Apparently, the number of Massachusetts voters willing to accept casinos has grown from 37 percent to 53 percent, that according to a Boston Herald poll. I had even begun to think that, well, if Springfield needs jobs and wants casinos, why repeal its opportunity to have them? Same thing with the slots parlor in Plainville. …
Tag: Suffolk Downs
Casino vote shouldn’t be “either-or”
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 …
