Boston sues state gambling panel over Wynn casino.

BOSTON -- The city filed a lawsuit on Monday against state gambling regulators, arguing that residents of its Charlestown neighborhood should be allowed a vote on a $1.6 billion resort casino that Wynn Resorts plans to build in suburban Everett.

The lawsuit, filed against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in Suffolk Superior Court, argues that Boston should have ''host community'' status because the only ''legal access'' to the casino site goes through Charlestown.

''We have understood from day one the complexity of this issue as it relates to the City and it has always been our belief that Boston is a...

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