The Casino Shills have been kept busy posting inaccurate comments in response to articles, but this misrepresentation surpasses most.
Mixing the Affordable Care Act with REPEAL THE CASINO DEAL .......betrays any responsible journalistic standard.
If this is the best the Sentinel & Enterprise can accomplish, perhaps their misinformation is best avoided.
Casino gaming bill still settled law?
The odds of seeing casino gambling in Massachusetts, once seen as a sure bet after passage of enabling legislation in 2011, seem to get longer by the day. In addition to a major grass-roots petition movement to repeal that gaming law, recent polls -- though not The Sun survey -- show the general public's support for casinos has waned. The results of a recent poll conducted by WBUR radio indicated that 52 percent supported the proposed ballot question to repeal the casino law, with 39 percent opposed. John Ribiero, chairman of statewide advocacy group Repeal the Casino Deal, told WBUR the more people learn about casinos, the less they like them. Steve Koczela, president of the MassINC Polling Group, which conducted the survey for WBUR, said while the 13-point margin is solid, it's far from being a mandate. However, these latest WBUR polling results continue a trend of diminishing public support for casinos. In a WBUR poll last November, 49 percent approved of casinos, with 39 percent opposed. However, that support slipped to just 3 percentage points in a March survey. The most recent WBUR poll also showed that by the same 52-39 percent margin a lack of confidence in the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which is overseeing the casino licensing process. Ironically, that sentiment had nothing to do with Stephen Crosby, the commission's chairman, who removed himself from the approval process of a Boston area casino because of actions and associations that some thought compromised his impartiality. Whether the Affordable Casino Repeal Initiative appears on the statewide ballot in November remains to be seen. Attorney General Martha Coakley, the Democratic Party's front-runner for governor so far, ruled the ballot question unconstitutional. Casino foes took their case to the state Supreme Judicial Court, which is currently weighing the legal merits. The casino question recently spilled into the Democratic race for attorney general -- at a debate on Monday sponsored by The Sun and Middlesex Community College. Warren Tolman, who's in favor of the current casino law, nonetheless says the repeal question should be on the ballot. His opponent, Maura Healey, says she's opposes casino gambling and would vote to repeal the law if given the chance. We've already called for the repeal question to be on the November ballot, and trust the state's high court will do the right thing and rule that way. If the ballot question survives constitutional muster and the current anti-gaming trend continues, a successful repeal initiative could be the death knell for casino gambling in this state. The practical repercussions of such a vote are mind-boggling, given all the time, money and political capital invested in this process.
Like Obamacare, casino gambling might be the current law, but it seems the issue is far from settled.
Read more: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/editorial/ci_25828758/casino-gaming-bill-still-settled-law#ixzz32pk4HlcI
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