A Massachusetts casino bill aimed at “alleviating economic hardship” has been delayed multiple times in the Senate after taking just two days to gain approval from the House.
Several senators expect a vote before the week is out.
Bill Thompson, gambling expert at the University of Nevad, Las Vegas, said the legalization of gambling often leads to negative economic consequences.
“We can expect that the Boston community will experience a doubling of the compulsive gambling rate,” he said. “The problem gamblers – through bad debts, through stealing, through missing work and quitting jobs – cost society about $10,000 a year, per compulsive gambler.”
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