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'Resort casinos' give bigger bang for the buck

By CLYDE W. BARROW

As director of the Center for Policy Analysis at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and project manager for the New England Gaming Research Project, I have studied for many years the economic impacts of gaming on state and local revenues.

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Published: Friday, March 6, 2009

Gambling bill debate enlivens Nashua chamber breakfast

NASHUA — On one side are promises of good-paying jobs, a first-class, environmentally friendly resort, and a steady, long-term revenue stream for the state and several towns. The flip side warns of more crime, a rise in people with addiction problems, and a general deterioration of the unique New Hampshire way of life.

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Published: Friday, March 6, 2009

At chamber breakfast, speakers discuss legalization's pros, cons

NASHUA — On one side are promises of good-paying jobs, a first-class, environmentally friendly resort, and a steady, long-term revenue stream for the state and several towns. The flip side warns of more crime, a rise in people with addiction problems, and a general deterioration of the unique New Hampshire way of life.

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Published: Sunday, February 15, 2009

A proposed casino will ultimately be in the hands of state Legislature

CONCORD — Do an unprecedented fiscal challenge facing state government and a respected new suitor improve the odds the Legislature will finally embrace a dramatic expansion of legal gambling?

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Published: Saturday, February 14, 2009

Town seeks more info on gambling site

HUDSON — News that a large-scale gambling and recreational complex could be coming to the 375-acre Green Meadow Golf Club property in the foreseeable future drew plenty of reaction from Telegraph readers, but town officials said they'd like to see more information about the plan.

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Published: Friday, February 13, 2009

Hudson could be home to resort casino

HUDSON — A large-scale destination resort and convention center could be built on the Green Meadow Golf Club property in south Hudson if a new House bill aimed at boosting the state's economy by legalizing expanded gambling gets approved.

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