Debate on opening casinos in Massachusetts reflects new attitude
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Three years ago, you couldn't even buy a six-pack of beer on Sunday in most Massachusetts cities and towns - and now the governor is proposing not just one but three casinos.
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WOLFEBORO, N.H. -- Wes Burke does not really know Mitt Romney as the multimillionaire corporate turnaround whiz or savior of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics or presidential candidate with the reputation for changing his mind. He knows him as the guy who, on a visit to Burke's home here one...
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A few years ago, casinos across the United States were closing their poker rooms to make space for more popular and lucrative slot machines.
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With Indian gambling poised to expand, state seeks its share of the winnings.
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Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, the  heart of the U.S. gambling industry, are starting to feel the  pinch from a slower economy and high fuel prices after a  two-year run with Lady Luck.
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Former Massachusetts governor under scrutiny on guns, wealth and Mormon faith in final Florida debate
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Gov. Deval Patrick proposed licensing three full-scale casinos in Massachusetts on Monday, a move he said would generate billions of dollars for the state and thousands of jobs.
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MGM Mirage, the world's No.2 casino  operator, opens a 600-room, Las Vegas-style resort in Macau on  Tuesday, raising the stakes in a Chinese gambling haven  increasingly crowded by global players.
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For one night, Mohegan Sun rivaled the red carpets usually reserved for New York and Los Angeles. The casino was the site Monday night for the East Coast premiere of "I (heart) Huckabees," set to open in theaters Oct. 1.
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On Super Tuesday, they approved measures to expand slot machines. But they declined to amend term limits for state lawmakers.
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The game came about because both sides had wants and needs. Boston College wanted a fifth home game; the University of Massachusetts needed to pump revenue into its cash-strapped football program.
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By Journal staff and wire reports  The number of Rhode Island and Massachusetts residents who visited the gambling facilities at Lincoln Park has increased in the last two years.
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ST. IGNACE, Mich. - Gambling is the only thing missing from a new Indian casino in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, mistakenly built in an area where gambling is illegal.
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By Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Boston Globe  May 28--At Nantucket's Town Meeting last month, Selectman Michael Kopko  kept one eye on the crowd in the high school gymnasium and the other on the  town forum's online chat room.
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The candidates for North Carolina governor sparred over the lottery, test scores and state government bureaucracy in a lively debate this morning.
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By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 7--Casinos are often portrayed as a boost to business because they bring in tourists, but some local business people are lining up against the one proposed for Sedgwick County.
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Blacks, Latinos, and Asians in Massachusetts are having a tougher time than whites in juggling housing costs with other everyday expenses, according to a University of Massachusetts study that seeks to spur debate as the governor's office changes hands.