Massachusetts News - Page 33

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.

News Brief: Las Vegas Sands Corp. has officially entered the Massachusetts casino sweepstakes, confirming interest in building a gambling resort in the state.

News Brief: In a meeting Monday night seeking the Lakeville townspeople's input on the plan to build a casino in Middleboro, residents and the selectmen disagreed over how and whether to fight the plan.

News Brief: The Mashpee Wampanoag secured an option today to buy an additional 205 acres in Middleborough, boosting its land holdings for a planned resort casino to 531 acres, the tribe said.

News Brief: Selectmen plan to forward information to Secretary of State William Galvin and Attorney General Martha Coakley this week that, they say, challenges the credibility of complaints about the July 28 Middleborough casino vote.

News Brief: Two weeks after being briefed on the benefits and pitfalls of casinos in Massachusetts, Governor Deval Patrick and his administration are fighting to keep secret the completed studies that the governor is reviewing.

News Brief: The Disabled American Veterans of Massachusetts is asking City Manager Michael V. O’Brien to establish an exploratory committee to look into a proposal that has been broached by the group for a casino on city-owned land off Route 146.

News Brief: A new study calling for two Massachusetts Indian tribes to give up their gaming rights under federal law if they want to operate commercial casinos in the state drew vastly different responses from the tribes Monday.

News Brief: The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is now planning to build its entire casino complex all at once, rather than in phases, a tribe spokesman said today.

News Brief: The operators of the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut, rather than fight to keep gaming out of Massachusetts, want to open their own casino in the western part of the state.

News Brief: Sheldon Adelson, majority shareholder and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., reveals that he remains interested in building a resort-style casino in the Marlboro area, in Massachusetts.

News Brief: Massachusetts State Treasurer Tim Cahill yesterday refused to throw a bone to the Bay State’s struggling racetracks, slamming proposals to put slot machines at local racing venues.

News Brief: Town officials in Eastern Connecticut say they aren't worried about competition from a casino in Middleborough, Massachusetts.

News brief: Middleborough, Mass., residents approved a deal to bring the state's first casino to the small town south of Boston.

News Brief: Governor Deval Patrick said today that he has not made up his mind on the expansion of gambling in Massachusetts and said that the state's decisions will affect the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's plans to open a $1 billion casino in Middleborough.

News Brief: Middleboro casino opponents are asking Massachusetts officials to intervene as the town finalizes plans for Saturday's historic vote on a multi-million casino pact.

News Brief: To make sure Saturday's Town Meeting vote on a proposed casino agreement goes forward as planned, Middleborough town officials sent a letter today to the Secretary of State with reassurances that the votes will be counted accurately.

News Brief: Opponents of the casino in Middleborough say those town officials are now unfairly withholding the document, which they say should be available under the state public records law.

News Brief: A spokesman for the Mashpee Wampanoag says negotiations between the tribe and the town of Middleboro over a proposed casino should be wrapped up by Friday, in plenty of time to present to voters at a special Town Meeting on July 28.

News Brief: It will cost more than $120,000 to find out if Middleboro residents want a casino in town, according to the Town Meeting Committee.