Mass Gaming & Entertainment parent company Rush Street Gaming has threatened to withdraw its support for the Brockton casino project unless the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) takes swift action on the proposal.

Rush Street Gaming Chairman Neil Bluhm, who pledged to spend up to $200m on the $650m Brockton project, has expressed concerns that the MGC may be purposefully delaying its decision on whether it would grant Mass Gaming and Entertainment the sole Southeastern Massachusetts casino license. Mr. Bluhm suggested that commissioners would probably like to wait for the pending resolution on the legal status of a casino proposal from the state’s federally recognized Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe.

“I’ve got other things to do,” said Neil Bluhm, who along with local partner George Carney is proposing a sprawling casino and hotel complex on the Brockton fairgrounds near Route 123. “Do I want to be here? Yes. I’m not giving an ultimatum, but I’m not going to sit here waiting forever.”

The tribe has applied to take into trust 150 acres of land in Taunton. If granted the land, it would be able to commence work on its proposed gambling venue. However, Bluhm argued that if the Bureau of Indian Affairs rules in favor of the tribe, the decision will most certainly be appealed. This, in turn, may launch a years-long legal battle and the investor indicated that he could not wait that long.