Trustworthiness? The Oxymoron of Gambling

Who do you trust?
By Herald Staff

Who do you trust most: Robert Kraft, Scott Harshbarger or Cardinal Sean O’Malley?

In phone surveys this week, Foxboro residents have been asked to rate the believability of casino statements based on who’s uttering them.

The Herald reported earlier this week that Vegas-based Wynn Resorts, which has eyes on building a resort casino across from Gillette Stadium, has hired a firm to conduct phone polling of the town.

It’s unclear who’s behind the trustworthiness calls. But survey takers are reporting they’re being asked to describe how much stock they put in statements from Kraft, Harshbarger, O’Malley, state Rep. Dan Winslow, Foxboro selectmen, a hypothetical representative from Mothers Against Drunk Driving and recovering substance-abuse patients.

Meanwhile, selectmen are slated to hold a key casino meeting Tuesday night as the town prepares for a possible face-to-face town forum with Kraft and Vegas mogul Steve Wynn next month.

The Desperation of George Carney:

Slots to fill

Raynham Park owner George Carney, who had been in talks with the corporation that owns the Boston Bruins [team stats] and TD Garden for a potential slots parlor, said this week a deal between the two is unlikely.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Delaware North, which bought an Illinois casino last year and is run by Bruins hotshot Jeremy Jacobs, had been in contact with Carney’s track about a possible collaboration for the state’s lone slots parlor license a few months ago.

Since then, however, Carney told the Herald the two have gone their separate ways.

A Delaware North spokeswoman did not return a call for comment.

Meanwhile, Carney said he still has a number of partners for his proposed slots parlor and plans to announce something over the next few weeks.