The response from many DSC members was positive with members from various communities throughout the Commonwealth including Stoughton, Framingham, Gloucester, Amherst and Wales expressing opposition to casinos in Massachusetts.
As people learn more about the negative impacts of casinos, concern is growing locally and statewide. The impact area is a 50 mile radius from a proposed casino site.
"NORC (National Opinion Research Center)found that the presence of a gambling facility within 50 miles roughly doubles the prevalence of problem and
pathological gamblers."
This leaves few communities that would not be negatively affected by the Adminstration's casino bill. For more information see, The National Gambling Impact Study Commission http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/ngisc/reports/fullrpt.html
