STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STEPHEN CROSBY, who served as chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission since its inception and has overseen the implementation of casino gaming in the Bay State, resigned from the commission Wednesday afternoon, effective immediately. Crosby’s departure comes as the Gaming Commission prepares to make public the findings of its investigation into […]
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Gaming commission won’t alter course on tribal casino
The state’s Gaming Commission rejected a proposal by the developers of a Brockton casino plan to either expedite the licensing process or declare that it will issue a Southeast region gaming license regardless of what happens with the Mashpee Wampanoag plans for a Taunton gaming resort. Chairman Stephen Crosby, echoing a consensus among the five-member […]
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Mystery figure in Crosby ethics probe revealed
THE MYSTERY FIGURE who spurred a state ethics investigation of Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby turns out to be Charles A. Baker III, a lawyer and top Democratic political operative who last year represented rivals of Wynn Resorts in the hunt for a Greater Boston casino license. Baker sent a letter to the State […]