Wednesday the Boston City Council will decide whether the city as a whole or just East Boston will vote on a plan to locate a casino at Suffolk Downs. Unfortunately, it is being framed as an either-or vote, but it should not play out that way. East Boston has suffered a history of being lied to about the negative impacts of …
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Casino gambling: providing informed consent
Reasonable doubts remain about the studies touting the benefits of casino gambling to Massachusetts, especially if today’s Boston Globe is correct that the legislature only asked for an analysis of benefits and not a cost-benefits analysis. Former Attorney General Scott Harshbarger and former Governor Mike Dukakis have raised significant warnings about the economic payoff, citing …
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Casino Gambling for Massachusetts is a Crapshoot!
Two little letters say it all about one’s perspective on Speaker Robert DeLeo’s proposal to site two resort casinos and slot machines at four racetracks in Massachusetts. He and other supporters speak of gaming (a harmless family entertainment akin to bingo night or Radio City Music Hall); opponents preserve the b and the l and …
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Marjorie Arons-Barron 