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Posted on July 18th, 2010

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Boston Governor Deval Patrick fears that the state’s casino bill may not reach a final decision in the near future, unless legislators stop the rhetoric talks and focus on the complexity of the nature of the casino bill. “We’re not going to get a bill without a compromise between the House and Senate, and there isn’t going to be a compromise until folks start trying to engage with each other and dial down some of the rhetoric,” said the Governor. The said casino bill is under work and a six member panel is working on coming up with the draft of the final compromise version of the bill. The panel met on a closed door meeting on Wednesday with attempts to finish the draft before the legislative sessions end by July 31.

The governor is appealing to more in depth communication with the legislature. “There are a lot of messages being sent through what someone described as carrier pigeons, I think there has to be some conversation directly with the principals.” said Patrick. In the event the casino bill becomes official, Mohegan Sun is one of many lobbyists whose plans will come into being. Mohegan is proposing to create in Palmer across from the Massachusetts Turnpike Exit 8. The casino is projected at a $600 million. The company may not be the only one, as many other casino companies are making proposals for the region once the bill is signed into law.

Sen. Stanley C. Rosenberg, is one of the 6 members of the legislative negotiating panel for the casino bill. The senator will not comment on any progress of the talks. Representative Paul Frost, another member of the negotiating panel commented on Governor Patrick’s words; “I get confused with the governor, his comments about toning down the rhetoric, yet he tones it up . He draws lines in the sand. Maybe he just wants some attention. Obviously, he is going to have a great say in what is going happen in the end.” said Frost. “I don’t know if the governor considers us members of the conference committee carrier pigeons or not,” he added. The Governor is known to not support the inclusion of slot machines in racetracks. The Senate version of the casino bill has the same provisions. The House version, led by House Speaker Robert DeLeo approved two casinos and 750 slot machines on each of the state’s 4 racetracks.

DeLeo is the son of a former track worker. The Governor remains firm on his decision, though. “My position on slots at the tracks hasn’t changed,” the Governor said. Speaker DeLeo however pressed on the inclusion of slot machines in the compromise version of the bill. “I’ll never say never, because I think that’s part of the conference committee and what they should be doing, but I would say it’s a very important aspect of the bill I want to see there.” said DeLeo on an interview on New England Cable News Boston , when asked if the negotiating panel will agree to a casino bill without the inclusion of slots machines at racetracks.

United to Stop Slots in Massachusetts president Kathleen C. Norbut, says it is already a knows event that the legislative and the Governor cannot come up with a compromise before the legislative session comes close to an end. “This is a bad bill, It has many deeply flawed components and frankly deserves not to go forward,” said Norbut. She suggests the Governor to focus instead on the many negative impacts that the bill may contribute on Boston’s society, and the lack of independent analysis on the cost versus benefit aspect of the casino bill.

The governor has also growing concerns on the other bills that are stalling because of the focus the legislators are giving on the casino bill as sessions are drawing to a close by the end of July. Governor Patrick is seeking to pass a bill that prohibits gun owners to purchase more than one firearm in a month’s time this is to prevent firearm selling to other individuals without gun licenses. The House and Senate are also working on a bill to set limits on employing companies from acquiring access to criminal records during job screenings.