{"id":12932,"date":"2014-03-06T12:03:15","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T20:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=12932"},"modified":"2014-03-06T15:24:28","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T23:24:28","slug":"building-better-mousetraps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/building-better-mousetraps\/","title":{"rendered":"Building better mousetraps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mohegan<\/a>Were I Steve Wynn<\/strong>, I would be feeling somewhat discouraged by my prospects in Massachusetts<\/strong>. Just look at what happened to Cordish Gaming<\/strong>. Its Leominster<\/strong> slot-parlor proposal got high marks, but was ultimately passed over because Penn National Gaming<\/strong>‘s rival project in Plainville<\/strong> would incorporate horse racing. If, as appears to be the case, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission<\/strong> is in the tank for horseracing, Suffolk Downs<\/strong> will ace Wynn just by showing up.<\/p>\n

Further aiding Suffolk Downs’ cause is a marketing program by Mohegan Sun<\/strong>. It is recruiting local businesses at a furious clip<\/a> for a program where player points can be redeemed at area businesses — “garages, print shops, insurance agents, beauty suppliers, hair salons, markets, local chambers of commerce<\/em>” — reaching as far as Salem<\/strong>. Wynn has its own gift-voucher program for Everett<\/strong> and Malden<\/strong>, but the breadth and comprehensiveness of Mohegan Sun’s effort may have him beat. The promise to fund a community college in Revere<\/strong> is also sure to appeal to the MGC.\u00a0I’m not saying Wynn should up and go home, but Mohegan Sun seems to have him outflanked at the moment.<\/p>\n