Gambling Industry Advances In Massachusetts

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published February 28, 2014 at 6:20 PM EST

The effort to bring Las Vegas-style gambling to Massachusetts hit a milestone today when regulators awarded the first casino license. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission awarded a license to Penn National Gaming to operate a slot machine parlor at a harness race track in Plainville on the Rhode Island border. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Clyde Barrow, a professor of public policy at UMass Dartmouth, who specializes in the gaming industry.

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