Propositions & ReferendumsSpringfield Casino
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Springfield City Council approves $95,000 for special casino election, rejects Saturday balloting (5/20/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Setting the stage for the July casino referendum, the City Council approved a $95,000 transfer to the Election Commission Monday after discussing -...
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Will voter fatigue affect casino referendum? (5/20/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Springfield could move one step closer in the casino development process Monday night. Councilors might vote on when to hold the casino referendum....
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MGM requests July casino referendum in Springfield (5/15/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- MGM Resorts International has announced that it's requesting a July 16 referendum in Springfield on its $800 million casino plan.
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MGM Formally Asks Springfield for July 16 Referendum Vote (5/14/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- MGM has formally requested that their casino project be put before the voters in July.
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MGM requests July 16 for referendum on Springfield casino proposal (5/14/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- MGM Resorts International today formally requested a July 16 referendum date on its proposed $800 million casino in the South End.
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Springfield Mayor: No casino vote on June 25 (4/25/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- The city of Springfield will not hold a casino referendum on the same day that Massachusetts voters go to the polls to elect a new U.S. senator, Mayor...
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Everett Casino
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Everett Casino Agreement is Reached, Vote Scheduled (5/14/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Everett officials have negotiated the first host community agreement with a casino developer for the greater Boston region. Milford has an active...
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New York Gaming
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Casino referendum may be put off until busier election year (5/1/2013)
(New York) -- A statewide referendum on whether to allow non-Indian casino gaming in New York may not be on the ballot this November. Governor Andrew Cuomo says this is...
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Cuomo makes case to delay public vote on casinos (5/1/2013)
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to postpone a referendum on whether to allow major casinos off Indian land in New York. That vote by the public to amend the...
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KARBEN: Albany Rolls the Dice on Casino Referendum (4/24/2013)
(New York) -- The advent of the 2013 political season in New York is inescapable. The Big Apple’s mayoral aspirants square off in nearly daily debates.
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Some Onondaga County voters split on putting a casino in Syracuse area (4/8/2013)
(New York) -- Half the people in Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli’s Syracuse-based district want a casino. And half the people don’t, according to a survey the...
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo considering location for possible upstate casinos; public to vote on legislation (3/11/2013)
(New York) -- Several additional casinos may be coming to New York as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to use gambling to boost the state’s economy and...
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Ontario Gaming
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OLG won't pay costs for public input (4/30/2013)
(Ontario) -- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation says it won’t foot the bill for a referendum to see if the town’s residents will support a casino.
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No casino interference: Wynne (4/8/2013)
(Ontario) -- Premier Kathleen Wynne says the province will not interfere with local governments by forcing them to decide the casino issue at the ballot box.
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Waterloo likely to vote on casino issue in March (3/13/2013)
(Ontario) -- Waterloo council will have a preliminary vote 'probably by the end of March' on whether to hold public consultations on a potential casino in the...
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Washington Gaming
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Washington State Online Poker Ballot Initiative (4/29/2013)
(Washington) -- Two online poker ballot initiatives are active in Washington State. If these initiatives receive 300,000 signatures from Washington State residents on...
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Texas Gaming
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Carona Sets the Stage for Hearing on Gambling Measure (4/8/2013)
(Texas) -- Lawmakers may not pass legislation this session that could help legalize casino gambling in Texas, but they are “inching closer and closer to that day,...
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Referendum on casinos in Texas gets boost (4/8/2013)
(Texas) -- A proposed constitutional referendum to allow casino gambling in Texas got a boost Monday when a Dallas-area senator announced that interest groups had united...
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Suffolk Downs
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OP/ED: Casino referendums need voluntary spending limits (3/31/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- With huge profits at stake, Suffolk Downs is flooding East Boston with flyers and Blue Line ads touting the casino it wants permission to build in the...
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Georgia Gaming
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Gov. Deal treading tricky ground on gambling initiatives (3/22/2013)
(Georgia) -- Gov. Nathan Deal is navigating tricky terrain as he balances the need for new lottery revenue with his party’s traditional opposition to gambling...
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New Hampshire Gaming
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McBride, Campbell React to Positive Casino Referendum Response (3/14/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Selectman Stephen Campbell admits that it was a surprise that such an overwhelming majority of voters submitted ballots in favor of a non-binding...
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What Does Salem's Casino Vote Mean for the Expanded Gambling Bill? (3/13/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Salem voters overwhelmingly support a casino at Rockingham Park, based on a non-binding referendum question on the ballot March 12. It passed with 81...
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NH town votes in favor of a casino (3/12/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Voters in the town of Salem overwhelmingly endorsed allowing a casino at Rockingham Park Tuesday night.
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Salem bets heavily on casino (3/12/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Bring on the casino. Residents decided yesterday to up the ante, voting 4,598-1,074 in favor of a nonbinding article to support a casino at Rockingham...
