Massachusetts pro-casino, anti-gambling bill gains union support

February 7th, 2008
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Governor Patrick Deval’s proposed legislation to bring state-sponsored casinos to Massachusetts in a bid to create jobs and increase tax revenue, has garnered unprecedented support from the AFL-CIO.

The Massachusetts arm of the powerful federation of unions, comprising both construction unions which would be involved in the building of the casino, and hotel and casino worker unions, agrees with the governor that his plan to bring in casinos would add 20,000 jobs to the state.

Opponents of the bill, however, argue that those employment figures are unrealistic, and revenue estimations inflated.

Neither side has addressed the criticism that the pro-casino bill includes a rider making online gaming illegal in the state.


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Archive pick: Value betting the river, no limit hold em cash -

Game type: 1/2 No Limit Cash Game
Your image: Fairly Aggressive
Opponent's image: Solid, a little tricky
Your hand: As Qh

This hand is from the archives and originally appeared on 8/21/07. View the original quiz and comments here

The setup: You're fairly new to this table and you picked up a pot quick when you flopped a set and won a decent multi-way pot. You've been fairly active since, seeing a lot of flops cheap and playing for the win on the flop or turn in a couple of spots.

This hand you're dealt AQo UTG and you decide to limp. The button limps and both blinds play. You flop top pair:

Qd 7h 6d

The SB leads out for $6. The BB folds. You make it $24 and the button folds. The SB calls. The turn gives you two pair with the Ac. The SB checks and you pop $40 into $54. The SB flat calls.

The turn comes the 10c. The SB checks again. There's $134 in the middle. Do you value bet here and if so, for how much?


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