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Key Massachusetts polticians support resort casinos

18 September 2009

News brief: House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Senate President Therese Murray both indicated today they were open to the idea of resort casinos.

Massachusetts town debates casino issue

4 September 2009

News brief: The town of Palmer has been in the forefront of the Massachusetts issue after Mohegan Sun announced it wants to build a $1 billion resort casino.

Slots may be too late to save Massachusetts track

25 August 2009

News brief: Raynham Park is scheduled to close in January and the process of adding slot machines in the state might be too late.

Gambling debate rages on in Massachusetts

24 August 2009

News brief: The state is looking at its most friendly climate to date towards bringing legalized gambling.

Massachusetts AG backs gambling crime bill

4 August 2009

News brief: Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is supporting legislation to strengthen laws dealing with money laundering, organized crime and wiretapping.

Suffolk Downs suspends MassCap for 2009

23 June 2009

The East Boston racetrack will not conduct the Massachusetts Handicap in 2009 due to the economic conditions.

Mass. residents rally over possible casinos

15 June 2009

News brief: Both supporters and opponents of a proposed Mohegan Sun casino in Palmer took to the streets over the weekend.

Vegas casino companies look to Massachusetts

29 May 2009

Wynn and Boyd Gaming are two of a number of Vegas casino companies who are monitoring gambling developments in Massachusetts.

Mass. Senate rejects slot proposal at tracks

22 May 2009

News brief: The Massachusetts state Senate voted 31-to-6 to defeat a a proposal to allow the state’s four racetracks to install slot machines.

Tribe expects Massachusetts casino to be smaller

16 April 2009

News brief: The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe said that a proposed casino in Middleborough would be smaller than initially anticipated.

Mass. casino bill will be debated in both houses

15 April 2009

News brief: State Senate President Therese Murray said that a bill allowing casinos in Massachusetts will be debated in both houses this fall.

Survey finds support for Mass. casinos

6 April 2009

News brief: According to a poll conducted by UMass Dartmouth, 57 percent of those surveyed favor casinos, while 31 percent are opposed.

Mass track has hopes for slots

26 March 2009

News brief: The Plainridge Racecourse is betting on Massachusetts approving slot machines that will keep the harness track in business.

Mohegan Sun CEO pushes resort casino in Massachusetts

17 March 2009

News brief: Mohegan Sun's top executive said that a plan to have a slots-only gambling hall in the state is a bad bet.

Mass. residents spend nearly $1b on casinos

16 March 2009

News brief: Massachusetts residents spent nearly $1b at casinos last year despite the fact that residents have to travel out of state to gamble.

Tribe reassess scale of Massachusetts casino

10 March 2009

News brief: The Wampanoag tribe plan to commission a study to determine if the tribe should scale back plans for a casino in Middleboro.

Massachusetts slot estimates criticized

5 March 2009

News brief: Gambling specialists said that the slot estimates of State Treasurer Timothy Cahill were severely inflated and based on outdated data.

Massachusetts treasurer wants slot parlors

4 March 2009

News brief: State Treasurer Timothy Cahill said the state should license three slot parlors to generate gambling revenue.

Massachusetts casino supporters get more good news

13 February 2009

News brief: Rep. Daniel E. Bosley, a staunch opponent of casinos, was was ousted as chairman of the House committee that oversees gambling.

Group compares slots to heroin

10 February 2009

News brief: An anti-casino group in Massachusetts has compared slots to heroin, saying that the industry "systematically destroys lives."

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