Broadside: Walsh strikes lucrative deal with Mohegan Sun

Commonwealth Magazine editor Bruce Mohl joined Broadside to analyze Mayor Marty Walsh's "surrounding community" deal with Mohegun Sun

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has been busy working to make the city a winner in the casino sweepstakes.

On Tuesday, Walsh softened his opposition to a Mohegan Sun casino at Suffolk Downs in Revere, Massachusetts. He sat down to negotiate a deal for Boston to reap the benefits for being a so-called "surrounding community."

Walsh struck a deal the next day. The resort will pay the city $18 million per year. That's if it opens of course.

Bruce Mohl, editor of Commonwealth Magazine, has been following the unfolding casino drama very closely. He recently conducted an in-depth interview with Steve Wynn of Wynn Casinos.

Mohl joined Jim Braude on Broadside to discuss the latest regarding the casino push, among other issues.

Walsh had to strike a deal because the gaming commission left him with no other option. "He had to either strike a deal or be left with getting nothing for the city," said Mohl.

Mohl said Mohegan Sun is portraying itself as the "good neighbor" casino. "They had a good incentive to cut a deal with Boston," said Mohl. Wynn's casinos on the other hand are presenting more of a headache.

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