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Thirteen Charged with Racketeering

20 September 2006

A second Superseding Indictment was unsealed today charging thirteen people with racketeering and related offenses.

New England Charity Event Includes Poker Tournament

12 September 2006

The New England Technology Foundation’s 13th annual charity fundraising event will include casino games and a poker tournament.

Massachusetts Candidate Favors Legalized Gambling

2 August 2006

News Brief: Venture capitalist Christopher F. Gabrieli said yesterday he favors legalizing casino gambling in the state, as a way of generating revenues to help cities and towns avoid property tax increases.

Massachusetts Video Poker's End is Near

16 June 2006

ews Brief: Massachusetts’ License Commission Chairman Thomas N. Wilson said yesterday as a result of a recent City Hall meeting with State Police he anticipates license commissioners will no longer issue permits for video poker slot machines.

Video Gambling Banned by Licensing Commission

19 May 2006

News Brief: Chicopee bans gambling devices after police raid yields 38 machines and $10,0000.

Legislators Schedule Hearing on Internet Gambling

16 May 2006

News Brief: Lawmakers will tackle the complicated issue of Internet gambling during a two-hour hearing June 2 during a meeting of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States in Boston.

Massachusetts Lottery Licenses Suspended

10 May 2006

ews Brief: A top official with the Massachusetts Lottery Commission has indefinitely suspended lottery licenses for four area establishments where video slot machines were seized last week by state police investigating possible illegal gambling.

City Official Welcomes Tribal Casino

1 May 2006

News Brief: City Councilor George Rotondo wants to put out the welcome mat in Revere for a Cape Cod Indian tribe that soon may be looking for a place to build a casino.

Massachusetts Candidate to Look into Tribal Gaming Potential

19 April 2006

News Brief: Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Deval Patrick said he needs more information about possible gambling proposals from the Wampanoags, a 1,468-member Cape Cod tribe

Deck Stacked Against Slots in Massachusetts

7 April 2006

News Brief: House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi stacked the deck against slot machines by inserting three loyalists onto a key committee the day before it cast a crucial vote in the dow

Experts: Massachusetts Slots a Good Bet

29 March 2006

News Brief: If Massachusetts legislators legalize slot machines, experts say, it's not a question of whether an Indian tribe will seek to open a casino. It's a matter of when.

We're Not Experiencing a Flush, Experts Say

28 March 2006

So is the popularity of online gambling creating hordes of addicts too broke to cover their bets? No, one Harvard University researcher says.

Gambling Companies Courting Massachusetts

6 March 2006

News Brief: Some of the world’s top gambling magnates have long dreamed of building giant casinos in Massachusetts and cracking one of the most potentially lucrative markets.

Massachusetts Tribe Looks to Build Casino

27 February 2006

News Brief: The Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe of Martha's Vineyard will assert a right to build a resort casino under Indian gaming law if Massachusetts legalizes slot machines at the s

Massachusetts Considers Slots for Tracks

20 February 2006

News Brief: In the spring, the Massachusetts Legislature will consider legalizing slot machines at Raynham Park and the state's other three racetracks in an effort to save the them.

Poll: Locals Supports Massachusetts Casino

26 January 2006

News Brief: More than half of South Coast residents responding to a recent UMass Dartmouth telephone poll said they favor bringing a resort-style casino to the southeastern part of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Gambling Advocates Rally

14 November 2005

News Brief: Advocates of gambling legislation rallied outside the Massachusetts State House, arguing that blocking a vote on a slot-machines bill would rob the state of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions in lost revenue.

Massachusetts Senate Support Slots

12 October 2005

News Brief: The first roll call vote ever taken on slot machines in the Massachusetts Senate paid out handsomely for the proponents of expanded gambling Thursday, as senators approved the installation of 8,000 slots at the state's four racetracks.

Massachusetts Workers Push for Slot Bill

30 September 2005

News Brief: Employees from Massachusetts’ four racetracks packed a State House hearing to urge the passage of a bill that would allow slot machine gambling at those struggling facilities, but top lawmakers say the chances for the bill are slim.

Massachusetts Governor Opposes Expanded Gambling

16 September 2005

News Brief: Mitt Romney is now vowing to oppose any legislation that would expand gambling in Massachusetts.

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