tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post1211095991395468617..comments2023-10-10T06:51:06.526-04:00Comments on Ryan's Take: Slots: Not About MoralityRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-24030063404887224292010-03-02T19:07:50.367-05:002010-03-02T19:07:50.367-05:00Oh? Do you mean like? ---
Beacon Hill: Secrecy an...Oh? Do you mean like? ---<br /><br /><a href="http://middlebororemembers.blogspot.com/2009/11/beacon-hill-secrecy-and-closed-door.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>Beacon Hill: Secrecy and Closed Door Sessions Prevail</strong></a><br /><br /><br /><i>Pro-gambling House members huddled Monday in a closed-door briefing on gambling with industry experts,...<br />Kathi-Anne Reinstein, the Revere Democrat who organized the briefing, said the session was closed so members and aides would <strong>“feel comfortable to ask any questions without having any type of criticism.” </strong></i> <br /><br />to approve OTBs? And then the media ignores it?Middleboro Remembershttp://middlebororemembers.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-65189477834623486622010-03-01T18:58:12.527-05:002010-03-01T18:58:12.527-05:00Anon,
Let's take a look at Pennsylvania. Not...Anon, <br /><br />Let's take a look at Pennsylvania. Not only did they not do a comprehensive study on casinos, but they passed the bill to legalize slots after no public discussion, behind closed doors *on the 4th of July.*<br /><br />Historically, people don't pass these bills openly and honestly. They do so behind closed doors, with little public debate and only after ensuring the wheels have been greased.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-89309589086732517982010-03-01T08:59:03.262-05:002010-03-01T08:59:03.262-05:00Out of all the other states that have slots now, n...Out of all the other states that have slots now, no one has ever done one of these studies before that can be referenced?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-13272275281371406972010-02-28T21:52:18.560-05:002010-02-28T21:52:18.560-05:00Ryan - Nice job explaining the inexplicable!
Sure...Ryan - Nice job explaining the inexplicable!<br /><br />Surely the industry with their gobs of money has conducted immense polling to determine the only attack that sways people's opinions is their current approach because they lack public and legislative support. <br /><br />"Inevitable" because increasingly less so every day. They're desparate and it shows!Middleboro Remembershttp://middlebororemembers.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com