With a huge referendum vote coming in Massachusetts on casinos in November, casinos and their supporters are pushing harder than ever to trick citizens into supporting them. This article from the Concord Monitor explains the recent attempts by legislators in support of casinos to put more provisions in the casino law that make it seem like more money would be given to communities. However, when it comes down to it, these are just proverbial carrots being waved in citizens’ faces to make them support a policy that will, in the end, harm the community.

2013 In Massachusetts, casinos provide jobs, taxes, child care and skating rinks