In my comment on the listserv, I said that despite the financial collapse, the supporters of predatory gambling in Massachusetts would probably argue that the bankruptcy of slots actually strengthens the need for slots in Massachusetts. I … [Read more...]
Predatory Gambling Podcast
Les Bernal, head of StopPredatoryGambling.org and Sen. Susan Clark's former Chief of Staff, joined the LeftAhead crew today to talk about just why predatory gambling is both bad policy and extremely dangerous. More on the show here, or … [Read more...]
Can the Party Resist the Borg?
The Boston Globe laid out the evidence last week The video slots allow players to gamble incredibly rapidly, winning or losing a game every several seconds without a break, to the point that their brains are undergoing the equivalent of an … [Read more...]
Tim Cahill is shocked! shocked! to discover gambling in these establishments!
WBZ reports that lots of bars in Massachusetts have gambling machines that are being run like mini-casinos, cash payouts and all. WBZ's I-Team followed around undercover agents working out of the Treasurer's office (grainy video … [Read more...]
Tim Cahill Proposes Equivalent of Crack Houses to Raise State Revenue
United Press International, quoting an extensive story on the front page of today's Boston Globe, summarizes the reality behind Tim Cahill's -- and, it must be admitted, the governor's -- illusion that slot machines (whether in parlors or … [Read more...]
When Clyde Barrow says your gambling numbers are too optimistic …
you know you've got trouble. "Nobody's ever paid that much for a casino license," said Clyde Barrow, a casino specialist at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. "I can't see anybody putting up that kind of money to license a slot … [Read more...]
Memo to the Treasurer: slots are not recession-proof.
Haven't got a lot of time this morning -- but, honestly, is this really such a great idea? State Treasurer Timothy Cahill plans to propose today that the state sell the rights to as many as three slot parlors across Massachusetts.... It … [Read more...]
Tracks Saying no to Track Worker Retraining?
Basically, this sort of thinking "There's always a possibility that even if the live racing goes away, slots could come in, and I might have a job," said Pizzutti, a racing official at the track, who has not begun a job hunt.is asinine, … [Read more...]
Exclusive! Harshbarger says racinos invite “another corruption/lobbying scandal fiasco”
Former Mass. Attorney General Scott Harshbarger has harshly criticized the prospect of bringing slot machines to the state's racetracks. In a statement released to Blue Mass. Group, Harshbarger said: I personally view [racinos] as a … [Read more...]
The DiMasi Code
Cross Posted from the Gladys Kravitz Blog … [Read more...]