He was arraigned in early June 2009 on federal corruption charges in connection with the awarding of lucrative state contracts.
This is good news for the pro casino legislation as DiMasi fought against opening casinos in Massachusetts.
The new Speaker of the House whose District's include Suffolk Downs racetrack and the Wonderland Dog track showed support for slot machines. A step in the right direction, and further discussions will probably take place in the fall of 2009.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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