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MA Expanded Gaming Signed Into Law

November 22, 2011

On Tuesday, November 22, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed expanded gaming legislation into law which will see up to three resort casinos erected and an openly-bid slots-only facility that c...

Mass. Racino Bill Clears Senate

October 18, 2011

According to a report, the Massachusetts Senate has voted in favour of a bill that will authorize three casinos and one racino to be licensed in the state

DeLeo Still Fighting For Mass. Slots

February 01, 2011

If anyone thought Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo had given up on slots at Plainridge Racecourse and Suffolk Downs, he straightened them out yesterday

Not A Good Sign In Boston

January 18, 2011

Deval Patrick, the re-elected governor of Massachusetts, did not send a thrill through backers of track slots Sunday, when he appeared in an interview on WCVB-TV

DeLeo Talks Mass. Slots, Softly

December 15, 2010

Robert DeLeo, speaker of the House in Massachusetts, has outlined his agenda for 2011, and has toned down his fiery quest for track slots that failed at the end of this year’s last legislative sessi

Mass. Slots Dead For 2010

August 25, 2010

Philosopher Yogi Berra famously said “It’s not over until it’s over,” and Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo made fairly clear yesterday that it’s over for this year as far as slots at tracks ar...

Wonderland Throwing In Towel

August 20, 2010

After 75 years as a Boston dog track in the suburb of Revere, Wonderland Greyhound Park has announced it has called it quits

Gov. Patrick To Back Mass. Racino?

In an interesting turn of events in Massachusetts, it has been reported that Gov. Deval Patrick has stated that he would back a 'competitively bid slot parlour' in the state in exchange for the passin...

No Accord Yet In Boston

Track slots remain in the news in Massachusetts, where a state Senate and House conference committee has been unable to agree after almost two weeks of

Piontkowski Disagrees With Governor

In Massachusetts, Plainridge Racecourse CEO Gary Piontkowski scored with a major story in the Boston Herald where he provided racing’s side of the battle for

Racing Gets Blamed, Again

Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts, told reporters yesterday that racing’s recalcitrance in aggressively pushing for slots at tracks in the state could delay his wish for three casinos without

Trouble In Mass Senate

Hopes for slots at tracks in Massachusetts -- a roller coaster ride -- took a new dip yesterday with the announcement of a Senate plan to approve three casinos in the state, including one for an India...

Massachusetts Body Blow

December 22, 2009

Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick has sent a letter to his legislative leaders, telling them that after meeting with a no-gambling group called 'United to Stop Slots in Massachusetts,' his position...