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Why is Steve Wynn spinning the story about George Clooney?

May 9, 2014 By noway2wynn 10 Comments

You may have seen the story about George Clooney getting in a fight with Steve Wynn. It appeared to be just a dust-up between two friends with differing political views. One guy goes too far and the other one gets ticked off and walks away. … [Read more...]

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Great piece about Mashpee Wampanoags, Taunton (and Middleborough) Casinos and Gaming in Region C

March 24, 2013 By purplemouse 5 Comments

Kudos to "Bellicose Bumpkin" for his open letter to the Governor, state Senator Pacheco, et al, regarding a tribal casino in southeastern Mass. Bumpkin links to a letter with supporting documentation from Middleborough attorney Adam … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: BIA, Carcieri, casino, gaming, indian-gaming-regulatory-act-of-1988, marc-pacheco, Taunton

The Pros and Cons and Unknowns of Casinos

March 21, 2012 By PaulHeroux Leave a Comment

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

Welfare benefits cashed in Casinos

August 27, 2010 By AmberPaw 19 Comments

Welfare benefits cashed in Casinos  One more reason I am glad THIS has not come HERE. Magical thinking:  THIS time I will win. More magical thinking:  My money doesn't last through the month and already, without a food pantry … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casino, child-welfare, gambling-addiction, poverty, welfare

The roll call vote on casinos and predatory gambling expansion

August 1, 2010 By AmberPaw 10 Comments

Remember, Atlantic City's casino culture is failed and it looks like the State of New Jersey may have to take them over Nevada has unemployment of 14% and a foreclosure rate 5 times higher than out state. Michigan let in one casino - now it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: addiction, atlantic-city, bankruptcy, casino, child-welfare, michigan, nevada, predatory-gambling, racino

Looming Gambling Veto is Deval Patrick’s Moment of Truth as Governor

July 31, 2010 By bmass 38 Comments

Let's run through them again.   Three casinos at 3,000 to 5,000 slots each equals as many as 15,000 for the state.   The compromise proposal seemed like it was cutting the numbers of slot barns from four to two, but it also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casino, deleo, ethics, gambling, governors-race, patrick, racetracks, slots

BREAKING NEWS: State Senate to propose three casinos, no slot parlors

June 2, 2010 By AmberPaw 15 Comments

State Senate joins the gambling fray with a proposal for three destination casinos, no slot parlors.  Sound familiar? Of course, the Senate proposal is on a collision course with the House & Speaker Deleo's proposal and, like the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: atlantic-city, casino, deleo, greektown, house, malaysian-billionaire, state-senate

52 Pages of Amendments proposed to Speaker’s Gambling bill

April 9, 2010 By AmberPaw 11 Comments

Here are the proposed amendments And again, to paraphrase Ed Markey when he was a Rep:  "The Speaker can tell you where to sit, he cannot tell you how to vote."  That is, unless our elected representatives LET the Speaker tell … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casino, courage, gambling-bill, good-judgment, speaker

Casino Boycott Petition Circulating

April 7, 2010 By thinking 2 Comments

Gubernatorial candidate Jill Stein has thrown her weight behind the boycott and pledge.  Here's her take on why people need to speak up: Dear Friend, As we enter political fund-raising season, Speaker DeLeo and Governor Patrick are … [Read more...]

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Casino v. Wind Farm question

February 4, 2010 By jeremybthompson Leave a Comment

I'm not being cute or trying to play on people's cynicism. I really have no idea what the answer is or how to go about finding it. Here's my question: Is the ancestral land in SE Massachusetts on which the Mashpee Wampanoag are proposing to … [Read more...]

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