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Official Says Casinos in Massachusetts Inevitable

May 27, 2008 - No Comments Massachusetts State Treasurer Tim Cahill said earlier today that someday, somehow, casinos will open for business in the Bay State. "It just seems inevitable," he told a group of Boston-area business leaders at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting. "But," he added, "It is important to do them right, because if we do it wrong, the state has a legacy of gambling." To that end, he’s....

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PPA and GPSTS Rally Today in MA

March 18, 2008 - No Comments Local members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) and the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS) will rally on the steps of the Massachusetts state house today in protest of a bill that will make online gambling illegal within the state of MA. Speaking at the rally will be noted Harvard professor Charles Nesson, an advocate of poker as a learning tool. The proposed bill would allow three casinos to open in the state of Massachusetts, but....

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Massachusetts Casino Plan On the Ropes

March 12, 2008 - No Comments As the debate heats up on allowing casinos in Massachusetts, the gambling industry in New England is cooling down, and so is support for Governor Deval Patrick’s casino plans. Slot machine revenues are off by more than 6 percent at Connecticut’s casinos, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, in the five months ending Jan. 31, compared to a year ago. At Twin River in Rhode Island, the recent addition of almost 1,000 new video lottery terminals, which....

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Massachusetts Governor Adds Pressure for Casinos

January 3, 2008 - No Comments Governor Deval Patrick is considering including projected casino licensing revenues in his budget proposal for the next fiscal year, a risky political maneuver designed to increase pressure on the House to approve his plan for three resort casinos in the state. In pushing his gaming plan into the realm of the state budget, Patrick is dangling before the Legislature the prospect of an $800 million infusion of licensing fees paid by casino developers....

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Cape Cod Businesses Against MA Casinos

January 2, 2008 - No Comments The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce board of directors has taken a position against casino gaming in Massachusetts, saying that gambling facilities could exacerbate an already severe labor shortage on the Cape. If a large-scale casino resort were developed in Middleboro or New Bedford, local residents could leave their jobs on the Cape, making it even more difficult for Cape employers to staff their businesses. Gaming has become a hot issue in the state....

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