Gambling on gaming revenues

GOVERNOR PATRICK said this week that "casino gambling is neither a cure-all nor the end of civilization." The disclaimer was followed by a bit of the-devil-made-him-do-it victimhood, and he obliquely blamed the Republican Weld, Cellucci, Swift, and Romney administrations. After citing projections of $2 billion a year in new economic activity and the creation of "20,000 new jobs at good ... (Full article: 747 words)

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