{"id":3615,"date":"2023-06-30T14:42:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/?p=3615"},"modified":"2023-09-24T15:57:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T19:57:31","slug":"chapter-194-an-act-establishing-expanded-gaming-in-the-commonwealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/2023\/06\/30\/chapter-194-an-act-establishing-expanded-gaming-in-the-commonwealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 194,\u00a0An Act Establishing Expanded Gaming in the Commonwealth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Legislative-History-Project-Narrative-Wall-Expanded-Gaming-H-3807.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">An Act Establishing Expanded Gaming in the Commonwealth Memorandum<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. \u00a0Procedural History and Bill Versions<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Session-Laws-CHAPTER-194-of-the-Acts-of-2011.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Final Text<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-Text-H3807.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">H3807<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Legislative-History-Project-Index-H-3807.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Timeline<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/H3711-engrossed-version-from-House.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H3711 Engrossed Version<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill Texts<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-H00130.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H130<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-H01036.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H1036<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-H01037.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H1037<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-H01039.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H1039<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-H01904.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H1904<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-H01905.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H1905<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-H03110.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H3110<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-H03111.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H3111<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-H03697.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H3697<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-H03702.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-H03702.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H3702<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-H03703.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H3703<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-Text-H3711.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H3711<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-S00150.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S150<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-S00155.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S155<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-S00168.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S168<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-S00169.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S169<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-S00170.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S170<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-S02015.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S2015<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-S02035.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S2035<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bill Histories<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-H.130.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H130<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-H.1036.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H1036<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-H.1037.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H1037<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-H.1039.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H1039<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-H.1904.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H1904<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-H.1905.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H1905<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-H.3110.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H3110<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-H.3111.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H3111<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-H.3697.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H3697<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-H.3702.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H3702<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-H.3703.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H3703<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-H.3711.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">H3711<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-S.150.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S150<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-S.155.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S155<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-S.168.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S168<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-S.169.