Salem News: Gambling Losses

It seemed like a sure win to grant the first Massachusetts Casino License to Suffolk Downs in Revere,, close to Boston, plenty of space, public transportation, the support of many North Shore Community leaders,,But suddenly the Gaming Commission voted to grant the license to the more out of the way city of Everett instead! Was there a fix? My cartoon as published in the 09/22/2014 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Who You Gonna Call? (My Fourth Post Of The Month is ON the Fourth!)

The Massachusetts legislators have already made provisions in the latest budget for how much income the casinos will bring into the commonwealth even though the casinos are not up and running yet. Income like this is known as "Phantom Funding" and may be endangered with casino opponents lobbying hard to prevent organized gaming here in the state. This is my cartoon as it appeared in the 07/04/2014 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Mayor Driscoll Places Her Bets

If The Suffolk Downs racetrack gets a casino license, Salem may get cash benefits. Originally published in the 01/31/2014 SALEM NEWS. 

Salem News: Casino Studies

Salem State University is proposing a project to study the gaming industry- how casinos work and their impact on the community.Very interesting considering that Massachusetts is proposing opening casinos. My cartoon from the 02/22/2013 SALEM NEWS.

Salem News: Mall Casinos

Originally published in the SALEM NEWS; 01/25/2013: In order to try and boost the local economy, a proposal was made to open a 24-hour slots casino in the city of Danvers-inside Liberty Tree SHOPPING MALL! While I believe that regulated casino gambling would be a good idea here in Massachusetts-we're losing plenty of money to out of state casinos already- An area like a shopping mall is NOT a good place to put it!

Salem News: The Winning Hand

Published in THE SALEM (MA) NEWS 08/27/2011:
Casino gambling in Massachusetts is coming close to being a reality as more and more representatives turn out to be in favor of it.