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Massachusetts legislators back casino plan

7 March 2008

News Brief: Two Braintree legislators support Gov. Deval Patrick’s proposal for three casinos in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts tribe, officials meet

5 March 2008

News Brief: Massachusetts will not withdraw its negative comments on the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's land trust application, but the tribe will forge ahead with the federal casino process.

Massachusetts casino job numbers disputed

4 March 2008

News Brief: Governor Deval Patrick, House Speaker Sal DiMasi and Suffok Downs chairman Bill Mulrow got in a three-way fight yesterday over how many construction jobs would be created by building three resort casinos in Massachusetts.

Jackpot Rewards holds first drawing

28 February 2008

Jackpot Rewards held its first Jackpot drawing on Monday, February 25, where 115 people qualified for a chance at a guaranteed $1 million jackpot.

Massachusetts lottery has record year

27 February 2008

News Brief: By overhauling the prize structure for its popular scratch ticket games, the Massachusetts Lottery has reversed its recent revenue declines and is on the road to its most profitable year ever.

Massachusetts task force look at casinos

26 February 2008

News Brief: Western Massachusetts Regional Casino Task Force.may have plenty of time to weigh the pros and cons, and fully investigate the impact a casino next door might have.

Massachusetts leaders lobby for casinos

20 February 2008

News Brief: A group of Massachusetts mayors and labor leaders kicked off a lobbying effort today to push for casino gambling in the Bay State, saying it would generate tens of thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue.

Coalition not ready to oppose casino plans

19 February 2008

News Brief: The 18-town coalition studying casino impacts is still not prepared to object to the billion-dollar Mashpee Wampanoag project in Middleboro, Massachusetts.

Massachusetts mayors key to casino plan

18 February 2008

News Brief: Governor Deval Patrick is drawing a mixed reaction in the region as he looks to municipal leaders statewide to build support for his casino plan.

Massachusetts casino planning is slow

15 February 2008

News Brief: Planning for a proposed Middleboro casino has ground to a halt and selectmen have called an emergency meeting for Saturday to resolve the problem.

Massachusetts governor opposes tribal casino application

7 February 2008

News Brief: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is opposing an application by an indian tribe to build a $1 billion casino in the eastern part of the state.

Lawsuit challenges tribal land designation

1 February 2008

News Brief: The latest challenge to Indian sovereign land could not only jeopardize the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's proposed casino in Middleboro, but Indian territory across the nation.

Gov. Patrick pushes casino legislation

31 January 2008

News Brief: Gov. Deval L. Patrick warned yesterday that inaction on his pending legislation to create three resort casinos could result in the establishment of an Indian gaming casino in Middleboro with no revenue stream to the state.

Middleboro, neighbors at odds

29 January 2008

News Brief: In the town's host agreement for a casino with the Mashpee Wampanoags, the town must actively help the tribe, and this concerns some local officials who last week again denied Middleboro a seat on the Regional Task Force on Casino Impacts.

Massachusetts governor ties budget to gaming

24 January 2008

News Brief: Massachusett's Gov. Deval Patrick unveiled a spending plan that matches dollar for dollar last year's state allocation to cities and towns - with one catch: The Legislature has to sign off on his plan to include gambling money in the budget.

Inside gaming column: Casino connection not novel to Vegas

21 January 2008

Las Vegas Sands Corp. didn't need to obtain a gaming license from state regulators to open the $1.9 billion Palazzo this month.

Massachusetts governor budget challenges lawmakers

21 January 2008

News Brief: In a challenge to lawmakers to accept his plans to expand gambling, Governor Deval L. Patrick will propose using $124 million of the $300 million that he said could be generated from casino licensing fees to cover a local aid shortfall.

Massachusetts gaming lobbyists fees rise

16 January 2008

News Brief: Fees reported by lobbyists representing Massachusetts gambling interests skyrocketed to $1.2 million in 2007, a flood of money that is expected to continue rising in 2008 as the Beacon Hill debate continues to heat up.

Wynn shows interest in Massachusetts

9 January 2008

News Brief: Steve Wynn has expressed interest for a possible casino deal in response to Governor Deval Patrick's proposal to legalize gambling in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts governor adds pressure for casinos

3 January 2008

News Brief: Governor Deval Patrick is considering including projected casino licensing revenues in his budget proposal for the next fiscal year, a risky political maneuver designed to increase pressure on the House to approve his plan for three resort casinos in the state.

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