Massachusetts News - Page 29

New Brief: Richard Fields is fast out of the gate in his long-shot bid to revive Suffolk Downs, but the finish line remains elusive.

News Brief: The town of Mashpee and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe have ratified a deal after more than a year and a half of negotiations between the selectmen and the tribal council.

After screening “21” at its premiere, Casino City finds that despite a plot and conclusion that differ from the book it is based on, the film will appeal to a variety of movie-goers, regardless of whether or not they have gambling in their blood.

News Brief: A Massachusetts legislative committee voted yesterday to recommend lawmakers reject Gov. Deval L. Patrick's bill to legalize casino gambling, setting the stage for killing the bill.

News Brief: Gov. Deval Patrick has started an 11th hour personal appeal to state legislators in his bid to reverse the tide running out on his plan to bring casinos to Massachusetts.

News Brief: Plans by the Mohegan tribe to build a commercial casino in Massachusetts, may be in danger given the defeated stance Governor Deval Patrick took Tuesday during hearings on his proposal to bring three commercial resort casinos to the commonwealth.

iMEGA today voiced its opposition to a provision, contained within legislation that would legalize casinos in Massachusetts, to ban on-line gambling at a State House hearing in Boston.

News Brief: According to Governor Patrick's chief gaming adviser, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's plans for a tribal casino is fraught with uncertainty.

The Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society is co-sponsoring a rally Tuesday at the Statehouse with the Massachusetts chapter of the Poker Players Alliance to protest the criminalization of poker in Governor Deval Patrick's gaming bill.

News Brief: Despite efforts by Gov. Deval Patrick to convince Massachusetts state representatives to support his casino bill, few have been swayed, according to the chair of the Economic Development Committee.

News Brief: As the debate heats up on allowing casinos in Massachusetts, the gambling industry in New England is cooling down.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.