Panel OKs Plainville for 1st Mass. slots parlor

By Bob Salsberg

Published February 27, 2014 10:32pm ET

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Panel OKs Plainville for 1st Mass. slots parlor — This artist's rendition released in Oct 2013 by Penn National Gaming shows the company's casino at its proposed location in Plainville, Mass. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted by a 3-2 margin to offer a license to the company for the state's first and only slots parlor with a maximum of 1,250 slot machines, but no table games. (AP Photo/Penn National Gaming) | AP

BOSTON (AP) — A divided Massachusetts Gaming Commission chose Plainville on Thursday to be the site of the state’s first and only slots parlor.

On a 3-to-2 vote, the panel offered the slots parlor license to Penn National Gaming, which plans to operate a $225 million facility at the Plainridge harness racetrack. The track has been struggling to stay afloat as horse racing faltered in Massachusetts in recent years.

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