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Dear Friends and Neighbors,   As we told you last week, this coming Tuesday, March 25 at 4 pm, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission will hold a public hearing for the Revere proposal at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The MGC is the regulatory body that will decide between an Eastern Massachusetts casino in Everett or Revere/East Boston. We cannot emphasize enough how important it is that you attend the meeting to let the MGC know loud and clear that it should stand behind our "NO" vote on November 5, 2013, and that a casino proposal for Suffolk Downs is ILLEGAL. Anyone in the area -- not just East Boston or Revere -- who is opposed to the Revere casino proposal is invited to attend, so we encourage you to email this to five friends and ask them to come. Here are the details: What: Mass Gaming Commission public hearing for Revere casino proposal When: Tuesday, March 25 at 4 p.m. (plan to arrive at 3:30) Where: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer St., Boston, Room 102B The Commission has promised 5 minutes of speaking time to anyone who signs up in advance through this email form, and we encourage any who are comfortable to speak in opposition to the Mohegan to make a public comment before the Commission on Tuesday.   We know Mohegan/Suffolk Downs will have their supporters out in force, so your participation is crucial! If you are interested in attending, would you please let us know by hitting reply or sending us an email at noeastiecasino@gmail.com? When you RSVP, let us know if you (a) need or (b) can provide a ride to the Convention Center on Tuesday. ***To prep for the hearing, we will be meeting on Monday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Central Assembly of God Church at 50 Bennington St., East Boston (near Central Square). If you plan to attend the hearing, please join to go over roles and responsibilties for Tuesday. Please call Dave Searles at 617-913-3396 if you need directions or have any questions.*** Finally, we'd like to highlight two important news items that happened Wednesday: We continue to assert that a "Revere-only" casino at Suffolk Downs is a fairy tale and that Boston continues to be a host community to any gambling institution on the property. The City of Boston agrees with us. On Wednesday, the City made its most forceful statements to date in a strongly worded letter declaring its host community status in both Everett and Revere and specifically claimed the right to block the projects if it so chooses. From the Globe report: "Speaking specifically of the $1.3 billion Mohegan Sun proposal, the mayor argues the developer 'accesses the project through the City of Boston,' and that development is 'intimately related and cannot be disentangled from the Suffolk Downs site,' most of which lies on the East Boston side of the Boston-Revere city line." Polling numbers released Wednesday suggest that the wheels are coming off the statewide casino bus -- and fast. A new WBUR survey, conducted by MassINC Polling, found that for the first time, support for casinos statewide has plummeted to below 50% for the first time ever. Forty-six percent of residents approve of casinos (down from 53% approving a year ago), while 43% disapprove, and observers attribute this, in part, to the successful opposition campaigns throughout the state over the last year. (that's us!) These new data are certainly encouraging as we look toward repealing the gambling legislation in November, suggesting that the law could very well be overturned by voters should it appear on a ballot. Please click on the image to the right to find out more about the repeal effort and to make a donation! Again, please let us know if you can come Tuesday, and thank you for your continued support! No Eastie Casino   Para recibir este correo en espanol, por favor, mande su nombre y su direccion de correo electronico a noeastiecasino@gmail.com.