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Massachusetts

Little Star

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5. Call me a bleeding heart but...

Reply to MADem (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 09:57 AM

Mar 2012

Last edited Thu Mar 1, 2012, 11:12 AM - Edit history (1)

I just feel bad for families who have a addicted gambler in them. Geographical cures don't usually help the addict but it could help save the other family members from financial ruin.

But I do get your point about revenue and jobs. And I agree, the idea is not going away.

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Plans for Mashpee Wampanoag casino in Taunton unveiled [View all] MADem Mar 2012 OP

Don't hold your breath. n/t TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #1

We'll see. I think this is going to happen. MADem Mar 2012 #4

Great. NOT..... Little Star Mar 2012 #2

People are going to go to Twin Rivers, to Mohegan Sun, etc. MADem Mar 2012 #3

Call me a bleeding heart but... Little Star Mar 2012 #5

Well, those gamblers won't be taking the family car down to CT or RI--they'll be closer to home, MADem Mar 2012 #6

It's a mixed bag Lemonwurst Mar 2012 #7

I agree with you. It'll be nice to have a venue where you can go hear some music or a comedian, MADem Mar 2012 #8

How about a cattle rendering plant? Censor-Ready Mar 2012 #9