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S169<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-S.170.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S170<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-S.2015.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S2015<\/a>, <a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Bill-History-for-S.2035.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">S2035<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Committee Documents<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.lib.state.ma.us\/bitstream\/handle\/2452\/127672\/ocn806091064-benefit_review.pdf?sequence=1&amp;isAllowed=y\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/HouseJournalsGaming.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">House Journals<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/SenateJournalsGaming.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Senate Journals<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Economic-Dev-and-Emerging-Tech-Cmte-Section-By-Section-Summary-of-Bill.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Economic Development and Emerging Tech Committee Section by Section Summary of Bill<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Cmte-Testimony.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Committee Testimony<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Consolidated-Amendments-of-the-House.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Consolidated Amendments from the House<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/gamingamendmentvoteshouse\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\">House Yay and Nay votes<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Senate-Amendments.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Senate Amendments\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Amendments-to-S.2015.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Amendments to S2015<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. Executive Action Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. Press Releases\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/as-prepared-for-delivery-remarks-of-state-representative-robert-a-deleo-d-winthrop-upon-reelection\/article_26327301-a332-5167-a58d-bca94cda2816.html\">AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY: REMARKS OF STATE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT A. DeLEO (D-WINTHROP) UPON REELECTION AS SPEAKER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES<\/a> (1-5-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/qvac-warns-taxpayers-about-grave-fiscal-problems\/article_0a06f60d-21cb-5b01-9e4d-6b02a1e4ae86.html\">QVAC WARNS TAXPAYERS ABOUT GRAVE FISCAL PROBLEMS<\/a> (1-9-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/palmer-business-group-applauds-casino-leadership-post\/article_b3ee992a-c43a-577b-b24d-8deb8fa4686e.html\">PALMER BUSINESS GROUP APPLAUDS CASINO LEADERSHIP POST<\/a> (1-28-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: RE: APPOINT OF WESTERN MASS CO-CHAIR FOR JOIN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES (1-28-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/proposed-casino-legislation-re-independent-cost-benefit-analysis\/article_ee949b71-0508-5328-9d3e-f1e64c8d0e62.html\">PROPOSED CASINO LEGISLATION RE: INDEPENDENT COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS<\/a> (2-7-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/republicans-seek-clarification-regarding-slot-machines\/article_1f1144c7-7bcd-58fd-9770-93497ea35b58.html\">REPUBLICANS SEEK CLARIFICATION REGARDING SLOT MACHINES<\/a> (3-2-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/speaker-deleo-unveils-court-reorganization-plan\/article_0788a3dc-7150-5044-b45d-1b747a0a232d.html\">SPEAKER DELEO UNVEILS COURT REORGANIZATION PLAN<\/a> (3-15-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/palmer-citizens-group-calls-for-commencing-mitigation-agreement-discussion-between-town-of-palmer-and-mohegan\/article_5e3293d2-ae71-5ce8-9df3-92d8ae5ff31b.html\">PALMER CITIZENS GROUP CALLS FOR COMMENCING MITIGATION AGREEMENT DISCUSSION BETWEEN TOWN OF PALMER AND MOHEGAN SUN<\/a> (3-6-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/house-minority-leaders-statement-on-attorney-generals-ban-of-illegal-gaming-at-cyber-cafes\/article_2d9e1a22-0483-589a-baf7-ddbd6fb94d4d.html\">HOUSE MINORITY LEADER&#8217;S STATEMENT ON ATTORNEY GENERAL&#8217;S BAN OF ILLEGAL GAMING AT &#8216;CYBER CAFES&#8217;<\/a> (4-7-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/umass--dartmouth-poll-indicates-continued-support-for-a-resort-casino-in-palmer\/article_022749d9-858a-5bb2-85ce-c383974497d0.html\">UMASS-DARTMOUTH POLL INDICATES CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR A RESORT CASINO IN PALMER<\/a> (4-11-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/bay-state-residents-still-strongly-in-favor-of-three-destination-resort-casinos\/article_65d8e4a9-8159-5010-96c3-6a1d042ed5c5.html\">BAY STATE RESIDENTS STILL STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF THREE DESTINATION RESORT CASINOS<\/a> (4-11-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/casino-poll-umass-dartmouth-ne-gaming-research-project\/article_8c3d542a-dbcb-5726-b789-4a2a29bcd925.html\">CASINO POLL: UMASS-DARTMOUTH NE GAMING RESEARCH PROJECT<\/a> (4-11-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/suffolk-downs-announces-strategic-alliance-with-caesars-entertainment\/article_7ea352cd-cb1d-5bb0-b6fe-b530082cdd14.html\">SUFFOLK DOWNS ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT<\/a> (4-14-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/new-england-residents-prefer-smoke-free-casinos\/article_2707ccaa-23ef-5e8d-9fd2-192a697e84c5.html\">NEW ENGLAND RESIDENTS PREFER SMOKE