Hold your nose!

No matter how you describe it, this smells! Closed door meetings.....secret promises....genuflecting to the Gambling Industry......this is not pretty....unsubstantiated assurances from Senator Rosenberg that "we'll get it right" (even as the 2010 version contained pages of ERRATA: translation: hastily concocted crap)

"Pro-casino Senator Stan Rosenberg, the Senate's 'casino guru' bought gambling stock in 2010 and could theoretically profit from all four proposed Mass. gambling venues. Governor should veto this bill." facebook

Worth reading in its entirety and reviewing the links --

Sen. Rosenberg to Sec. Bialecki: I’ll See Your Casino Stock and Raise You My Casino


It turns out that Patrick administration Secretary of Housing & Economic Development Greg Bialecki is not the only big player in the push to bring casinos to MA whose financial portfolio includes interests who stand to benefit if the casino legislation becomes law- Stan Rosenberg, who touts to constituents his status as the gambling guru (p.6) of the State Senate also owns stock in a company that could benefit tremendously if three casinos and a slot parlor are allowed in the Bay State. While Bialecki owned stock in some casinos themselves, Rosenberg, according to his 2010 Statement of Financial Interests disclosure (p.3, courtesy of the excellent Commonwealth Magazine), owns stock in Harris Corp- a major casino vendor.

You can file an online complaint with the Ethics Commission: HERE