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The Pros and Cons and Unknowns of Casinos

March 21, 2012 By PaulHeroux

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, casino, casino-gambling, casino-patrick-revenue, casinos, crime, foxboro, foxborough, gambling-addiction, revenue

Massachusetts ranks #2 in U.S. in “The Sucker Index”

March 14, 2012 By stoppredatorygambling

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casino-gambling, lottery

Call Gov. Patrick Monday 7/12/10

July 11, 2010 By AmberPaw

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casino-gambling, casinos, child-welfare, law-enforcement, skyrocketing-indigent-defense, slot-machines

Anonymous Casino poll

June 28, 2009 By liveandletlive

Are you for it, against it, or somewhere in the middle? Please vote. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casino-gambling, economic-growth, jobs, resort-casino, slot, slot-parlor

Candidate Patrick: Please Have a Talk with Governor Patrick

March 22, 2008 By frederick-clarkson

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casino-gambling, deval-patrick

Nix Gambling Addix as Economic QuikFix

December 8, 2007 By frederick-clarkson

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casino-gambling, deval-patrick

“Taxing the poor through casinos is cynical and cowardly.”

November 1, 2007 By frederick-clarkson

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casino-gambling, deval-patrick, massachusetts

Disagreeing with Deval on Casinos

October 26, 2007 By frederick-clarkson

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: amherst-democratic-town-committee, casino-gambling, deval-patrick, leo-maley, massachusetts

Michigan and Maryland address budget shortfalls.

October 4, 2007 By pericles

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, casino-gambling

Professor’s Study gives Failing Grade to Casino Gambling.

September 22, 2007 By pericles

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casino-gambling

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