Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen P. Crosby signaled yesterday he's ready to greenlight a proposed Mohegan Sun casino at Suffolk Downs in Revere, where the Planning Board last night unanimously voted in favor of a zoning amendment to allow gambling facilities.
The proposed change now goes to the City Council's subcommittee on zoning and the full council Monday night.
"This is just another example of our great partnership with the city of Revere and its affirmation of gaming development on our property with our new partners from Mohegan Sun," said Chip Tuttle, Suffolk Downs' chief operating officer.
The Planning Board's decision came just hours after the Gaming Commission delayed until next week a vote on whether the racetrack and Mohegan Sun can shift their proposed casino from East Boston, where voters rejected a Suffolk Downs casino last month, to the Revere portion of the track's property, where voters approved it.
The commission also will decide next week whether Revere's host community agreement and Nov. 5 referendum sufficiently address the possibility of a Revere-only option.
But Crosby said it would be "unfair" to prevent Mohegan Sun from going forward with the project.
"The referendum people voted on in Revere is clearly not what's on the table today," Crosby said. But he said, "To not permit Revere to go forward, when all reasonable deduction suggests had this been on the table it would have been enthusiastically endorsed, would be unfair."
Commissioner James F. McHugh countered that he is "troubled" by it, saying, "Voters have not had the opportunity to vote on Mohegan Sun."
By law, if a gaming proposal is rejected, there can't be another vote for 180 days, which would be well past the Dec. 31 deadline for gaming applications.
Boston, Chelsea and Winthrop are designated as surrounding communities, which would entitle them to funds to address potential impacts such as traffic and public safety. Lynn and Everett also have requested surrounding community status. Winthrop Town Councilor Craig Mael submitted an anti-casino town resolution last night. He said local support has waned thanks to the Revere-only plan.
The only other contender for the sole gaming license in eastern Massachusetts is Las Vegas billionaire Steve Wynn's Everett proposal. His suitability hearing is set for Dec. 16.
Wynn worked to ingratiate himself in the Everett area, sponsoring a charitable holiday toy event yesterday at the Everett Target. He's also helping sponsor the Boston Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops.
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