Massachusetts Won’t Make Decision on Boston Casino This Week

BOSTON (Associated Press) — State gambling regulators say they'll hold off making a decision on the lone Boston-area casino license this week.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Wednesday said it will break off deliberations until Wynn Resorts and Mohegan Sun have a chance to respond, by Friday, to a series of conditions the panel is considering imposing on their proposals. The commission says it'll reconvene Monday with the hope of awarding the license by Wednesday.

Among the conditions it is weighing for Wynn is a redesign of its 27-story hotel tower's exterior and commitments to pay more toward improvements in traffic-clogged Sullivan Square in Boston. For Mohegan Sun, the commission is considering requiring it secure $100 million more in equity.

The commission is charged with licensing up to three casinos and one slot parlor.