The New England Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and Suffolk Downs reached agreement Saturday on several conditions for the upcoming 2014 meet, although the amount of purses to be paid, the number of days of live racing, and other issues remain unsettled due to the uncertainty of whether the track’s gaming partner will be awarded a casino license. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission isn’t expected to decide until sometime in May whether Wynn Resorts or Mohegan Sun, which has partnered with Suffolk Downs and proposed a $1.3 billion development on the racetrack grounds, wins the sole destination resort casino designated for the greater Boston area. Meanwhile, the horsemen accepted the track’s proposal to host a live meet for at least four months, from May 3 through Sept. 1, but that is contingent upon Mohegan Sun winning the license. Under terms of the deal, should Wynn Resorts instead prove successful in its plan to build a $1.6 billion casino in the nearby city of Everett, located just two miles from Suffolk Downs, the horsemen will receive a maximum of 60 and a minimum of 30 days' notice of the track’s continuing plans to operate. Further complicating the issue is that under state statute, if Mohegan Sun wins the license, the gaming operation must be contained to the racetrack grounds located entirely within the city of Revere. That is where the backstretch is located, so it would have to be torn down and relocated at the meet’s conclusion. “Total purse funding and possible casino construction timelines will not be known prior to the start of the 2014 race meet," the horsemen's group said in a statement. "These uncertainties make it difficult to address at this time any further extension of the meet beyond September 1." Mohegan Sun officials are on record that they have no interest in incorporating live racing with the gaming operation. Nonetheless, Suffolk’s ownership group, which would become the landlord for the casino project, has pledged to continue to race for a minimum of 15 years, but the ownership added that is not economically possible if Mohegan Sun does not win the license. Suffolk Downs chief operating officer Chip Tuttle said, "We look forward to a substantial race meet in 2014 and will continue to work with the NEHBPA and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on measures to ensure the long-term viability for racing here in conjunction with Mohegan Sun Massachusetts earning a gaming license." Attorneys for the horsemen and the track will continue to work on the agreement. Meanwhile, in order for the Suffolk/Mohegan Sun proposal to move forward, voters in Revere must approve it in a crucial referendum on Feb. 25. Voters in Everett approved the Wynn proposal by over 80 percent last June.