Opponents of a Nov. 7 ballot question that will ask voters to approve a casino in York County have gone on the offensive, launching a blistering campaign website Wednesday that attacks “Shady Shawn,” a reference to Shawn Scott, the Las Vegas casino developer who would benefit from the project. The website, wickedshady.com calls into question the ethics […]
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Oxford Casino registers anti-casino question PAC
The Oxford Casino and its parent company, Kentucky-based Churchill Downs, has already spent nearly $30,000 in polling on the race to fight a new York County casino on the November ballot. Oxford Casino registered a PAC called A Bad Deal for Maine on Monday and its parent company, Kentucky-based Churchill Downs, has already spent nearly $30,000 in polling […]
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York County casino campaign hires firm behind European Union exit effort
PORTLAND (AP) — A campaign to persuade voters to approve a southern Maine casino has reported getting assistance from a firm that helped persuade British voters to withdraw from the European Union. Progress for Maine PAC has reported paying more than $80,000 to Washington, D.C.-based firm Goddard Gunster. The leading organization that campaigned for the […]
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Southern Maine casino question first on November ballot
AUGUSTA (AP) — An initiative to allow a southern Maine casino is set to be first on November’s ballot. Democratic Secretary of State Matt Dunlap drew the order Wednesday. The first question is to allow slot machines or a casino in York County. Voters will decide if they want to allow a certain out-of-state company […]
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PAC with ties to China joins campaign for new southern Maine casino
AUGUSTA — A company apparently tied to China disclosed that it’s backing the campaign for a new Maine casino Monday — a move likely to frustrate state ethics watchdogs investigating millions in offshore dollars already dumped into the effort. The effort to get voters to approve a York County casino in the November election has been run […]
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Police identify pedestrians killed in Route 26 crash
OXFORD — Oxford Police identified two Rhode Island men killed Tuesday night in an accident at the Route 26 crossing between the Oxford Casino and the Hampton Inn. Oxford Police Chief Jon Tibbetts said Wednesday that Daniel Mercardo, 31, of Providence and Ronald Nobrega, 55, of Greenville were both killed at the scene of the […]
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York County casino campaign groups miss deadline for financial reports
AUGUSTA (AP) — Three organizations tied to a Maine casino referendum campaign that is being investigated by state officials have missed a deadline for reporting financial activity. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2teZ9im ) that the committees, which are funding a campaign to bring a casino to York County, were already under scrutiny when they […]
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Maine ethics watchdog questions casino referendum funding
AUGUSTA — Maine’s ethics watchdog may soon begin an investigation into the bid for a new casino in York County by a group that has been giving them plenty to think about during the past few months. Staff at the Maine Ethics Commission will recommend at a June 9 meeting that commissioners authorize an investigation […]
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Casino campaign reveals offshore financing in documents
AUGUSTA — In an apparent violation of Maine law, a web of domestic and offshore companies linked to a controversial developer has funded a $4.2 million bid fronted by his sister since 2015 to get Maine voters to approve a York County casino. That revelation was buried in several documents filed with the Maine Ethics […]
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Lawmakers blast Maine casino bid after lobbyist admits offshore backing
AUGUSTA — A lobbyist hastily hired by an offshore firm run by controversial developer Shawn Scott told a confrontational panel of Maine legislators Wednesday that the firm is behind the 2017 ballot question to add a casino in York County. He also said that if voters pass the question, the firm plans to sell the […]