In case you missed some of the quotes from the gambling shills that Massachusetts will become a STAKEHOLDER in expanded gambling, my favorite nosey neighbor explains it all - here goes --
“The Commonwealth will become the biggest stakeholder in the 'gaming' business.”
And, as a stakeholder you will be asked to solve problems as they arise.
How then, Grogan asks, does a company like Twin Rivers go bankrupt? Why, because it's largest stakeholder, THE STATE, did not help solve it's problems.
And it's all the State's fault. It's a bad Stakeholder.
And, so, it should come as no surprise, that the cash-strapped State of Rhode Island, addicted to slot parlor revenues, promotes, supports, expands and genuflects to gambling revenues.
Slot income drops at Newport and Lincoln
What a surprise! So what do they do?
The rise also may be due to a recent
“The Commonwealth will become the biggest stakeholder in the 'gaming' business.”
And, as a stakeholder you will be asked to solve problems as they arise.
How then, Grogan asks, does a company like Twin Rivers go bankrupt? Why, because it's largest stakeholder, THE STATE, did not help solve it's problems.
And it's all the State's fault. It's a bad Stakeholder.
And, so, it should come as no surprise, that the cash-strapped State of Rhode Island, addicted to slot parlor revenues, promotes, supports, expands and genuflects to gambling revenues.
Slot income drops at Newport and Lincoln
What a surprise! So what do they do?
The rise also may be due to a recent
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aggressive marketing campaign
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the slot parlor launched as it gave away free-play vouchers and coupons for discounts on food and beverages, she [Diane Hurley, Newport Grand’s chief executive officer] said.
Newport Grand got permission from the state Lottery to give away $300,000 in free-play over a 90-day trial period.
The Newport slot parlor launched the new player rewards program in late June, after winning approval from state Lottery Director Gerald S. Aubin on May 19.
Newport Grand got permission from the state Lottery to give away $300,000 in free-play over a 90-day trial period.
The Newport slot parlor launched the new player rewards program in late June, after winning approval from state Lottery Director Gerald S. Aubin on May 19.
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Professor Goodman explained that the state would move from being regulator to being promoter.
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State as STAKEHOLDER? Oh? Managed like the Big Dig?
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A Blue Ribbon Commission, appointed by the legislature would prove to you that Predatory Gambling causes expenses to exceed revenues.
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Is that what they don't want you to know?