Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled that a casino repeal measure can appear on the November ballot. The Court unanimously ruled that the state attorney general made a mistake when she ruled the repeal measure was an unconstitutional taking of the casino developers’ implied contract rights without just compensation.
Casino developers, in an attempt to secure casino licensing, have paid the state’s $400,000 application fee and millions in developing their bids.
According to a Boston Globe poll, 52% of likely voters favored keeping the 2011 gambling law that authorized casinos, while 41% favored repeal.
