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Article: Casino hopes, fears; Towns mull over pros, cons.(NEWS)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- October 29, 2009
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Byline: Bill Fortier; Donna Boynton; Bradford L. Miner
With Beacon Hill lawmakers poised to consider gaming legislation that would allow casinos in the state, Central Massachusetts figures prominently in developers' plans. Gaming companies have set their sights on Milford, the Blackstone Valley and Palmer and continue to scout other locations.
For those whose communities are under consideration for projects, casino gambling seems full of promise - and peril.
Milford officials are mulling the possibility of a $750 million to $800 million casino that could provide 3,000 jobs on a 200-acre site north of Interstate 495 and west of Route 16 to the ...