[Below is a statement released by Speaker DiMasi on the Governor's casino legislation, posted by David Guarino, the Speaker's communications director]"The legislation filed by the Governor today to allow casino gambling in the Commonwealth … [Read more...]
Middleborough update
Elsewhere at Cape Cod Today, the indefatigable Peter Kenney tells the exceedingly weird story of Desiré Hendricks Moreno, secretary of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council and sister of Shawn Hendricks, who took over as chairman of … [Read more...]
“Yes” to gambling; “no” to casinos
When you look at the actual results (PDF), the numbers are even more striking. For instance, respondents were asked, "If Massachusetts were to permit casinos to open, would you want them to be in urban or rural areas?" Check this out:Those … [Read more...]
Middleboro Recall Fails
The candidates waged uphill battles against incumbents and despite the recent revealtions by Globe reporter Sean P. Murphy in the exclusive MassInc webstory, "Betting the Farm" [http://www.massinc.o...], the newcomers did not prevail. Was … [Read more...]
House of cards
For those of you just tuning in, here's some more of the back story: All five selectmen support the casino, but two of them were elected or re-elected too recently to be subject to recall. One of those two, Adam Bond, has been the town's … [Read more...]
Quality digging at the Dig reveals seriously iffy casino numbers
A fine post from Julia Reischel and Paul McMorrow at the Weekly Dig. They have been burrowing through the hundreds of pages of casino-related documents released last week by the Patrick administration. Here's their basic … [Read more...]
Middleborough’s “no” vote revisited
Murphy closes with an anecdote about Ted Eayrs, a town assessor in Middleborough, who says he voted in favor of the agreement, but then turned around and voted "no" on the nonbinding question because, all things considered, he'd rather … [Read more...]
Socialized Gold
State lands will be commandered for the purpose of erecting behomoth structures. Certainly a few state senators could sponsor the turn back of some open space....Plymouth, Raynham? A deal with the city of Springfield to forgive the loan in … [Read more...]
Compare and contrast
Cardinal O'Malley:The Church's stance on gambling is a nuanced one. We believe that gambling can be a legitimate form of recreation, like drinking alcohol. But, like alcohol, there are also dangers involved in gambling. Casino gambling, I … [Read more...]
Academic and other views and studies on casino gambling
Here are some very informative, professional and researched comments on the casino matter (also excepts from US Congressional testimony on gambling "facts and stats") which may help illuminate this issue. Those who are for casino … [Read more...]
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