Massachusetts and Slot Machines

With the recent shake up in Massachusetts government and the various committees, it would seem that the idea of slot machines and casinos has seen new light. The legislative committee that is being led by Ashland Senator Karen Spilka spent yesterday discussing slot machines and casinos and their possibilities for the state.
 
This comes hot on the heels of former House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi telling Governor Deval Patrick that there was no way that he was going to bring in slot machines and up to three casinos, and ensured that it did not happen. However, with DiMasi now out and Robert DeLeo in, that promise is out with the old so to speak.
 
DiMasi had to resign following an ethics scandal, and now DeLeo says that he likes the idea of slot machines and casinos. Senate President Therese Murray is in agreement with him and said that she is for the slot machines and casinos as well. Some officials are still on the fence as to how they feel about the slot machines but many of them are at the very least open to discussing them – something that DiMasi never was.
 
Some are concerned about the social implications that it could have for them, and the problems that the slot machines and expanded gambling could have for the state. But they are also aware that they could bring in much needed money for the state and therefore are truly torn in how they feel. Only time will tell if they get passed or not.

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