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Feb 1, 2009 3:26 pm US/Eastern

Odds Of Casinos In Mass. Getting Better

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BOSTON (WBZ) ― The odds of Massachusetts rolling the dice on expanded gambling are getting rosier by the day.
 
The election of Robert DeLeo as House Speaker is breathing new life into a debate that seemed all but dead until former Speaker Salvatore DiMasi suddenly resigned.

While DeLeo voted with DiMasi to kill Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to license three resort-style casinos, he's never voiced the same level of opposition as DiMasi.
 
On Sunday's "Keller @ Large" WBZ's Jon Keller asked DeLeo point-blank - "Casinos in our future, yes or no?"

"I'd say under my speakership, they're in play.  Let's put it that way," DeLeo said. 

"I've always been a proponent relative to maybe slots at racetracks.  Having said that I'm very open to a discussion relative to casinos.  Whether I embrace it or not, we'll see.  I'm open to any discussion relative to expanded gambling to bring in additional revenue."

Watch: DeLeo On Keller @ Large

In 2006, DeLeo broke with DiMasi and voted for a plan to allow up to 2,000 slot machines at each of the state's four racetracks.

Already a half-dozen gambling-related bills have been filed in the House, including the slot machine proposal and another seeking to revive Patrick's casino plan.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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