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Massachusetts Senators Drop Casino Proposal

BOSTON, Massachusetts – As reported by the Associated Press: "Supporters of a proposal to bring casinos and video slot machines to Massachusetts abandoned their efforts today, opting to withdraw the amendment from a Senate jobs bill currently being debated.

"`We will pull this. It will not be part of the economic stimulus package,' Sen. Brian Lees, R-East Longmeadow, said.

"Lees acknowledged that backers of the plan failed to win enough support in the Senate, where lawmakers had come under increasing pressure from supporters and opponents of expanded gambling…"

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