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Pivotal meeting looms Monday on Brockton casino proposal
http://www.wickedlocal.com/news/20160325/pivotal-meeting-looms-monday-on-brockton-casino-proposal/1The state commission must face the public in Brockton for a final time before making the decision, with a meeting scheduled at 4 p.m., Monday, at the Shaw's Center.
Pivotal meeting looms Monday on Brockton casino proposal
By Marc Larocque
Posted Mar. 25, 2016 at 5:00 pm Updated Mar 25, 2016 at 5:52 PM
BROCKTON – The five-member Massachusetts Gaming Commission is now wrestling with a complicated decision on whether to issue a license for a casino in Brockton, with economic and legal factors at play.
On Monday, the state commission must face the public in Brockton for a final time before making the decision, with a meeting scheduled at 4 p.m. at the Shaw's Center.
The gaming commission, which is also tasked with gauging public support when awarding the casino license, will likely face another divided crowd, following a heated four-hour meeting on March 1. That followed a very narrow victory for the casino developer last year, when the gaming destination was passed by Brockton voters by a margin of 148 votes.
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“The public support for this proposal, or lack of public support, is a critical factor that the commission will evaluate in making the final award of the license,” Crosby said.
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If we must have casino in Massachusetts, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe should be given the casino. We have stolen virtually everything from the natives since 1492.