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He Really Wants Land Casinos

The current governor of Massachusetts, Deavl Patrick, is really pushing land casino gambling in the state. Although other politicians and specifically the Massachusetts House of Representatives vetoed Governor Patrick’s bill, he has a new measure in place to secure land gambling. Since his time in office, Governor Patrick has become seen as having a very pro-land gambling agenda. His previous efforts included efforts to ban online casino gambling in the state while bringing in three land gambling resorts.

Governor Patrick’s bill sparked controversy all over the U.S. and Massachusetts because of exaggerated claims within the bill, as well as the hidden clause that would have made gambling at the online casinos at Class C felony offense in the state – punishable by prison time! The hidden clause, along with false estimations of annual gambling revenue essentially set the bill up for failure.

Now though, although many politicians assumed that the land and online casino gambling issue was laid to rest for the time being, Governor Patrick has begun negotiations with the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe. The Indian tribes have federal exemptions concerning operating land gambling, and Patrick is looking at a favorable deal with the tribe as a way to bring gambling revenue into the state coffers. Other Indian gaming agreements net millions in monthly revenue for state governments, as high as 25 percent of the generated revenue in many cases.

Initial reports indicate that Governor Patrick’s negotiations with the tribe concerns building a large resort casino. As far as online casino gambling is concerned, Governor Patrick has little recourse at this point for continuing his attempts to ban internet gambling in the state.