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Probably No Land Casinos for Mass.

Governor Patrick has faced extensive and heated debate surrounding the land casinos gambling bill he has supported and pushed for the past six months. The bill has been controversial on every level really – from the number of grossly overstated short and long term jobs that Governor Patrick estimated to the revenue that the land casinos would generate – and even the little clause in Patrick’s proposal that would criminalize online casinos gambling. In the face of all of the criticism, Patrick has noted that while his proposal is like to be defeated as early as next week, what he is really looking to do is generate debate and discussion on how to strengthen his proposal for reconsideration in the next legislative session.

The Massachusetts media, as well as some of Governor Patrick’s fiercest opponents (DiMasi and online casinos gambling interest groups) have been very vocal in appealing to the upcoming House hearing to nip this proposal in the bud quickly. And it seems as though Patrick is prepared for the proposal to be defeated, he notes, "I have no illusions about the plans in the House for this legislation. I'm simply asking that an open debate begin, rather than end, today."

Just as with any controversial debate, proponents for bringing land casinos (and criminalizing online casinos gambling) and opponents have extensively rallied in the past week to drive their point home as the bill goes up for vote in the House in the very near future. Patrick’s top critic in the government is certainly DiMasi, he comments, "After six months of debate on this bill, I believe the evidence is not there, the case has not been made and time is running out." As for how he will vote when the proposal is brought to the table – "Right now, my answer is no," he comments.