Massachusetts News - Page 32

News Brief: A national union representing hotel and casino workers is joining the push for Massachusetts casinos with a radio ad campaign, becoming the first group to take to the airwaves on behalf of Gov. Deval Patrick's casino plan.

News Brief: Governor Patrick has pegged 2012 as the opening date for three proposed commercial casinos in Massachusetts, but the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe believes it may be able to jump into the game earlier.

News Brief: A hearing has been scheduled within the next two weeks on a bill that would allow slot machines at Massachusett's four race tracks.

International News Brief: James Packer's casino and gaming empire has fingers in many casino pies and is now considering Massachusetts.

News Brief: A casino at the Golden Triangle does not appear to be in the cards.

Harrah's Entertainment, MGM Mirage and Las Vegas Sands Corp. expressed interest Tuesday in entering the underserved Massachusetts gaming market but want more information before proceeding.

News Brief: The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe presented a $250,000 check to Middleboro's selectmen as the first payment in the casino host agreement the tribe signed with the town.

News Brief: Governor Deval Patrick threw the Wampanoag another curveball with his plan to license three casinos and give special consideration to an Indian tribe for one of the licenses.

News Brief: Gov. Patrick yesterday laid out his plans to bring casino gambling to Massachusetts, proposing three resort-style gambling casinos and promising to dedicate up to $450 million in annual state revenues to rebuilding roads and bridges and local property tax relief.

News Brief: Gov. Deval Patrick is unlikely to endorse casino gambling in the state and will defer to the Legislature, according to sources at the State House directly involved in the issue.

News Brief: Mashpee selectmen won't able to ratify an agreement they've been negotiating with lawyers for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council in time for the Oct. 1 special town meeting.

News Brief: As Governor Deval Patrick gets ready to announce whether he will support casino gambling, the Bay State’s northern neighbors may be looking for their own piece of the action.

News Brief: After a 3½-week vacation, Governor Deval Patrick returns to the Massachusetts Statehouse tomorrow to the widespread belief that he will announce his support for casino gambling within days.

News Brief: The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority are looking at spending about $1 billion on a new gambling resort in Palmer, Massachusetts, that could include up to 4,000 slot machines, a 600-room hotel and a giant retail center, according to town and Mohegan tribe officials.

News Brief: Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray said yesterday that Gov. Deval L. Patrick will decide shortly whether to advocate for the expansion of gambling in Massachusetts.

News Brief: Proposed $1 billion casino by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Middleboro, already facing mounting concerns over its impact, could wind up being just the first installment of a much larger buildout, industry experts and critics suggest.

News Brief: Opponents of casino gambling in Massachusetts plan to march outside the State House this morning in hopes of influencing the governor to reject a proposal for a casino in Middleborough.

News Brief: A grim-faced selectman demanded that some casino foes stop taking shots at his family, including his 2-year-old daughter, and purge their site of blogs that sexualize children.

News Brief: After 13 years of false starts, Rockingham Park Manager Ed Callahan isn't holding his breath that a new inquiry by the state House of Representatives will bring video gambling to the horse racing track.

News Brief: A new study by the Center for Policy Analysis at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, estimates that the state could see more than $1.5 billion in new revenue if casinos were allowed.