BOSTON—When the House voted to kill Gov. Deval Patrick's plan to license three casinos in Massachusetts, it did not end the gambling debate in the state. It merely refocused it in other arenas. The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe continues to plod through the federal process to build its own casino in Middleborough. And the deal that killed the Patrick plan in the House included a promise to let members...
Governor says casino gambling bill `may yet come back'
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
BOSTON—Gov. Deval Patrick says a bill to bring legalized gambling to Massachusetts "may yet come back in the Legislature." And he says...
We must be bolder, allow casino gambling
The Enquirer
The Enquirer
With recent discussion about bringing casino gambling to Northern Kentucky and Ohio, I can't help but wonder why people are so distressed by the notion. I also wonder why Cincinnati and Hamilton County leaders seem to have this tradition of lethargy...
Gambling foes fear 'mini-casino' spread
Canada Dot Com
Canada Dot Com
Plans to add slot machines to bingo halls in several Fraser Valley communities have critics of gambling grumbling. Bill Chu of the Multicultural Coalition Against Gambling Expansion says the transition of bingo halls to community gaming centres is...
Mass. governor says casino gambling bill `may yet come back'
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
BROOKLINE, Mass.—Despite a recent high-profile defeat, legislation to legalize casino gambling in Massachusetts "may yet come back," Gov. Deval Patrick said Wednesday. Patrick said he wasn't basing his statement on the possible departure of...
Atlantic City votes to ban smoking on floor of casinos in gambling capital
myTELUS
myTELUS
Casino workers - many wearing T-shirts with the slogan "Nobody deserves to work in an ashtray" - burst into applause when the votes were counted and chanted, "Thank you, thank you, thank you." "The employees of Atlantic City's casinos have hit a...


