Casino Bill's Birthday

Article | Politics, Etc. | November 2, 2013 - 9:28am | By State House News Service

NO WAGERS PLACED YET AS CASINO LAW TURNS 2

Nov. 22 marks the two-year anniversary of Gov. Deval Patrick's signing of the law legalizing casinos in Massachusetts. The actual construction of casinos remains a distant dream of developers. The state's slowly developing casino picture will come a bit more closely into focus Tuesday. Voters in East Boston and Revere are scheduled to head to the polls to decide whether those communities support the development of a resort casino at the Suffolk Downs racetrack.

Casino opponents appear to have received a boost by the surprise exit of Suffolk partner Caesars Entertainment, but a poll released Friday showed casino supporters outnumbering opponents by single digits. Track owners have warned of a bleak future if they are not able to transition into a casino and if voters reject the proposal,


[Horse racing is dying, attendance and 'handle' - money bet, has declined. Gambling Revenues to save horse racing is nothing more than a taxpayer subsidy.]


 the competition for the eastern Massachusetts casino license would be down to Steve Wynn and his bid for an Everett casino and a proposal from Foxwoods to build a casino in Milford. In the western region, voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether Palmer is willing to host a casino proposed by Mohegan Sun, which has long maintained a presence in that community trying to build support for its casino proposal.


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E-Day Countdown, Day 3: Almost Halfway to our Goal! Dear Friends and Neighbors: The photo to the right was taken at around 11 p.m. Friday night, the basement of 28 Paris St. absolutely full of volunteers stuffing and labeling envelopes for a final mailer encouraging Eastie residents to vote no on the casino on Tuesday. It was a mailer made possible by your generous donations over the last several days. Thank you!We truly believe we have a lot of momentum going into the final few days before the vote, but we need to raise about $4,100 more over the weekend and Monday to keep the momentum going. Will you make a donation of $25, $75, $200 or another amount TODAY to keep our phone banking room full of volunteers and our message going out strong to East Boston voters? You can give quickly and securely online by clicking the "Give Now" button below or bring a check by our headquarters today. (28 Paris St) Let's keep this momentum going. Hope to see you this weekend! Best, Justin and Steve p.s. As a reminder, we're at the No Eastie Casino HQ, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church (28 Paris St., Maverick Sq), all day today making final phone calls to our neighbors to encourage them to vote no. Please drop by! And on Sunday, plan to attend a large rally at 1 p.m. in Central Square. Monday and Tuesday, we can use your help prepping and staffing the polls, as well as calling voters to get out the vote. (RSVP and let us know when and where you'd like to volunteer on Election Day!) Fundraising Update from Yesterday: Amount raised yesterday: $475 Total raised in 2 days of campaign: $2,900 % of goal at day 3/5: 41% Thank YOU for helping us raise $7,000 in 5 days to help us win on Tuesday and keep Eastie great for families!

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