$2 trillion stimulus<\/a> to help workers and businesses through the global health emergency. The gaming industry partnered with the travel and hospitality sectors to campaign for inclusion.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe package includes increased unemployment benefits, small business loans, and one-time $1,200 checks for individuals earning less than $75,000 per year (the payments continue for up to $99,000 per year earners at a reduced rate).<\/p>\n
American Gaming Association President Bill Miller thanked the Senate for the relief package, but added, “If the industry remains shut down for two months, it will jeopardize the livelihoods of those individuals, as well as the 17,000 gaming supplier jobs and 350,000 American small business workers supported by the gaming industry.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) says the state’s three commercial casinos will remain closed until April 7. During the agency’s remote meeting on Wednesday, the five-member commission voted unanimously in favor of extending the mandatory gaming shutdown that was initiated on March 14. The Commission will continue to review and assess the public health condition […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":131208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Massachusetts Casinos Will Remain Closed Until at Least April 7<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n