Taxpayer Subsidized Gambling

A Slot Barn at Suffolk Downs will cost Massachusetts taxpayers + $500 MILLION and the Bobble Heads think it's a good deal.

The Lake Tahoe Slot Barn in Foxborough will cost Massachusetts taxpayers +$100 MILLION to extend the commuter rail line and municipalities along the line will foot the annual losses. (The cash-strapped town hasn't figured out what Kraft and Company is costing now because it's too busy genuflecting.)

The insolvent Mohegan Sun Tribe's Palmer proposal is even sillier! No infrastructure access and no water. The Town's Casino Study Committee determined the annual cost to the town would be $18 MILLION to $39 MILLION.

The insolvent MGM wants a Slot Barn that also requires 'infrastructure' improvements and water and other services?

And here goes Senator "But For" Pacheco acknowledging infrastructure improvements for the Mashpee Wampanoag's latest Folly in Taunton.


Folks, you're gonna pay the bill! And that's before we calculate what the increased CRIME and DRUNKS will cost.



Infrastructure upgrades predicted if Casino proposal comes to fruition
By Gerry Tuoti
Taunton Gazette


TAUNTON — From the additional cars driving into town to the increased demand for water a massive resort casino complex would require, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s plans to build a casino in East Taunton would create a serious need to improve the surrounding infrastructure.

During his announcement that the tribe is pursuing plans to build a casino on land in Liberty and Union Industrial Park, Tribal Council Chairman Cedric Cromwell said the East Taunton parcel’s proximity to major roads – routes 24 and 140 – is very appealing.

“Certainly, infrastructure is important and we believe the property we’re looking at will provide the best in infrastructure,” Cromwell said.

Although Cromwell admitted that the tribe is eyeing other land in the area, he declined to identify it.

Some have speculated the Mashpee may consider purchasing the nearby Silver City Galleria property, which is directly across Route 24 from the industrial park parcel. If such a transaction occurred, some elected officials said it is their understanding that the tribe would likely build an overpass or tunnel to connect the two tracts.

State Sen. Marc Pacheco, D-Taunton, said the city’s water system – the tribe’s vision includes a water park – and roads would be affected. Since infrastructure studies pertaining to the Galleria were already conducted years ago, he speculated that there may already be a foundation for future analysis.

Building direct access to the site from Route 24, Pacheco said, would relieve local traffic congestion.

“During the holiday season, when the mall had total occupancy and was maxed out in terms of customers, we would have some back up on 24,” Pacheco said. “There are obviously some traffic studies and other issues that would need to be done to anticipate and plan for this type of development.”

City Councilor Deborah Carr said she envisions the project having direct highway access, which would keep the majority of the cars out of residential areas and off of local roads.

“I don’t envision anything like a casino being in someone’s backyard,” she said. “I’m envisioning something where they’d be coming off a major thoroughfare, Route 24 or 140, that would go into several hundred acres somewhere. I imagine it would have to have some sort of buffer … The only negative impact I could see is there’ll obviously be a greater influx of traffic, but I’m sure that’s something that will be well addressed and they’ll keep traffic out of the neighborhoods.”

Improvements to routes 24 and 140, which already get backed up during rush hour, will likely be necessary, many local officials say. Since the roads fall under state, rather than local, jurisdiction, that may be an issue to be addressed in the tribe’s negotiations with the governor, Hoye said.



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