Gaming regulators have laid out their timetable for making the final determination as to whether they will license a commercial casino in southeastern Massachusetts, a decision that could have a significant impact on the Massachusetts gaming landscape and the revenues the state would count as its own.

At issue in Region C – the commission’s designation for southeastern Massachusetts – is the possibility of a commercial casino in Brockton competing with a tribal resort casino that recently broke ground in nearby Taunton.

The commission announced Tuesday that it will make public the results of its months-long evaluation of the application submitted by Mass Gaming & Entertainment/Rush Street Gaming, a team planning a casino at the Brockton Fairgrounds, during a series of public presentations beginning Tuesday, April 26. The commission is expected to hold similar public presentations on Wednesday and Thursday of next week as well, all beginning at 10 a.m. at the Shaw’s Center in Brockton. The commission announced that it expects to complete its deliberations by Friday, April 29, and a meeting has been tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at the commission’s Boston headquarters.

The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe last week broke ground on its planned $1 billion First Light Resort and Casino in Taunton, less than 20 miles from the site of the planned Brockton casino.

Tribal leaders have said they plan to have a portion of the casino open for business by the summer of 2017. The Gaming Commission could decide to not issue a commercial casino license in the region, or it could grant the license and allow the two casinos to compete for players. If there are two casinos in Region C, the state would receive no taxes from the tribal casino.