclaiming a heavily polluted portion of the Mystic River waterfront for public use.

He also said the proposal, overall, falls short of Wynn’s reputation for innovative design.

The report comes as the commission begins deliberations on the lucrative Boston-area casino license.

The series of meetings will run at least through Friday, when the commission may pick the license winner.

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