A comprehensive new report finds having three casinos in Massachusetts has translated to millions of dollars in revenue, with crime and problem gambling rates largely staying the same, among many other findings.
Calling it “the largest research study” of its kind in the world, Dr. Robert Williams led a presentation more than 10 years in the making when he addressed the Massachusetts Gaming Commission this month.
When casino gambling was legalized in 2011, the state took the long view in studying future impact, commissioning an investigation that would become known as the Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts study or SEIGMA at the University of Massachusetts Amherst…