Revere Mayor Daniel Rizzo yesterday slammed the controversial sale of MBTA land to Wynn Resorts in Everett, calling it the latest example of a rigged system designed to award the coveted Boston-area casino license to the Las Vegas gaming giant. “This is another example of them trying to trample over any opposition,” Rizzo said.

When former Las Vegas mayor Jan Jones Blackhurst began working at Caesars Entertainment about 15 years ago, it was a very different company. Then known as Harrah’s Entertainment, the company had just moved its headquarters from Tennessee to Las Vegas, so it was, in many ways, the new kid on the block.

As a result, companies like Las Vegas Sands will continue to struggle. Yet even the most bearish estimates of a 30% decline in gaming revenue compared to 2014 would put Macau’s total gaming revenue at around $31 billion, which is still more than 3 times as much as 2015 expected gaming revenue for Las Vegas.

Wynn Resorts is promising a swift response to concerns from the state’s environmental secretary, who raised legal questions about the acquisition of MBTA-owned land critical to the casino’s traffic plans. Wynn Everett President Robert DeSalvio says Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Matthew Beaton found the gambling company’s plan “suitable on substantially all of the 59 conditions” for the project identified by Beaton’s predecessor.

A state lawmaker says Ohio’s casinos that have fallen short of their financial promises shouldn’t be allowed to use freebies to attract high rollers. Legislation that is set to be proposed in the coming week would stop casinos from giving out promotional gambling credits if the casinos haven’t met revenue projections that were made before Ohio voters approved the casinos six years ago.

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During the summer of 2014, casino industry investors watched as Japanese lawmakers discussed the possibility of bringing a bill to their congress that would legalize gambling. This bill would have paved the way for historically Las Vegas-focused companies such as Las Vegas Sands ( Then the summer legislative session came and went with a lot of discussion, but no bill was ever presented.

Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration is holding up a permit that Wynn Resorts needs to build its planned $1.7 billion casino complex in Everett. The Boston Globe reports that the administration refused to issue a crucial permit on Friday due to concerns over environmental issues.

No one matched the Mega Millions winning numbers on April 3, 2015, increasing the next jackpot to $30 million. However, one ticket holder from Michigan $5 million.

Hakkasan Las Vegas Restaurant was a celebrity hot spot, as many of the most buzzworthy names in entertainment were spotted as they relished on signature bites and libations at the most in-demand Cantonese restaurant inside MGM Grand Hotel & Casino . Check out photos below! Arriving first to the destination just after 10 p.m., the lovely and talented actress/songstress Katharine McPhee was welcomed with open arms by the adoring staff as she took her seat in the private dining room.

The lions that formerly lived at the MGM Grand now have a home in Henderson, near the M Resort. And now they have six, yes six, cubs to keep them company.

Music rules this Easter Weekend with the sensational Diana Ross soaring at the Venetian with the first weekend of her new Venetian residency and country king Kenny Chesney at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel for two nights, with two days of pool parties with Uncle Kracker at nearby Rehab pool before Kenny’s concerts. Our hometown hero Clint Holmes is singing at the Smith Center all weekend with songs he’s written over the years and a few tunes he wish he’d written.

The Republican governor filed paperwork Friday with the Illinois Secretary of State to appoint B.R. Lane as superintendent of the lottery system. Lane is a former executive with an Indiana-based computerized gaming company called International Game Technology.

Scioto Downs Racino in Columbus will undergo a $9.5 million expansion that includes a $5.9 million microbrewery, an outdoor gaming patio and new bakery. Eldorado Resorts Inc. of Reno, Nevada, which owns the racino, will also spend $5.1 million in improvements at Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie, Pa.

Combining payroll for employees with advertising and events, lobbyists spent $4.8 million during the first two months of the legislative session. According to a report from the Legislative Ethics Commission, a new law requiring lobbyist employers to report advertising costs shows that businesses and organizations spent $574,000 on advertising for or against pending legislation in January and February.

Asked in a radio interview last week about a proposed ban in Congress, Reid said “online gaming is not good for our country” but he thought online poker would be good for Nevada. If the House of Representatives were to pass the ban, Reid said, the Senate would “give it a good hard try.”

The General Assembly gave final passage Thursday night to legislation renewing Georgia’s tax credit for video gaming companies for three years. The state House of Representatives unanimously approved the bill, which had originated in the House and been amended by the Georgia Senate.

Later this month, the fourth-annual foodie fundraising event known as Delish returns with a new twist.

Wins by Sonofa Sizzle, Roddy’s Hot Again and KJ Ben completed second leg Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund $20,000 preliminaries while Bandolito had just enough to win the $28,500 Delaware Special/Handicap again on Thursday at Dover Downs. Vic Kirby picked up where he left off Wednesday, driving Sonofa Sizzle to a tight 1:51.2 victory in the first of three DSBF prelims.

We’ve just talked about Thompson Hotels heading to Cabo , but six weeks before that, One&Only Palmilla will come back, finally reopening on April 20 after recovering from the impact of Hurricane Odile . The entire One&Only Palmilla team is looking forward to welcoming our guests back to the resort as of 20 April 2015.