CommonWealth Magazine’s Michael Jonas says that Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo, by focusing on the jobs that casino gambling would bring, is trying to control the narrative in a way that is not in accord with reality. (Boston Globe story on DeLeo’s proposal for two casinos and four racinos.) Jonas writes: The battle over casinos […]
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Cape Cod Times reporter Stephanie Vosk writes that the former investors in plans to build a $1.6 billion casino in Middleborough may not be quite as former as the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe would have us think. And a lawsuit could be in the works.
The Cape Cod Times reports that the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is negotiating with Fall River officials to build a casino in that city — a claim that tribal council chairman Cedric Cromwell more or less denies, saying he remains committed to building a casino in Middleborough. A casino would be bad news anywhere in Massachusetts. […]
U.S. Senate candidate Alan Khazei seemed to come out of left field (they’re all coming out of left field, aren’t they?) when he announced his opposition to casino gambling at an event on Monday morning. Indeed, one fellow candidate, U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, said he had no plans to get involved in the issue because […]
Nearly two years ago Phil Primack, writing in CommonWealth Magazine, exposed the flaws behind casino analyst Clyde Barrow’s rosy numbers. Primack explained that the UMass Dartmouth professor’s methodology consisted essentially of visiting the parking lots at Connecticut casinos and counting Massachusetts license plates. Very scientific. Now the Boston Herald’s Jay Fitzgerald reports that Barrow is […]
There’s a terrific front-page story in today’s New York Times on the sagging fortunes of the casino-gambling industry. Ian Urbina reports that casinos may well be reaching the saturation point, as more and more are chasing the same number of customers. In New Jersey, legislators have repealed no-smoking regulations in order to entice gamblers. In […]
Take note, Gov. Patrick: The state of Rhode Island may have to bail out its ailing casino.
The Boston Globe and the Boston Herald today are atwitter with excitement over surveys showing that support for casino gambling is on the rise. With the new Massachusetts House speaker, Robert DeLeo, in favor of expanded gambling, it looks like Gov. Deval Patrick is going to renew his ill-considered push to impose this blight on […]
The Cape Cod Times, the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald all report that Glenn Marshall has agreed to plead guilty to the federal corruption charges he faces. And the investigation continues. More: Cape Cod Today checks in.
Glenn Marshall, the former chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribal council, faces federal corruption charges in connection with his efforts to win governmental recognition for the tribe. Marshall was the driving force behind plans to build a $1 billion casino in Middleborough. According Jay Fitzgerald of the Boston Herald, the charges include making illegal campaign […]