Can’t get there from here. MGM Resorts International finally threw in its hand and decided to walk away from a $600 million project to build a hilltop gambling mecca in […]
Rolling the Dice
Coverage of casino licensing and the gambling referendum
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The casino gamble
If you’re a state leader or a casino mogul lustily eyeing the gambling licenses up for grabs in Massachusetts, did you smile giddily or break into a cold sweat when […]
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With casinos, all politics is political
If, as Barney Frank says, “Government is the name we give to things we choose to do together,” politics must be the name we give to things that advance our […]
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The Download: Cracking down on gambling
As everyone knows, slot machines and casino gambling haven’t been approved by the Massachusetts Legislature. But what most people don’t know is that devices that closely resemble slot machines have […]
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Mohl on Broadside with Jim Braude
Friday, July 23, 2010 Here is a link to CommonWealth editor Bruce Mohl’s appearance on Broadside to talk about the gambling impasse on Beacon Hill. The host of Broadside, a […]
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In gambling showdown, greed is king
By Michael Jonas News that things are getting testy among legislators trying to reach agreement on an expanding gambling bill is hardly surprising. When it comes to jockeying for position in […]
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Slots don’t cure all deficits
By Alison Lobron The bright lights of casinos have entranced Beacon Hill for years, but a new report from the American Gaming Association offers a stark reminder that glittering slot […]
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Phil Primack: Casino chorus sings from shaky data
By Phil PrimackThey’re playing your song again, Clyde. Every time casino gambling tunes up on Beacon Hill, the background beat is almost always the same: If we ka-ching it in […]
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Casino culture
Despite last week’s burying of Gov. Deval Patrick’s casino bill, don’t look for the gambling industry to go quietly into the good night. The Boston Herald reports today that casino […]
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Gaming the casino job numbers
Today’s Boston Sunday Globe features a front-page story by Sean Murphy questioning the Patrick administration’s claim that 30,000 construction jobs would be created if the governor’s proposal for three casinos […]
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Arlington bets on casino revenue
Gov. Deval Patrick’s proposed budget for fiscal 2009 includes revenue from casino licensing fees, even though casino gambling has not yet been approved by the Legislature (see Boston Globe story […]
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Megabucks
The Sunday New York Times has a story and interactive map on state lotteries. Massachusetts is singled out as having "the highest lottery spending per resident, at $699, and the […]
