And then he refused to produce the study, sputtered, stuttered, claimed 'well....it wasn't really a report....'
In the Boston area, currently so gridlocked with traffic that folks avoid the area, you have Boston-centric political hacks who almost appear to be reasonable people convinced that additional traffic is viable.
Setting aside all other issues surrounding Predatory Gambling, what have you?
The Nip 'N Tuck King, Steve Wynn has been chased from every other location he's pursued: Foxborough, Florida, New York [because of his anti-union position], Bridgeport, CT, Pennsylvania.....
Mohegan Sun with declining revenues in Connecticut because of Gambling Market Saturation and much else.....
And a Gambling Commission that has spent extravagantly creating a legacy of lawsuits.....
You've seen how it works. The sensible solution is REPEAL THE CASINO DEAL!
Hub suit could help kill casinos
HIGH STAKES: Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh is weighing the city’s next move in its effort to obtain host community status for casinos proposed by Mohegan Sun in Revere and Wynn Resorts in Everett.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
By Richard Weir
A possible costly lawsuit by Boston over being rejected as a host community to proposed casinos in Revere and Everett this week could help fuel the anti-
casino movement statewide, gaming experts told the Herald.
A court fight could run up against a proposed ballot question seeking to repeal the state casino law. If the measure is approved by the Supreme Judicial Court, the question will be added to the Nov. 5 election ballot — bad timing for casino fans.
“It will slow (the licensing process) down and give all the momentum to the casino opponents,” said William Thompson, a University of Nevada, Las Vegas, professor and expert on casino law and gambling. “The casino people don’t want to talk about the city boundary fight. The proponents want to talk about creating [LOW WAGE] jobs. They don’t want to have to get into a debate about one city getting screwed over another. That defeats their argument.”
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh is now mulling his next move after the Gaming Commission this week rejected the city’s request to be a host community to the two proposed gaming palaces. The panel made Boston a surrounding community instead — ending any chance for a vote in the city on the casinos.
“We felt all along that we had a legitimate shot at being a host community. We still feel we have a shot at being a host community. Now it’s just a matter of what the process is going to be,” Walsh said yesterday.
While the mayor acknowledged a lawsuit could hit taxpayers with a “substantial cost” in legal fees, he would not rule it out.
“There’s clearly many litigation options I think that’s out there. We have to see exactly which ones we have. We have one against the decision yesterday, probably against the commission,” the mayor said.
Elaine Driscoll, a spokeswoman for the Gaming Commission, shot down a possibility Walsh raised about filing an appeal of the panel’s 4-0 vote Thursday, saying, “the gaming act does not include a provision for appealing a commission decision regarding the determination of a gaming establishment.”
Driscoll declined to say whether a potential lawsuit by the city would slow down or halt any action by the commission in awarding the Greater Boston-area gaming license. No date has been set for that vote.
Boston College’s Richard McGowan, an economics professor and gaming expert, said he does not believe a “long shot” lawsuit by Boston would “hinder” the commission.
“I think the commission wants to award the license and see what happens from there,” McGowan said, noting that House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo has “made it very clear” that the law intended host communities to be the municipality where the casino is physically located.
A court fight could run up against a proposed ballot question seeking to repeal the state casino law. If the measure is approved by the Supreme Judicial Court, the question will be added to the Nov. 5 election ballot — bad timing for casino fans.
“It will slow (the licensing process) down and give all the momentum to the casino opponents,” said William Thompson, a University of Nevada, Las Vegas, professor and expert on casino law and gambling. “The casino people don’t want to talk about the city boundary fight. The proponents want to talk about creating [LOW WAGE] jobs. They don’t want to have to get into a debate about one city getting screwed over another. That defeats their argument.”
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh is now mulling his next move after the Gaming Commission this week rejected the city’s request to be a host community to the two proposed gaming palaces. The panel made Boston a surrounding community instead — ending any chance for a vote in the city on the casinos.
“We felt all along that we had a legitimate shot at being a host community. We still feel we have a shot at being a host community. Now it’s just a matter of what the process is going to be,” Walsh said yesterday.
While the mayor acknowledged a lawsuit could hit taxpayers with a “substantial cost” in legal fees, he would not rule it out.
“There’s clearly many litigation options I think that’s out there. We have to see exactly which ones we have. We have one against the decision yesterday, probably against the commission,” the mayor said.
Elaine Driscoll, a spokeswoman for the Gaming Commission, shot down a possibility Walsh raised about filing an appeal of the panel’s 4-0 vote Thursday, saying, “the gaming act does not include a provision for appealing a commission decision regarding the determination of a gaming establishment.”
Driscoll declined to say whether a potential lawsuit by the city would slow down or halt any action by the commission in awarding the Greater Boston-area gaming license. No date has been set for that vote.
Boston College’s Richard McGowan, an economics professor and gaming expert, said he does not believe a “long shot” lawsuit by Boston would “hinder” the commission.
“I think the commission wants to award the license and see what happens from there,” McGowan said, noting that House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo has “made it very clear” that the law intended host communities to be the municipality where the casino is physically located.
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