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Recommended for Rejection

It seems as though there is very little chance that Governor Deval Patrick’s proposed land and online casinos related bill will pass through the House of Representatives later this week. The Massachusetts legislators were put to vote on the issue amidst a protest rally outside of the building. The legislators naturally do not have the ability to deny the passing of the proposed bill, but rather voted on a recommendation for Governor Patrick’s proposed bill. And as many predicted considering the high controversy over the land casinos gambling bill (and an anti-online casinos gambling clause), the legislature sent the bill to the House with a rejection recommendation.

The legislative vote took considerable effort and many were not surprised that the bill didn’t pass after the outcry at the public forum on Tuesday. Online casinos proponents, organizations supporting a Casino-Free Massachusetts, and others all came out to voice concerns should the proposal pass through to the House with a positive recommendation.

Another prominent figure speaking out against the land and online casinos gambling related bill was Salvatore DiMasi, the Speaker of the House. DiMasi was adamant in asserting that the legislators should not support Governor Patrick’s bill. Even Governor Patrick was present at the public hearing and his speech on the benefits of the proposal were not enough to sway the tide of public opinion.

Basically, the consensus centered on the fact that although the proposed bill would bring in more tax revenue to the State, there were still fundamental flaws in the intent and implementation. Who knows, maybe the next draft will err of the side of caution when attempting to ban online casinos.