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360 for Massachusetts

The online casino gambling industry is all atwitter with the news that the Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick might have softened his previously harsh position toward land and internet gambling in the state. The state of Massachusetts has been vying with Washington and Kentucky for questionable and extreme measures to block internet gambling over the past several years – but that very attitude seems to have shifted with Patrick in office as the governor. Patrick has now requested a full study of the potential effects and revenue of a Massachusetts gambling industry that includes expanded land gambling venues as well as intrastate online casinos and poker gambling options.

This study is a really important first step for the state of Massachusetts and the online casinos will eagerly watch as the study progresses for any signs of more leniency in the state toward internet gambling. One of the key factors motivating the study is surely the economy and state budget – this has been the turning point for several US states. With a slow economy and state budgets falling short, expansion in the gambling industry is increasingly seen as viable way for the government to infuse a large amount of cash into the budge. For Massachusetts, this could very well now be online wagering – this type of gambling is working well for neighboring states.

Massachusetts is a bit of a battleground state in the land and online casino gambling issue – there are strong lobbyist efforts on both sites, and the state still maintains a precarious balance between Democratic and Republican agendas. The governor has just requested the cost/benefit analysis study and it’s likely that the this issue will take a central position in debates in the coming year.