Brockton<\/a>. It is a city in southeastern Massachusetts, which is also part of Region C.<\/p>\nCape Cod Traffic Helpful to Wareham Casino<\/h2>\n
When asked to comment on the Wareham proposal, the Rev. Richard McGowan, a finance professor at Boston College who extensively studies gaming in New England, said the city may get some revenue if a slots parlor opened there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would certainly doubt that a slots parlor would be a game changer for Wareham,\u201d McGowan told Casino.org<\/em>. \u201cGiven that [the Twin River] casino in Rhode Island is having layoffs and Connecticut is planning on building a casino in East Hartford, it would seem that this area is well saturated with gambling opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\nStill, Wareham already has many tourists who travel through there to and from Cape Cod.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne would hope that whatever gambling facility is developed would be able attract additional tourists to the area,\u201d McGowan said. \u201cWareham is a destination on the way to Cape Cod, so it would be a show-stopper.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A proposed Wareham, Massachusetts racino has created new legislative controversy, as officials continue to disagree over what type of gaming venue to place in the southeastern region of the state. The already contentious debate got more complex after state Rep. Susan Williams Gifford, R-Wareham, submitted a bill — H 4070 — calling for either a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":118513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Wareham Racino Option Further Fuels Massachusetts Casino Debate<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n