With the pot containing the state's lone slots parlor license, three competitors pitched their geographic desirability, ability to fund and quickly construct a facility and their past performance before the state's gaming commission Monday.
The slots parlor proposals for Leominster and two other communities in Massachusetts will go to a public hearing today before the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which will decide which of the three will get the state's sole slots license.
With just days before Leominster voters cast ballots that will decide whether plans for a proposed slots parlor can go forward, two impact studies released by city officials conclude that a gambling facility would benefit the city.
The $200-million slots parlor that a Baltimore-based developer is hoping to bring to Leominster took a step forward Wednesday as the city's Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit for the project.
The Four Points Hotel by Sheraton in Leominster has traded hands and will convert to a Double Tree, the hotel's general manager, Suzanne Farias, said Wednesday.