The Patriots might not be the only game in town in Foxboro if "casino moguls" or "gaming developers" have their way, according to a Saturday report in the Boston Herald. If Massachusetts ever gets a casino gambling bill passed into law, Route 1 in Foxboro is on the short list of sites to choose from.
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Marc Maron, comedian, radio & TV broadcaster, and now lauded podcaster will be appearing in the region, doing a run of shows from June 2nd through the 4th at Comix at Foxwoods. If you remember when Maron spent a lot of time in Boston or have been a subscriber to his WTFpod, or have simply only read the NY Times profile of him, here's your chance to see him live.
Boston-bred comedian Nick Di Paolo has a special on Showtime tomorrow night with the album dropping on Monday. His special was recorded at Comix at Foxwoods in less than 2 weeks - it's like the harmonic convergence of all things Nick Di Paolo.
Chelsea Handler is from New Jersey, her TV shows "Chelsea Lately" and "After Lately" are based in Los Angeles, but the show host and her cadre of comedians have been extremely popular in Boston and New England as evidenced by their frequent past appearances and their upcoming scheduled shows. These are the shows happening over just the next 3 months:
Massachusetts' lawmakers have been unable to agree on how to bring casino gambling to the Bay State for, well, awhile. Everyone has their own plan, but they share an assumption that casinos mean jobs. Do they? Or, did they just forget what happens when you assume? Lawmakers - - should observe the latest news out of Foxwoods. According to Boston Business Journal, Foxwoods' slot revenue dropped to $59.2 million in August, a 6.3% decline in slot win compared to August 2009. Foxwoods says the decline is a result of "prolonged economic conditions."
The Bay State is as close to approving casino gambling as its ever been. Legislators actually worked out a deal to allow three casinos and two slot parlors at racetracks, selected by a bidding process and overwhelmingly approved the bill.
The Globe has an article about video slots, which may pose a bigger addiction risk than other types of gambling. In these difficult economic times (unemployment at record highs, stocks at record lows) it's astonishing that anyone would waste money by feeding into a machine, but it's also feasible that people are desperate enough to view gambling as a way to finally get a break financially. If folks were to get addicted to slots, it's proposed that proceeds from their gambling could go to gambling treatment—irony of ironies. We've always thought that if losing money were really fun, there would be more people just throwing dollar bills out their windows—but that doesn't seem to be the case. It's a sticky situation: spend money to make money from people who maybe shouldn't be spending money... or let them spend that money in other states? It's a gamble, either way.
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