Plainville

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on Friday announced it assessed a $40,280 penalty against Dynamic Cleaning, Inc. of Plainville for asbestos regulation violations.

Revenue was down last month at Plainridge Park Casino and MGM Springfield, but the state will still count about $11.6 million in gaming tax collections from November.

The fight for entertainment dollars is not getting easier for Central Massachusetts venues and attractions, even if leaders aren't sure how casino competition will play out.

Anticipating that the Supreme Court might rule next year that states can legalize sports wagering, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Thursday resolved to prepare research on the topic.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission levied a $65,000 fine upon Plainridge Park Casino for repeatedly not complying with minimum security staffing requirements at the Plainville slots parlor.

The state's slots parlor generated more than $12.1 million in revenue last month, with $5.95 million of it going to local aid or a horse racing fund, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission announced Wednesday.

In November, Dean J. Mazzarella was elected to his 12th two-year term as Leominster mayor, extending his lead as longest serving mayor in the city's 375-year history. This January, when Medford Mayor Michael J. McGlynn retires, Mazzarella officially will be the longest currently serving mayor in Massachusetts.

As the four-year anniversary of the state's casino law approaches there's only one facility authorized by that law in operation, but Gov. Charlie Baker says it will be a "long time" before Massachusetts can be designated as a winner or loser in the expanding gambling industries.

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The first Massachusetts gambling location, the Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, opened in late June and, so far, things seem to be going smoothly enough.