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Gambling 'the hardway'

Embedded in South Portland's seven-nights-a-week bingo hall
Let's start out by sharing how inauspiciously this adventure began — on a Tuesday evening, with both of us entirely bewildered by the South Portland Bingo Hall on John Roberts Road.
By DEIRDRE FULTON AND NICHOLAS SCHROEDER | January 25, 2012

Review: Luck

HBO goes to the races
You get the feeling that Milch and Mann just want to show off what they know about horse racing. When one of Marcus's crew keeps screaming out during the big Pick Six race, "What's going on!?," he speaking for the audience.
By JON GARELICK | January 24, 2012

High rolling at Quonset Point; faux news; Rhody’s reelin’ and rockin’

No free drinks
Boisterous GOP state Representative Joe Trillo has found a new cause to bloviate about: the "world-class casino" he is promoting, not very successfully, for Quonset Point.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | February 01, 2012

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Man with a load of mischief

Casinos: money and morals
According to the Maine Sunday Telegram, gambling is OK in Biddeford or Washington County, but if it happens in Lewiston, it's pure evil.
By AL DIAMON | November 02, 2011

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Deval Patrick is on a second-term winning streak, and casinos might be the next payoff

Gaming the system
Last summer, when Deval Patrick's veto killed a gaming bill in the final days of the legislative session, many thought he had badly damaged himself politically. He was, after all, the one who had pushed for casinos in Massachusetts almost from the day he entered office.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | June 20, 2011

Your credibility's shot

Dennis Bailey's political advice falls flat
He used his ability to appeal to a significant minority of the electorate to propel himself and his pals into the governor's office.
By AL DIAMON | May 04, 2011

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Should sportswriters be allowed to gamble on sports?

Sucker bet
Halloween 2010 kicked off a rough week for Keith Olbermann and Bill Simmons.
By SEAN KERRIGAN | February 05, 2011

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Generation X: Letters to the Boston Phoenix Editor, January 7, 2011

Letters to the Boston editor, January 7, 2010
Your article, “ Gen X Goes to Washington ” (November 26, 2010) was great. I’m glad this topic is finally being discussed.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | January 06, 2011

Reader reactions to the Portland Phoenix endorsements

Letters to the Portland Editor, October 29, 2010
I don't mind you endorsing the Oxford casino but I would have expected a more informed decision.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX LETTERS | October 27, 2010

Vote for casinos in Maine

Hit the jackpot
If you're opposed to casinos in Maine, there's one way to make certain the state won't be overrun with noxious gambling emporiums sucking up every dollar of disposable income we have left: vote in favor of every single one of them.
By AL DIAMON | October 20, 2010

Portland Phoenix Endorsements: 2010 referenda

Endorsements
Yep, you have to answer a lot of questions in the voting booth this year. Here's what they're about, and how we think you should vote on them.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF | October 20, 2010

Providence Student Survival Guide: List of lists

New to Vo Dilun? Trust us, you need this
It's back-to-campus time. You've got shopping lists, book lists, syllabi, class rosters, and Facebook. Who would possibly think you could handle more lists? We would, that's who.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX STAFF | August 31, 2010

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Outrage overdue

Letters to the Boston editor, May 14, 2010
Where is the outrage over the misuse of city funds?
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | May 13, 2010

Let's get serious

Gambling is front and center on Beacon Hill
The odds are that casino gambling is coming to Massachusetts. The state’s big three — Governor Deval Patrick, State Senate President Therese Murray, and House Speaker Robert DeLeo — are all in favor.
By EDITORIAL | April 16, 2010

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Casino Mania

Hoopleville
Sweeping America ...
By DAVID KISH | March 08, 2010

The Cultural Caucus's big gamble

Formed to be a savior of the arts in the Bay State, a political coalition is playing high-stakes poker by putting casinos in its sights
The recently formed Cultural Caucus, a loose, formal coalition comprising a dozen arts-friendly state legislators, appears poised to christen its political life by inserting itself into what could be the most intense statewide political battle of the spring legislative session: the move to allow casino gambling in Massachusetts.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | March 03, 2010

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It will not be a dull year!

The governor’s race, gambling, drama on Smith Hill, and more is on tap in 2010
The New Year is shaping up as potent dope for the political junkie.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | January 06, 2010

Kwok 'N' Roll

Aaron Kwok, live at Mohegan Sun, December 20, 2009
After the third costume change of his show, Aaron Kwok strode from the midst of a gaggle of backup dancers to the front of the stage, rearing his head back.
By JASON BEERMAN | December 22, 2009

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Worth the gamble?

A push for full-scale Vegas-style casinos is in the cards again. Can poker and craps save a state in freefall?
Just three years after Rhode Island voters killed plans for a full-scale, Vegas-style casino, big-time gambling is in the cards again.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | December 16, 2009