After all the hoopla and passing a Bill that allows us to have casinos, the issue about if a community is going to have a casino has not been resolved. There has been a lot of talk and debate about the pros and the cons of casinos in … [Read more...]
Massachusetts ranks #2 in U.S. in “The Sucker Index”
Bloomberg News released a brand new "Sucker Index" today. It created the Sucker Index with 2010 data from the US Census and annual reports from state lottery commissions. The total dollar amount of prizes awarded was subtracted from ticket … [Read more...]
Call Gov. Patrick Monday 7/12/10
If you oppose Casinos or slots - call Governor Patrick Monday. Tuesday might be too late! Do you oppose Casinos and expanding gambling like slot machines into our state? Do you believe it is locals with modest incomes who will drop … [Read more...]
Anonymous Casino poll
Are you for it, against it, or somewhere in the middle? Please vote. … [Read more...]
Candidate Patrick: Please Have a Talk with Governor Patrick
Frank Phillips reported in the Boston Globe: One of Patrick's most immediate problems is that the casino initiative alienated a good chunk of his political base, particularly the progressive Democratic coalition that was at the core of his … [Read more...]
Nix Gambling Addix as Economic QuikFix
So says the growing chorus of opposition to what I call Governor Deval Patrick's plan to expand gambling addiction in Massachusetts. Although as a candidate he opposed casino gambling, Patrick has made casino gambling the centerpiece of his … [Read more...]
“Taxing the poor through casinos is cynical and cowardly.”
A: The Massachusetts Council of ChurchesB: The Amherst Democratic Town CommitteeC: The Boston Business JournalD: Some Lefty Blogger (like me.)(The correct answer is at the bottom of this post.)If you guessed correctly -- you are the winner … [Read more...]
Disagreeing with Deval on Casinos
I remember being very impressed when then-candidate Patrick offered articulate and principled opposition to casino gambling in light of the profound social harms he knew were associated with the euphemistically termed "gaming industry." … [Read more...]
Michigan and Maryland address budget shortfalls.
Below are excerpts from an article published by "progressisestates.org". It highlights and shows how Michigan and Maryland are succesfully addressing their budget shortfalls. Its noteworthy that in both states significant … [Read more...]
Professor’s Study gives Failing Grade to Casino Gambling.
2. ECONOMIC EFFECTS SHOWN TO BE ACTUALLY HARMFUL: The legalization of gambling activities eventually causes: (1) increased taxes, (2) a loss of jobs from the overall region, (3) economic disruption of other businesses, (4) … [Read more...]