Massachusetts News - Page 27

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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Gambling specialists said that the slot estimates of State Treasurer Timothy Cahill were severely inflated and based on outdated data.

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

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

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

News brief: The chances of slot machines as well as a new train station breathing new life into Raynham Park seems a lot more likely.

News brief: Plainridge Racecourse C.O.O outlines proposed plan to erect an additional building that will house additional machines for racino gambling.

News brief: House Speaker Sal DiMasi stepped down this week and was the state's chief opponent of casino gambling.

News brief: A grass-roots group is mobilizing in southeastern Massachusetts to protect the interest of towns that could be affected by a casino.