卡夫和永利计划在马萨诸塞州发展赌场生意

　　拉斯维加斯赌场经营商史蒂夫永利动摇了新英格兰爱国者队主教练比尔贝利奇克与爱国者队老板罗伯特卡夫，他们共同开会讨论在毗邻波士顿体育场馆约30英里以南的波士顿郊区开发一个酒店赌场项目。

　　波士顿环球报报道，永利和卡夫的合作可能会激起一些投资商对赌场执照的激烈竞争。

　　这次会议恰好是在马萨诸塞州州长德瓦尔帕特里克签署一项赌博法案的两周之后。德瓦尔帕特里克签署的赌博法案允许在马萨诸塞州内建设三个娱乐场度假村，其中包括在波士顿某地区建设一个娱乐场度假村。

　　美国足球联盟的规则禁止一个球队老板参与赌博行业，所以卡夫只是将土地租给永利。他们的项目计划将包括酒店，会议中心，音乐厅，高档餐馆和零售商店等。

　　波士顿先驱报报道，卡夫和永利的合作项目一年可产生收入15000000美元，以及提供多达10000个就业岗位，并且这些岗位的平均工资为40000美元。

　　但该项目开发提案必须要获得福克斯波罗三分之二的居民同意，尤其是位于吉列体育场附近居民的同意，还有尚未被任命的州博彩委员会的许可。

　　尽管这是一个颇具争议的开发项目，据萨福克唐斯赛马场报道，该项目仍然赢得了波士顿市长托马斯曼宁诺和马萨诸塞州众议院议长罗伯特的支持，他们认为一个该赌场度假村的开发项目能够解决马萨诸塞州财政资金短缺的状况。

　　根据图像显示，永利与卡夫在吉列体育场场前愉快地交谈话星期天下午的爱国者和印第安纳波利斯小马队之间的比赛。

　　波士顿环球报报道，卡夫和永利已开始与福克斯波罗的社区管理人谈论项目开发事项。他们决定，如果他们不能获得居民的支持，他们也不会发动公关战。有相关人士评论说，该项目会对福克斯波罗产生不良影响，首先会给福克斯波罗社区的交通次产生影响，并且可能增加赌博成瘾和赌博犯罪等社区问题。但有支持者说，这将给福克斯波罗创造更多的就业机会，并且能增加当地政府的财政收入。

　　“如果我们不能获得当地三分之二的居民同意，我们将放弃这笔交易”卡夫说，“我们放弃这笔交易，因为我们俩有其他事情要做，我们并不一定要达成这个项目并。”

　　一个月前，永利会见了迈阿密海滩市市长马蒂埃雷拉鲍尔和城市规划人豪尔赫冈萨雷斯，他们一起讨论在南佛罗里达州发展一个赌场度假村项目。永利将目光投向了该市属50英亩的地皮，那里包括了一个会议中心，停车场和市政厅。

　　“我认为迈阿密海滩是美国最适合发展赌场度假村的目的地”永利这样告诉午迈阿密先驱报记者。

　　拉斯维加斯赌场的另外一个经营者谢尔登。艾德森和马来西亚的游戏运营商云顶集团也正在积极游说南佛罗里达州官员，以期在南佛罗里达州发展他们的赌博业务。但这将必须需要得到佛罗里达州大多数议员的赞成票。印第安部落目前在该地区经营着一个规模较小的赌博游戏厅。

　　云鼎集团美国行政总裁科林说，在迈阿密开设的赌场度假村将从拉斯维加斯吸引一部分高赌注赌徒，特别是在东海岸和得克萨斯州的赌徒，并抢去内达华州赌场约1000000000美元至2000000000美元的赌场生意。

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　　Wynn, Kraft discuss Massachusetts casino deal

　　Steve Wynn shook the hand of New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and walked the Gillette Stadium field Sunday afternoon as the Las Vegas casino developer met with Patriots owner Robert Kraft to discuss the potential for developing a hotel-casino project on undeveloped land adjacent to the suburban Boston sports complex about 30 miles south of Boston.

　　The Boston Globe reports that the emergence of a likely Wynn-Kraft partnership "has shaken up the competition for a coveted casino license, reshaping expectations of which developers are best positioned to cash in on the state's newest industry."

　　The meeting came just two weeks after Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed legislation authorizing the development of three casino resorts and a slots parlor in the state, including one at an unspecified site in the Boston area.

　　NFL rules prohibit team owners from having a financial interest in casino properties, so Kraft would lease to Wynn land that had been earmarked for a biotech company. Plans reportedly could include a hotel, convention center, music hall, high-end restaurants and retail shops.

　　"Kraft and Wynn project $15 million in revenue a year for （Foxboro）， and as many as 10,000 construction jobs and 7,000 permanent jobs with an average salary of about $40,000," The Boston Herald reported.

　　The proposal must win two-thirds approval of voters in Foxboro, where Gillette Stadium is located, and a license from a yet-to-be appointed state gaming commission.

　　A competing proposal to redevelop the Suffolk Downs racetrack in East Boston has reportedly won the support of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo, a longtime advocate of casino gambling in the cash-strapped state.

　　Images of Wynn and his wife, Andrea Hissom, with Kraft on a chilly Gillette Stadium field show the three engrossed in conversation before Sunday afternoon's game between the Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts.

　　The Boston Globe reported that Kraft and Wynn had begun speaking with community leaders about their plans for the Foxboro site but would not wage a lobbying and public relations battle if they could not resolve residents' concerns. Critics say the project would have an adverse effect on Foxboro, a community of about 17,000 people, by generating an increase in vehicle traffic and a jump in alcohol consumption, gambling addiction and crime. Supporters say it would create jobs and broaden the community's tax base.

　　"If we can't solve （residents' concerns）， we shouldn't do this deal," Kraft said. "And we'll walk away because both of us have other things to do, and this is not the be all and end all for us."

　　A month ago, Wynn met with Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and city manager Jorge Gonzalez to discuss the development of a major casino resort project in South Florida. He is eyeing a 50-acre, city-owned parcel that includes a convention center, parking garages and city hall.

　　"I think that Miami Beach is the greatest site for a destination resort in the United States," Wynn told The Miami Herald shortly after the lunch meeting. "It has a huge footprint. Adjacent to a convention center that can be expanded and improved. It's a site that is close to the ocean."

　　Las Vegas casino developer Sheldon Adelson and Malaysia-based gaming operator Genting Group are actively lobbying for an expansion of South Florida casino development, which would require a vote of Florida state lawmakers. Native American tribes currently operate smaller gaming properties in the region.

　　Genting Americas President Colin Au has said that major casino resorts in Miami would lure high stakes gamblers from Las Vegas, particularly those based on the East Coast and in Texas, snatching $1 billion to $2 billion in annual revenue from Southern Nevada.