Wynn’s antislot group hired Revere political operative
When Wynn Resorts quietly launched a campaign to scuttle a proposal for a slots parlor in neighboring Revere last month, the opposition group hired someone with fresh insight into Revere’s electorate — the campaign manager for Mayor Brian M. Arrigo’s election last fall.
Gregory Maynard engineered the upset victory that ousted two-term mayor Dan Rizzo and installed Arrigo, then a 35-year-old city councilor. Rizzo attributed his loss to his failure to bring a casino to Suffolk Downs, the mostly dormant race track that spans Revere and East Boston.
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