Included in proposals of slot machines and casinos are empty promises that bear watching. How many times have Bay State legislators made promises that vanish?
.The host community of Twin River in Rhode Island said "No" to 24 hour gambling. As it is, the facility closes at 3 AM.
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To feed Rhode Island's gambling addiction, local choice got flushed.
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The state allowed the facility to open 24 hours a day on weekends last year, despite objections of town residents in a Lincoln referendum. The governor’s 24/7 plan immediately drew local opposition.
“It will impact the residents of that part of town,’’ said Ronald A. McKenna, president of the Lincoln Town Council. “They already objected to the weekend 24 hours. This will just make their situation worse. But obviously the governor has his mind all made up, and damn be the residents of Lincoln, as long as the state of Rhode Island gets what they want.’’
Of Rhode Island's Gambling Addiction --
“The fact of the matter is, we’re stuck,’’ Mazze said, referring to Rhode Island. “We don’t see other revenue sources coming in, and we’re going to fight hard to protect something that everybody is apparently against.’’ [LINK]
Maybe someone should do the math. $2 Billion in revenue for 441 jobs.
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If I get your meaning we could believe what they say about having local control over a slot parlor or slots at race tracks and find ourselves screwed with something bigger that goes 24 hours.Could you imagine the mess in Raynham?Palmer?
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