Word: megaplex
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Dates: during 1993-1993
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Take a look at what it costs to attract a team these days, and it becomes even clearer what a boondoggle these deals really are. In Boston's mayoral primary, the candidates vied to see which one could compose the most enthusiastic paean to the proposed megaplex which would not only keep the Patriots in New England, but also cure all the city's economic woes. Constructing the megaplex (which, in fairness, would be more than just a stadium for the Pats), would run up a tab in the hundreds of millions of dollars. For the honor of attaching...
City opposition could become highly significant if backers of the proposed megaplex, which would include a convention center and possibly a domed stadium for the New England Patriots football team, plan on using Cambridge land to build a dock for boats which would cruise the Charles River...
...Paul Cellucci has said that Weld will likely submit the idea of floating casinos as part of a megaplex bill next week. Attorney General L. Scott Harshbarger '64 has already indicated that he opposes the idea, arguing that gambling's financial benefits are outweighed by the costs to society...
Walsh and city councillor Sheila T. Russell said gambling might be necessary to raise funds for the megaplex and other projects...
Governor William F. Weld '66 wants a megaplex with a domed stadium that will keep the New England Patriots in the Boston area. But in order to pay for that plan, he wants to raise funds from state-sponsored gambling. If Cambridge gets involved, he could be in for a high stakes political battle...