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...with Gov. William F. Weld '66 fully supporting a new casino, to be owned and operated by the Wampenoag tribe in nearby New Bedford, local gambling enterprises--even the venerable state lottery--are bracing themselves for more economic losses...
Weld, the Wampanoags and New Bedford leaders have high hopes that the casino will be so successful that the area will be revitalized and thousands put back to work. But such success in exactly what existing gambling institutions fear...
Track officials say the measure will help some, but that 400 slot machines are not enough in light of how much the they stand to lose when the new casino opens in New Bedford, less than two hours away...
...casino is on the horizon, Suffolk Downs needs more than 400 slot machines to compete with the New Bedford casino and the ones in Rhode Island," Ramsey says. "Four hundred slot machines are not enough to compete...
...William F. Weld '66 says New Bedford would be revitalized by the increased economic activity sparked by gambling...