During the Boston mayoral election last Tuesday, November 5th there was a referendum on building a casino in East Boston and the Revere area. To obtain the license to begin construction of the casino, citizens of both cities had to vote and decide whether the project will be made public. The pro-casino citizens of East Boston were confident that they will get more than sixty percent of the vote. Revere citizens who agree with the project had a large number of votes in their favor, the pro-casino Revere group said they will get at least sixty-five percent of the vote. After last Tuesday's mayoral election and final vote counting, the result was not what casino supporters expected. The result in East Boston was 56% against building a casino and 44% in favor of the project. The result in the city of Revere was 60% in favor and 40% against. After the official results that day, a spokesperson for Suffolk Downs racetrack, where Caesars Entertainment had planned to build the casino, said that the referendum results were not what they expected and that the Suffolk Downs project could move only laterally. of the city 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 acres of Suffolk Downs on the Revere side is larger than the two other casinos to be built in Massachusetts western. A casino can bring thirty-two million dollars in tax revenue to the city. The project involves the creation of at least four thousand jobs and an investment of one billion dollars to build the cases...... middle of paper ......talk about the impact on democracy. Furthermore, the original plan called for the racetrack and park to remain in place, but with the decision to build a casino in Revere this will not be possible. There is understandably tension between supporters and anti-casino groups, but both points of view 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 impact of a casino on their neighborhood and small businesses. Each group has its own point of view, but it is possible to reach a common agreement for the benefit of the city. A simple solution might be to build a casino outside of Boston, which has a location in western Massachusetts. The state of Massachusetts that licenses the casino has the final say, but that decision will be on December 31st..