Anti-casino Activists Look To Regroup

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published December 3, 2014 at 12:52 PM EST

After a crushing defeat at the polls last month, casino opponents in Massachusetts are talking about becoming watchdogs over the development of the new industry they fought to exclude from the state. Steve Abdow, who was a western Massachusetts organizer with Faith for Repeal and Repeal the Casino Deal, said he and other activists talked earlier this week about future plans. Abdow spoke with WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill.

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