During the Boston mayoral election last Tuesday, November 5, there was a referendum on building a casino in East Boston and the surrounding area Revere. To get permission to begin construction of the casino, citizens of both towns had to vote and decide whether the project would go ahead. The pro-casino citizens of East Boston were confident they would get more than sixty percent of the vote. Revere citizens who agree with the project received a large number of votes in favor, with Revere's pro-casino group saying they would get at least sixty-five percent of the vote. After the mayoral election last Tuesday and the final vote count, the result was not what casino supporters expected. The result in East Boston was fifty-six percent against building a casino and forty-four percent in favor of the project. The result in the town of Revere was 60% in support and 40% against. After the official results that day, a spokesperson for the Suffolk Downs racetrack where Caesars Entertainment planned to build the casino said the referendum results were not as expected and that the project at Suffolk Downs could not move only sideways. from the town of Revere. The Revere and East Boston pro-casino group, Caesars Entertainments, and powerful politicians, including Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, have said a development on the fifty-two-acre Suffolk Downs on the Revere side is bigger than the two more casinos will be built in western Massachusetts. A casino can bring in thirty-two million dollars in tax revenue to the city. The project provided for the creation of at least four thousand jobs and an investment of a billion dollars to build the casi...... middle of paper ...... we are talking about the impact on democracy. Additionally, the original plan was that the racetrack and park would remain in place, and with the decision to build a casino solely in Revere, this would not be possible. There is naturally tension between supporters and anti-casino groups, but both viewpoints are understandable. One group highlights the benefits of building a casino and the benefits it can bring to the city. The anti-casino group focuses on the impacts of a casino on their neighborhood and small businesses. Each group has its own point of view, but they can come to a mutual agreement for the benefit of the city. A simple solution could be to build the casino outside of Boston, where they have a place in western Massachusetts. The last word rests with the State of Massachusetts which licenses the casino, but this decision will be on December 31..