Massachusetts Casino News & Massachusetts Gambling News

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February 16th, 2012

The widespread perception that the Suffolk Downs casino proposal, with its strong political backers, has a lock on development rights for Eastern Massachusetts may be discouraging some casino companies from competing in what is expected to be the state’s most lucrative gambling market, experts say. While Las Vegas developer Steve Wynn has pitched a plan for Foxborough, that competition pales in ...

February 17th, 2012

Mitt Romney trails Rick Santorum in Michigan. Has any presidential aspirant lost their home state primary, yet gone on to win a major party nomination? Since 1972, the answer is no. 

February 17th, 2012

Advantages extended to a Native American tribe in the state’s new casino law are constitutional and will be allowed to stand, a federal judge has decided, dismissing a challenge to the law by a developer seeking to build a casino in New Bedford. US District Judge Nathaniel Gorton sided with the state, saying the new law conforms with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, known as IGRA, a federal ...

February 17th, 2012

No surprise that there arent many criminologist jokes floating about, at least as far as Im aware. Still, I do...

February 17th, 2012

The Boston Globe is seeking the most innovative people in Massachusetts – individuals who did the most in the past year to transform a business or their community.

February 17th, 2012

By Mark Arsenault THE BOSTON GLOBE The widespread perception that the Suffolk Downs casino proposal, with its strong political backers, has a lock on development rights for Eastern Massachusetts may be discouraging some casino companies from competing in what is expected to be the state’s most lucrative gambling market, specialists say.

February 13th, 2012

President Obama's health care overhaul was largely based on one that then-Gov. Mitt Romney signed into law in Massachusetts in 2006. Now, more than 98 percent of state residents have health insurance, and the law has drawn unexpected supporters. But controlling costs remains a challenge.

February 18th, 2012

Massachusetts Lottery sales have been steadily ticking up since a falloff more than a year ago, state Treasurer...

February 16th, 2012

Independence Academy, a recovery high school for young people addicted to drugs or alcohol, has opened its doors with a small staff, a handful of students, and a multitude of local and state resources aimed at helping young people in Southeastern Massachusetts. “My sister would be alive today if she had this kind of opportunity,’’ said Scituate resident Amy LeFort at the academy’s opening last ...

February 15th, 2012

NSTAR and Northeast Utilities have reached separate, comprehensive merger-related agreements with both the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and the Massachusetts Attorney General that will guarantee substantial customer and environmental benefits, while allowing the utilities’ merger to proceed.