He looked normal ....

OK! So I thought he looked normal and the Massachusetts Gambling Commission even invited him.

Maybe he was normal......

He makes some mighty big bucks.

Then I listened to his words.

I heard his misrepresentation.

I watched the Massachusetts Gambling Commission nod.

Was that a genuflect I saw?

Did I really expect any substantive questions?

How foolish!

Did anyone ask what percentage of Gambling Revenues from a Slot Barn [by whatever elegant name you use] come from PROBLEM GAMBLERS?

Did anyone ask what percentage of patrons are PROBLEMS GAMBLERS?

Oh! No! Better to merely genuflect and pretend!

So, Frankie says only 1% of patrons are 'pathological gamblers.'

Don't call it to his attention that he is 'splitting hairs' or that Secretary Bialecki has already acknowledged that the 'Administration' - Governor Slot Barns KNOWS that + 50% of patrons will be PROBLEM GAMBLERS - destroying their families, not paying their rent or mortgages, jeopardizing their families.

Don't rock the boat! Damn!

And when Frank Fahrenkopf spews 'average' wages of $42K, does anyone question 'average'?

No!

Another sham when I expected better!


You can't build public policy based on ADDICTION.


You can't build adequate regulatory framework based on illusion and sham.


Frankie insisted the "Opposition" was based on religious objection.

Sorry to disappoint!

The opposition is based on facts the AGA ignores.