“The licensing fee for each resort casino will be a minimum of $85 million and requires a capital investment, to include a hotel facility, of at least $500 million. This “Expanded Gaming Act” allows for three resort-style casinos in Massachusetts and one slots facility (slots parlor). Governor Deval Patrick signed the Expanded Gaming Act into law, on the 22nd of November 2011. More Finally, A Massachusetts Casino (Resort Casino)īefore I get to some of my observations about the first casino banked table games in the state of Massachusetts, we probably should glance at a bit of the history of Massachusetts gaming.