FREE CASINOS<\/a> (4-15-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: CASINO HEARINGS (4-17-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/resort-style-casinos-the-numbers-add-up\/article_7fc2817f-174b-588e-9889-2a334bb60322.html\">RESORT STYLE CASINOS: THE NUMBERS ADD UP<\/a> (5-4-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/testimony-of-les-bernal-executive-director-stop-predatory-gambling\/article_ff928e4c-1582-597f-86a9-43331c11e642.html\">TESTIMONY OF LES BERNAL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STOP PREDATORY GAMBLING<\/a> (5-4-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/testimony-of-cedric-cromwell-chairman-mashpee-wampanoag-tribe\/article_8805056d-8f7a-54b0-9f00-2e5296be9611.html\">TESTIMONY OF CEDRIC CROMWELL, CHAIRMAN, MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE<\/a> (5-4-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/concord-associates-partners-with-mohegan-sun-and-engages-jefferies-company-to-assist-in-financing-600\/article_6c60f5bb-a5a3-579c-bc5c-83e88035dcd5.html\">CONCORD ASSOCIATES PARTNERS WITH MOHEGAN SUN AND ENGAGES JEFFERIES &amp; COMPANY TO ASSIST IN FINANCING $600 MILLION DEVELOPMENT OF CATSKILLS&#8217; FAMED CONCORD HOTEL INTO WORLD CLASS RACING AND GAMING RESORT<\/a> (5-6-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/citizens-for-jobs-and-growth-in-palmer-calls-for-development-agreement\/article_e311543d-0864-56b0-a477-fea9b8b62c2a.html\">CITIZENS FOR JOBS AND GROWTH IN PALMER CALLS FOR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT<\/a> (5-25-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/ag-coakley-issues-final-regulation-banning-so-called-internet-cafes-and-phone-card-lotteries-that\/article_deda84b6-8edc-5dae-9fb6-43d25e54611f.html\">AG COAKLEY ISSUES FINAL REGULATION BANNING SO CALLED &#8220;INTERNET CAFES&#8221; AND &#8220;PHONE CARD LOTTERIES&#8221; THAT OFFER ILLEGAL GAMBLING<\/a> (6-24-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/mohegan-sun-signs-deal-with-pioneer-valley-building-trades-council-and-carpenters-local-108\/article_bdce0021-8d7e-5640-8b19-97002955526c.html\">MOHEGAN SUN SIGNS DEAL WITH PIONEER VALLEY BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL AND CARPENTERS LOCAL 108<\/a> (6-24-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/citizens-for-a-stronger-massachusetts-urges-grossman-bump-and-coakley-to-engage-on-casino-issues\/article_497653e7-1150-5c1d-bb81-f2c5615ca938.html\">CITIZENS FOR A STRONGER MASSACHUSETTS URGES GROSSMAN, BUMP AND COAKLEY TO ENGAGE ON CASINO ISSUES<\/a> (6-30-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/joint-statement-from-the-offices-of-senate-president-therese-murray-and-house-speaker-robert-a\/article_501a23b7-e44f-55aa-9561-8f3a4f16efe8.html\">JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE OFFICES OF SENATE PRESIDENT THERESE MURRAY AND HOUSE SPEAKER ROBERT A. DELEO<\/a> (7-13-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/speaker-deleo-files-legislation-to-ban-cyber-cafes\/article_8b749dfb-ae9f-5b9a-b65e-ac8cb631d38e.html\">SPEAKER DELEO FILES LEGISLATION TO BAN &#8220;CYBER CAFES&#8221;<\/a> (7-15-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/palmer-businesses-for-a-palmer-casino-applauds-governor-patricks-comments-regarding-casino-gaming\/article_38995254-415e-5dd3-9037-69f81c9c72bc.html\">PALMER BUSINESSES FOR A PALMER CASINO APPLAUDS GOVERNOR PATRICK&#8217;S COMMENTS REGARDING CASINO GAMING<\/a> (7-28-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/senate-republican-caucus-calls-for-increased-transparency-in-expanded-gaming-debate\/article_27fe2a83-cb1d-5b16-a4f4-19bac5cd1710.html\">SENATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS CALLS FOR INCREASED TRANSPARENCY IN EXPANDED GAMING DEBATE<\/a> (7-28-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/attorney-general-martha-coakleys-office-receives-31-initiative-petitions-proposing-21-laws-and-one-constitutional\/article_6db4aea4-d355-5a98-9616-fc5d8d15d4d9.html\">ATTORNEY GENERAL MARTHA COAKLEY&#8217;S OFFICE <span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">RECEIVES<\/span>\u00a031 INITIATIVE PETITIONS PROPOSING 21 LAWS AND ONE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT<\/a> (8-3-11)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/pbpc-initiates-petition-drive\/article_8dd00ea5-f0c4-575a-9014-2e3d59548333.html\">PBPC INITIATES PETITION DRIVE<\/a> (8-19-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/statement-of-governor-patrick-on-proposed-expanded-gaming-legislation\/article_b45a92c8-01ca-5de3-8e06-9f613d6ddd1e.html\">STATEMENT OF GOVERNOR PATRICK ON PROPOSED EXPANDED GAMING LEGISLATION<\/a> (08-23-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/house-minority-leader-s-statement-on-the-final-adoption-of-expanded-gaming-in-the-commonwealth\/article_4bd84d56-9452-5d1b-8336-11a373b78293.html\">HOUSE MINORITY LEADER&#8217;S STATEMENT ON THE FILING OF LEGISLATION TO BRING CASINOS TO MASSACHUSETTS<\/a> (8-23-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/joint-statement-from-house-speaker-robert-a-deleo-and-senate-president-therese-murray\/article_de4a8968-09ed-5382-86cf-496ca375e010.html\">JOINT STATEMENT FROM HOUSE SPEAKER ROBERT A. DELEO AND SENATE PRESIDENT THERESE MURRAY<\/a> (8-23-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/more-mayors-sign-on-in-support-of-resort-casinos\/article_e932a439-f9fb-5e24-8539-6368e8a5221b.html\">MORE MAYORS SIGN ON IN SUPPORT OF RESORT CASINOS<\/a> (10-06-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/representative-sannicandro-to-live-blog-gambling-debate\/article_d7a693c6-2175-5695-976f-03fce6e994d2.html\">REPRESENTATIVE SANNICANDRO TO LIVE BLOG GAMBLING