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Gambling Referendum Goes To Salem Voters (3/11/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Voters in Salem will weigh in on a non-binding referendum on whether the town should host a Casino. The measure is expected to pass. Backers like...
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Salem voters consider casino, school renovations (3/10/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- When residents go to the polls tomorrow, their vote on whether to support a casino at Rockingham Park could pave the way for expanded gambling in New...
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Ohio Gaming
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Warren County casino vote to be May 7 (3/13/2013)
(Ohio) -- Warren County residents will vote on a proposed casino project May 7. A group in support of building a casino northwest of Norwalk gathered the necessary...
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Massachusetts Gaming
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Group wants referendum on casino law (3/12/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- An anti-gambling group wants voters to decide if casinos should be allowed in Massachusetts.
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Toronto Casino
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No casino unless there’s a referendum, says Tim Hudak (3/12/2013)
(Toronto) -- Provincial Tory leader Tim Hudak says residents should have their say on whether Toronto should get a casino.
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Cedar Rapids Casino
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Auditor Requests Investigation of Voting Complaint from Linn County Casino Vote (3/10/2013)
(Iowa) -- The Linn County Auditor has requested an investigation into possible inappropriate voting on Tuesday. The auditor's office received a complaint that...
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Impostor voted in Linn County casino election (3/9/2013)
(Iowa) -- A Linn County official said an impostor voted during the special election on allowing casino gambling in Linn County. Joel Miller, auditor and elections...
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Munson: Linn County bid for new casino not a good bet, ex-dealers say (3/8/2013)
(Iowa) -- The two most disappointed residents here this week might be a pair of former blackjack dealers who don’t know each other, yet share the view that Iowa is...
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Linn County official says impostor voted Tuesday (3/7/2013)
(Iowa) -- A Linn County official says an impostor voted during the special election on allowing casino gambling in Linn County.
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Voter Fraud Case from Casino Vote Under Investigation (3/7/2013)
(Iowa) -- The Linn County Auditor contacted law enforcement to investigate an alleged voter impersonation case that happened during Tuesday's casino election.
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Anti-casino veteran: It was ‘our rich guys versus theirs’ (3/6/2013)
(Iowa) -- David Osterberg of Mount Vernon is taking some comfort. Only four of 86 polling precincts in Linn County rejected casino gambling on Tuesday; two were Mount...
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Cedar Rapids casino opponents vow to lobby state (3/6/2013)
(Iowa) -- Opponents of a proposal to build a casino in Cedar Rapids say they haven't given up their fight.
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Gambling referendum pases in Linn County (3/5/2013)
(Iowa) -- Linn County voters overwhelmingly approved a gambling referendum Tuesday by a 61 to 39-percent margin. Developers have plans to build a casino along the...
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Linn County voters approve casino (3/5/2013)
(Iowa) -- Linn County voters have spoken, and they want a casino in the county. According to a report by KWWL-TV, Vote Yes received 61 percent of the votes cast in...
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Linn County voters overwhelmingly approve Cedar Rapids casino (3/5/2013)
(Iowa) -- The climb continues now — on to the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission — for a local group of 60-plus investors and the elected officials and...
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Voters having say on Cedar Rapids casino (3/5/2013)
(Iowa) -- Voters have until 8 p.m. to render their decisions on whether they support a casino in downtown Cedar Rapids.
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Voters to consider plan for Cedar Rapids casino (3/4/2013)
(Iowa) -- Voters will decide Tuesday whether to support a casino in downtown Cedar Rapids after a campaign in which existing casinos sought to kill off new competition...
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Voters will decide Linn County casino’s fate Tuesday (3/4/2013)
(Iowa) -- Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Tuesday in all Linn County precinct polling places so voters can answer one question:
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Riverside casino CEO will build water park in Cedar Rapids if you vote ‘No’ on Linn casino (3/3/2013)
(Iowa) -- With a late-inning idea out of left field, Riverside Casino CEO Dan Kehl promised Friday to build a $30 million indoor water park with a bowling alley and...
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TV9 Investigation: Casinos, Crime & Addiction (3/3/2013)
(Iowa) -- Many Linn County voters have big concerns about what a casino could mean for the future of the city. A Gazette/KCRG poll revealed that the number one reason...
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Column: County’s chance to improve giving (3/3/2013)
(Iowa) -- On Tuesday, the voters of Linn County will decide whether to approve gambling in our county. A casino would bring exciting opportunities to our community,...
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Column: It’s our time, Linn voters (3/3/2013)
(Iowa) -- Tuesday, we will have the opportunity to vote on giving permission to the Cedar Rapids Development Group LLC to make an application to the Iowa Racing and...
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Editorial: Gambling proceeds (3/3/2013)
(Iowa) -- Tuesday’s Linn County referendum asks voters: “Gambling games at a casino to be developed in Linn County are approved.” In other words, do...
