New MA casino bill

[InfiniteJess]

Originally Posted by TBadr

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WTF is this about?!?!?

According to Boston.com they're revisiting this part of the bill today. It would then go to another vote (shouldn't have resistence) and then go to be signed. Inspiring stuff!

[PokerPlayer80]

Any news/predictions on what part of Mass. these casinos will be located?

[TBadr]

so what do people think the ETA would be til we can actually play a hand of poker in a B&M casino here in mass? Driving down to FoxWoods is getting old real fast. Hopefully we'll have online poker back first

[Lattimer]

Originally Posted by PokerPlayer80

Any news/predictions on what part of Mass. these casinos will be located?

All proposed sites are along or south of the Pike, which is very annoying.

[SuppBro]

Originally Posted by TBadr

so what do people think the ETA would be til we can actually play a hand of poker in a B&M casino here in mass? Driving down to FoxWoods is getting old real fast. Hopefully we'll have online poker back first

Mergeeee!

[sofocused978]

Originally Posted by TBadr

so what do people think the ETA would be til we can actually play a hand of poker in a B&M casino here in mass?

3-5 years is what I'm reading.

Edit: House just voted on and passed an amendment to the bill which cut the horse racing money in half. Waiting on the senate now.

http://www.boston.com/Boston/politic...QrN/index.html

[TBadr]

Mass. lawmakers approve casino gambling, bill on its way to the governor’s desk

The bill, approved in both chambers just before 5 p.m., passed the House in 124-30 vote and the Senate by a voice vote.

The final plan scaled back a last-minute proposal to increase payments to the horse-racing industry.

[sofocused978]

Originally Posted by TBadr

Mass. lawmakers approve casino gambling, bill on its way to the governor’s desk

sweet

[gadolparah]

Originally Posted by Lattimer

All proposed sites are along or south of the Pike, which is very annoying.

i know a huge concern is that they build these, then people keep going to FW and MS anyway. Seems like it would make way more sense to put at least one farther away from these locations, and try to attract NH/VT/ME gamblers as well.

[kidcharisma1]

Has anyone saw anything about online poker?

I know an amendment was on the house's version and I know it wasn't on the senate's version but did it make it on the compromised one?

Do we have any idea when the final bill will be made public?

[kidcharisma1]

It's on Gov. Patrick's desk right now.

http://bostonherald.com/news/politic...s_on_govs_desk

[sofocused978]

Originally Posted by kidcharisma1

It's on Gov. Patrick's desk right now.

http://bostonherald.com/news/politic...s_on_govs_desk

If I heard right he has 10 days to sign it. Hopefully he doesn't wait that long.

[TBadr]

Yeah I heard the same. I would think he would want to have it signed just in time before thanksgiving break

[Mygtar]

Originally Posted by gadolparah

i know a huge concern is that they build these, then people keep going to FW and MS anyway. Seems like it would make way more sense to put at least one farther away from these locations, and try to attract NH/VT/ME gamblers as well.

There is supposed to by one in Boston area/North one West, and one on the South Shore along with a slot parlor anywhere. I believe the Native Americans have right of first refusal for the South casino. Talk has been New Bedford or Fall River for this. Talk for the Boston has been Suffolk Downs and West location Palmer, Holyoke (Mohegan Sun), and Springfield (Ameristar Casino). We'll see. I'm just psyched I won't have to drive 2 hours each way anymore. ~Mygtar

[Mygtar]

Correction to my post above:

The people interested in the West are Mohegan Sun for location in Palmer, Hard Rock International for Holyoke and Ameristar Casino for Springfield. ~Mygtar