Breaking News: Massachusetts Speaker Reverses Self, Backs Casino Vote

May 21, 2008 - 2:56pm

The Massachusetts state House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, an opponent of gambling, has resisted efforts by Gov. Deval Patrick to ask voters to legalize casino gambling in the Bay State. But DiMasi appears to have relented, saying he would support referring an advisory question to voters this November. DiMasi is bowing to public and legislative support for Patrick's plan, and to his own political weakness, according to the Boston Globe.

Reply

Please note that comments are reviewed by an editor prior to publication. We welcome all relevant critiques, feedback and counterarguments, but comments that are profane, offensive, off-topic or blatantly commercial will not be published.
The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
CAPTCHA
This question is for weeding out automated spam submissions.