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OP/ED: Gray’s plan isn’t for Linn County (3/3/2013)
(Iowa) -- On Tuesday, Linn County voters have an important decision to make. This special election really isn’t just about whether to approve gambling in Linn...
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OP/ED: Voting yes, because Cedar Rapids doesn’t need a casino (3/3/2013)
(Iowa) -- So I guess I’m a yes on Tuesday. That was tough to type. I’ve been putting it off. At one point, I toyed with the idea of keeping my vote to myself...
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Casino Campaigns Make Final Push Ahead of Referendum Vote (3/2/2013)
(Iowa) -- The pressure is on to talk to as many Linn County Voters as possible. Volunteers with both campaigns can't find enough time in the day. The strategy is to...
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Other News
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Warren County casino campaigns spent combined $338,500 (5/21/2013)
(Iowa) -- Campaigns on both sides of a Warren County gambling vote raised money right up to Election Day, the latest campaign finance records show.
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Linn County casino campaign cost $3.43 million, final figures reveal (5/20/2013)
(Iowa) -- New, final figures from campaigns for and against casino gaming in Linn County show the sides did not raise and spend $2.25 million, but rather $3.43 million...
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Casino opponents say officials misread public (5/8/2013)
(Iowa) -- Leaders of the effort to oppose a $145 million casino and events center in Norwalk say the overwhelming defeat of the proposal shows some officials misread...
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Norwalk, Iowa, casino opponents say officials misread public (5/8/2013)
(Iowa) -- Those behind the fight against a proposed $145 million casino and events center in Norwalk said the overwhelming defeat of the project shows some officials...
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Warren County gambling, Johnson County jail issues fail to pass (5/8/2013)
(Iowa) -- Issues on the ballot in special elections in Johnson and Warren County both failed to get enough votes to pass Tuesday. Warren County voters overwhelming...
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Warren County voters reject casino proposal (5/8/2013)
(Iowa) -- Voters have rejected a proposal that would have allowed casino gambling in south-central Iowa's Warren County.
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Warren County casino proposal fails at the ballot box (5/7/2013)
(Iowa) -- Jeff Lamberti, chairman of the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission, on Tuesday said the outcome of last night’s vote to allow casino gaming in Warren...
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Warren County voters answering casino question (5/7/2013)
(Iowa) -- Voters will be ruling on the question of casino gambling in south-central Iowa's Warren County. Polls are scheduled to close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Warren County voters reject gaming proposal (5/7/2013)
(Iowa) -- Warren County voters today turned down a proposal to allow gaming in the county. According to unofficial results from the Warren County Auditor’s Office...
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Warren County votes on gambling referendum today (5/6/2013)
(Iowa) -- Residents of Warren County are voting today on whether to allow gambling in the county. Supporters of the gambling referendum have put together a proposal for...
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CASINO VOTE: Voters To Go To The Polls (5/5/2013)
(Iowa) -- On Tuesday, Warren County voters will decide whether they want gambling in their neighborhood. Supporters want developers with Wild Rose Entertainment to build...
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Warren County casino vote (5/5/2013)
(Iowa) -- Warren County voters will decide Tuesday whether to allow casino gambling in the county. “Public measure A: Shall the following public measure be adopted...
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Hundreds vote early on gaming in Warren (5/1/2013)
(Iowa) -- Warren County voters have turned out in record numbers to cast ballots in Tuesday’s referendum on whether to allow gaming in the county, Traci...
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CASINO VOTE: Record Ballot Requests For Special Election (4/24/2013)
(Iowa) -- Warren County residents plan to make their votes count in the decision to build a casino in the county. The Auditor’s office says they have already...
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Casinos would create new jobs for Caymanians (4/18/2013)
(Cayman Islands) -- It is likely that casinos, if introduced in Cayman, would create jobs for locals. Several case studies and impact reports in other areas point to...
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Many candidates support referendum on casinos (4/18/2013)
(Cayman Islands) -- There is significant political support for a national referendum on casino gambling in the Cayman Islands.
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Voting begins on gambling measure (4/17/2013)
(Iowa) -- Early voting is underway for the May 7 special election in Warren County. Voters will decide whether to allow gambling at a casino in the county.
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Group presents petition to call for new casino vote (3/13/2013)
(Iowa) -- A group backing a casino in Warren County is presenting more than 3,000 signatures to officials Wednesday to get the issued on a referendum ballot.
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Our View: Online gambling remains a bad bet for Iowans (3/3/2013)
(Iowa) -- Senate Study Bill 1068 — which includes provisions that would allow for the creation of an online poker network — is moving through the legislative...
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Riverside casino could spend up to $1.5 million to defeat Linn casino vote (2/15/2013)
(Iowa) -- Riverside Casino and Golf Resort has notified the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission that it may spend $1.5 million on the Just Say No Casino campaign to...
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