Picknelly Aiming for Slot Machines

Paul Picknelly is a Springfield hotel developer, and is in the process of looking into his next project – possibly to be slot machines. He is looking at an area near the Palmer turnpike exit and thinks it would be the perfect place for a hotel, as well as slot machines and a casino. With the current climate of the state looking to be more pro slot machine than not, he thinks he stands a good chance at getting it approved.

Picknelly knows that the hotel will be nice there, but by adding a slot machine casino to the mix it would bring in a large chunk of revenue for Western Massachusetts. It would also bring in much needed jobs, which he thinks is another reason why it might be approved.

With Governor Deval Patrick stating that he is interested in bringing slot machines to the state to help out with the $1 billion shortage in the state’s revenues, people like Picknelly think it is good to strike while the iron is hot – especially since there is currently a bill sitting in the Senate that would legalize slot machines in Hampden County.

Picknelly says that if there is going to be slot machines in Hampden County, Palmer is the right place for them. He says he is already in talks with the owners of the land to see if a deal can be made.

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