Pipedreams of Casino Gold

Dreams Of Casinos Return To Beacon Hill offered a regurgitation of yesterday's clearly one side presentation --

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Klocke [executive vice president for public policy at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce] argued that this is probably the worst time for the state to put to issue licenses for casinos out to bid, because they would probably fetch much lower prices this year than last, or than in a few years, if the economy rebounds.

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Michael Pollock [who was hired by Patrick to study casino gambling] ...But it [consumer savings] makes it harder for destination casinos to get back to where they were, if they’ll ever get back to where they were.”

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Professor Goodman commented that in Ohio the state Chamber of Commerce, sporting associations, restaurant associations, retail associations opposed casino gambling because of the negative impact of businesses because of the loss of discretionary spending.

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AG Martha Coakley's testimony before Senator Spilka's Casino Love Fest provides thoughtful consideration of the surrounding issues.