DEBATE<\/a> (9-9-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/casino-opponents-unveil-top-10-problems-with-fast-moving-leadership-sponsored-legislation\/article_8e72ac92-d26a-5295-aacb-7d9cf3226d3f.html\">CASINO OPPONENTS UNVEIL TOP 10 PROBLEMS WITH FAST-MOVING, LEADERSHIP SPONSORED LEGISLATION<\/a> (9-13-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/massachusetts-residents-make-another-7-million-visits-to-connecticut-and-rhode-island-gaming-venues\/article_f5fc98ef-f3a0-54be-ac06-c2f69a4901bd.html\">MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS MAKE ANOTHER 7 MILLION VISITS TO CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND GAMING VENUES<\/a> (9-13-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/house-passes-expanded-gaming-legislation\/article_cd4e41cf-70c0-5465-9913-14501c3cc534.html\">HOUSE PASSES EXPANDED GAMING LEGISLATION<\/a> (9-14-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/mayors-citing-jobs-and-local-services-boost-urge-passage-of-resort-casinos\/article_4529be16-c1f1-5119-86f3-0dbb07ded068.html\">MAYORS, CITING JOBS AND LOCAL SERVICES BOOST, URGE PASSAGE OF RESORT CASINOS<\/a> (9-14-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/representative-sannicandro-secures-funding-for-higher-ed-in-gaming-bill\/article_85517f93-a743-5523-baa8-0d222f159e15.html\">REPRESENTATIVE SANNICANDRO SECURES FUNDING FOR HIGHER ED IN GAMING BILL<\/a> (9-16-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/bishops-statement-on-expanded-gambling-legislation\/article_e9a88740-7d9a-54d2-83c4-2209b12cb73d.html\">BISHOPS&#8217; STATEMENT ON EXPANDED GAMBLING LEGISLATION<\/a> (9-16-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/gop-order-ensures-senate-will-have-time-to-review-gaming-bill\/article_8ea18189-d2fc-5e83-ada3-fd75cf9a1bf1.html\">GOP ORDER ENSURES SENATE WILL HAVE TIME TO REVIEW GAMING BILL<\/a> (9-16-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/neighbors-of-suffolk-downs\/article_9d8ed063-6ed3-5a24-9329-fd946a388efc.html\">NEIGHBORS OF SUFFOLK DOWNS<\/a> (9-20-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/rappaport-roundtable-at-suffolk-law-school-to-address\/article_d3c925e0-06b4-5232-9e87-a75dadf90b5a.html\">RAPPAPORT ROUNDTABLE AT SUFFOLK LAW SCHOOL TO ADDRESS CASINO GAMBLING: WHAT ARE THE LICENSING AND REGULATORY CHALLENGES?<\/a> (9-21-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/memo-to-the-legislature-re-debate-on-casino-bill\/article_9bb8274f-2718-5036-8f98-a42588c32572.html\">MEMO TO THE LEGISLATURE, RE: DEBATE ON CASINO BILL<\/a> (9-29-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/pr\/casino-opponents-question-local-aid-impact-jobs-estimates-revenue-projections-in-special-interest-backed-legislation\/article_774248fc-1e37-5474-9354-7f211330a7c9.html\">CASINO OPPONENTS QUESTION LOCAL AID IMPACT, JOBS ESTIMATES, REVENUE PROJECTIONS IN SPECIAL INTEREST-BACKED LEGISLATION<\/a> (10-11-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: PALMER BUSINESSES FOR A PALMER CASINO CONGRATULATES SENATE ON THEIR VOTE FOR EXPANDED GAMING IN MASSACHUSETTS (10-13-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: PALMER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM <span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">APPLAUDS<\/span>\u00a0SENATE VOTE FOR EXPANDED GAMING IN MASSACHUSETTS (10-13-11)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: REP. PUPPOLO OPPOSES LIFTING &#8220;HAPPY HOUR&#8221; BAN (10-25-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: HARD ROCK INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENTAL PLANS FOR HARD ROCK HOTELS &amp; CASINO HOLYOKE (11-01-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: CASINO OPPONENTS ARTICULATE &#8216;CLOSING ARGUMENT&#8217; AGAINST BILL (11-08-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: PALMER NEGOTIATING WITH DR. CLYDE BARROW TO CONDUCT CASINO IMPACT STUDIES (11-13-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: HOUSE MINORITY LEADER&#8217;S STATEMENT ON THE FINAL ADOPTION OF EXPANDED GAMING IN THE COMMONWEALTH (11-15-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: PASSAGE OF GAMING LEGISLATION (11-15-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: CHAIRMAN CROMWELL STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF EXPANDED GAMING BILL (11-15-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: LEGISLATURE SENDS FINAL GAMING BILL TO GOVERNOR (11-16-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: CHAMBER WELCOMES ENACTMENT OF CASINO LEGISLATION (11-16-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COALITION DISAPPOINTED GAMING BILL NIXED CPA FUNDS (11-17-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: GOVERNOR PATRICK SIGNS EXPANDED GAMING LEGISLATION (11-22-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: PALMER GROUP CONGRATULATES MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNOR PATRICK (11-22-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: PALMER LEADING THE WAY FOR JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (11-22-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: CITIZEN EFFORT TO REPEAL CASINO DEAL MOVES FORWARD (11-29-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State House News Service: HOUSE REFLECTS ON SESSION ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS HOLIDAYS NEAR (11-30-11)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6. Misc.<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2023\/06\/Materials-from-the-Office-of-Publications-and-Regulations.pdf\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Materials from the Office of Publications and Regulations<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/rep-sannicandro-twitter-account-live-tweets-from-house-debate-sept-14\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">Rep. 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