Suffolk Downs says it will have a new gaming partner before the end of the month to build a resort casino on the Revere portion of its property, but casino opponents are claiming that if that happens, East Boston's "No" vote means the racetrack can't continue to operate in Eastie if it is part of a Revere casino complex — potentially threatening hundreds of track jobs.
Matt Cameron, a lawyer volunteering with the group No Eastie Casino, said under state law, a "gaming establishment" includes "any other non-gaming structure related to the gaming area."
"Our interpretation of that definition is that a casino can't so much as plant flowers on the Boston side at this point," he said, adding that the law holds "an applicant for a gaming license who holds a live racing license ... shall maintain an existing racing facility on the premises."
"(Suffolk Downs) therefore cannot apply for a gaming license without also operating a horse track as a condition of the license, and that track can't be in Boston as part of a gaming establishment following East Boston's (no) vote," Cameron said.
"We see no other logical possibility than that they are prepared to destroy the track in order to save it."
But Chip Tuttle, Suffolk Downs' chief operating officer, countered it's still "our preference and our plan" to preserve racing.
"No, we won't have to move the track," Tuttle insisted, "But there's a strong likelihood we'll have to relocate the barn area, which takes up about 25 acres in Revere that we're now looking at for gaming development. We haven't reached any conclusions about where we'll put it."
If, however, Suffolk Downs' casino plan is shot down, Tuttle said, the track's future — and its 350 jobs — are "very much in jeopardy."
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