RyePower12 has this post over at Blue Mass Group about the Fall River biotech park/casino.
Hey!, Dartmouth and New Bedford have land available ...
... in an industrial park. Sounds like an opportunity!
Which would you prefer a casino and service jobs or a biotech park with engineers, scientists and technicians.?
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Bait and Switch?
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Rhode Island slot parlor near bankruptcy
Those who see slot machines or casino gambling as an answer to theCommonwealth's revenue problems, this blog post from Blue Mass Group is sobering news. A Rhode Island slot parlor operator may declare bankruptcy at the end of the month and the state will lose the revenue at a time when it can sorely afford it.
Let's hope our legislators are ...
... paying attention to what is happening next door and don't buy into increased gambling as a solution for added revenue.
The state Democratic Party adopted a no predatory gambling plank in their platform last month.
I don't like gambling as a way to raise revenue. Personally I wish the state would close the lottery too. What are your thoughts about casinos, slots and lotteries?
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Slots and privatized lottery
State Treasurer Tom Cahill has proposed allowing slot machines to help the state with is budget deficit. The gambling machines would raise revenue in licensing and taxes. He then went on to advocate for privatizing the lottery. See this post on the Blue Mass Group about the proposal.
I personally am opposed to gambling and ...
...wish the state would get rid of the lottery. The benefits of this gambling are easily measured in the budget but I think the costs are not that easy to quantify. I believe that if the costs could be measured accurately, they would outweigh the benefits. What do you think about the state running or licensing gambling operations
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