{"id":41995,"date":"2017-01-02T14:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T22:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=41995"},"modified":"2016-12-20T09:53:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T17:53:55","slug":"massachusetts-casinos-held-at-bay-in-2016-but-future-looks-buoyant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/massachusetts-casinos-held-at-bay-in-2016-but-future-looks-buoyant\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Casinos Held at Bay in 2016, But Future Looks Buoyant"},"content":{"rendered":"
It was a turbulent year for Massachusetts casinos.<\/p>\n
Legalized in 2011 through the state’s Expanded Gaming Act, five years later only one gambling venue is open for business. Massachusetts’ casino expansion law called for the authorization of three resort casinos in three distinct regions, plus a single slots-only parlor.<\/p>\n