We had a great victory yesterday in the Statehouse, but we are not out of the woods just yet! No slots at the racetracks means no slots for the Wampanoag Indian Casino pipedream. We cannot allow the Racino bill to pass or we open the door for class III gambling on sovereign land. As it stands, Massachusetts does not have to allow any class III gambling in Middleboro if the land goes into trust. We do not have to sign a compact with the Tribe and the Tribe cannot sue to force us into a compact. No compact means no mega-casino resort! As of yesterday afternoon, all the investors can hope for is a class II bingo hall. If slots are allowed at the racetracks then the Tribe will be allowed to conduct class III gambling with slots -- If the mega casino is built, the racetracks will lose. They are no competition for a mega-casino resort. Care about jobs in Massachusetts? Then care about the people already employed at the tracks....if slots are allowed, they won't have a job.
Give a Hoot and Spread the Word......NO SLOTS = NO CASINO!
3 comments:
In the city or in the woods help keep Massachusetts casino free.Hoot,Hoot.
It is legally questionable that we have to allow class three gambling. The jury is still out on that one. Even if we are forced to allow class 3 - we only have to allow the stuff that is legal in the state. That means no class three slots. Slots make up 70-80% of a casino's profits.
So long as we don't give them slots, there is no ROI for a casino - class 2 or otherwise.
But you are right on CC. Under no circumstances can we allow slots in MA.
Good points! Good blog! Thanks for the reminder.
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