💰 Yes on Question 3: Pull the plug on flawed casino law - The Boston Globe
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Markey touted endorsements from 20 Massachusetts mayors yesterday, and Local residents have called with questions and concerns, or shown up to the owner of Plainridge Park casino,” by Andy Rosen, Boston Globe.
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Markey touted endorsements from 20 Massachusetts mayors yesterday, and Local residents have called with questions and concerns, or shown up to the owner of Plainridge Park casino,” by Andy Rosen, Boston Globe.
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On Tuesday, voters will be asked to choose the next president – and they'll have to make some tough calls on state ballot questions. Here's a.
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In the words of Boston Globe columnist and long-time casino supporter Shirley Leung: “Enough is enough.” Question 1 in no way directly benefits Suffolk Downs.
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State regulators on Thursday confirmed that the industry has little hope of being in the first wave of reopening.
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Know before you go: Your cheat sheet to Mass. ballot questions The nearly 2-to-1 vote was non-binding, but an endorsement could have put the developer in a strong position for A man played slots at Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville.
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state government work better. But that alone is crucial. In that spirit, the Globe endorses Charlie Baker for governor.” Read the endorsement.
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Markey touted endorsements from 20 Massachusetts mayors yesterday, and Local residents have called with questions and concerns, or shown up to the owner of Plainridge Park casino,” by Andy Rosen, Boston Globe.
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'Everyone is going to know Everett': The public reacts to casino decision EVERETT — As the casino rose over this city just north of Boston, a question still loomed: Would Wynn Resorts get to keep its gaming license? In a landslide vote, residents endorsed the resort casino proposal from Steve.
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On Tuesday, voters will be asked to choose the next president – and they'll have to make some tough calls on state ballot questions. Here's a.
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Anticasino advocates waved to motorists in Charlestown on Saturday. Once the state is counting on successful casinos to pay its bills, the pressure to promote them will rise; its incentive to regulate them will wane. Massachusetts took many risks, in terms of both quality of life and political integrity, to roll out the welcome mat for casinos. Gambling is also an industry with a rich heritage of corruption; inviting it into Massachusetts always meant accepting that risk. Voters should repeal the casino legislation by voting yes on Question 3.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}That law, passed in a moment of economic desperation, was a mistake for the Commonwealth. The wording of the referendum question is frustrating, and widespread confusion over which side is represented by a no vote should cause a review of how ballot questions are presented to the public. Large casinos come at a sometimes steep cost to communities, and until those impacts were sufficient to keep Beacon Hill from inviting them into Massachusetts. Four facilities — and possibly a fifth, depending on whether the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe ever builds a tribal casino — are too many for Massachusetts. Both the casinos approved so far are in struggling cities with a long history of municipal corruption and mismanagement. But the last three years have shown that critics were right, too. The Northeast gambling market is already becoming oversaturated, as the recent collapse of the Atlantic City casino market has shown. Supporters of casinos are correct: They create jobs, and three casino operators approved so far — Penn National in Plainville, Wynn Resorts in Everett, and MGM in Springfield — are among the strongest in the casino industry. The evidence of the last three years only seems to confirm most of the fears of critics of the Massachusetts casino law, while exposing some new ones. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the newly created body that vetted the casino license applicants, has done a decent enough job within the confines of the law. The law passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Patrick authorized up to three casinos, each in a different part of the state, and one slot parlor. Still, once voters work that out, the question becomes pretty clear. Email to a Friend. The law, though, was flawed in its basic wiring. One of the casinos, planned for Everett, will likely have a dramatic traffic impact on Sullivan Square. There is, finally, a danger in state government becoming too reliant on gambling revenues. View Comments. As expected, casino transactions have also proven to be a kind of flypaper for low-lifes, as the recent indictments of the Everett landowners show.