Massachusetts could ....

Massachusetts Governor "Slot Barns" agreed to support an INDEPENDENT COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, then developed amnesia after his re-election.

It's unclear if the amnesia struck before or after meeting with the Pokasset Tribe and others to promise a Freetown Slot Barn and it's unknown when Governor "Slot Barns" made a similar commitment to Bob Kraft.

It is likely that the commitment to Bob Kraft pre-dated the election which explains Slot Barn's devotion to that pedestrian bridge.

That cherubic face, that winning way, the disarming smile, that "Oops! You caught me" repeatedly to the media....

What else has been promised in back room deals and secret meetings?

Our neighbors to the north conducted an INDEPENDENT COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS and proved that the COSTS exceeded the revenue projections.

Not so Massachusetts!

Content to wallow in the taint of public cynicism from scandals and indictments, Beacon Hill is content to debate [if that's what you call the carefully scripted scenarios] Slot Barn Legislation in ignorance.


This is what might have been .....

From Suffolks Downs Neighbor:

New Hampshire conducted an independent study, the commission included people on both sides of the debate. They agreed on all costs and benefits, as a result some of both were thrown out. The result? A Rockingham Park casino would create $143-288 million in costs, greater than its projected $150 million in tax revenues.

NH Gaming Study Commission Final Report

Do we chalk it up to political corruption? ignorance? lobbyists access?

You be the judge next November at the ballot box.