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Rep. Tom Schamberg talks with fellow Rep. Susan Elberger of Nashua as they tour the Nash Casino in Nashua on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. GEOFF FORESTER Vehicles with Massachusetts license plates line the parking lots of New Hampshire’s largest casinos along the state border, a clear sign that players from the state’s southern neighbor are drawn to the state’s gaming venues. Yet despite the steady stream of visitors, New Hampshire’s strict $50 betting limit holds back high-rollers who prefer Massachusetts, where there are no such caps. Republican Sen. Tim Lang of Sanbornton is advocating for the removal of wager limits on table…

Boston charity files claim in Philadelphia over ‘unwinnable’ promotion that requires a spend… Boston charity files claim in Philadelphia over ‘unwinnable’ promotion that requires a spend of several hundred thousand dollars. A US public health charity has accused the online gaming company Caesars Entertainment and its bricks-and-mortar partner, Harrah’s Philadelphia, of luring new online gamblers into what it calls an “unwinnable” promotion that forces excessive betting before any winnings can be withdrawn. Moreover, in its claim lodged in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, the Boston-based Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) alleges that the offer breaches Pennsylvania gaming law and…

Casino Salem this week celebrated its phase-one opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the first charitable gaming facility in Salem, New Hampshire, with historical horse racing games. Salem hosts the second casino in the Granite State to open this year just seconds from the Massachusetts state line and near the Boston suburbs, following The Nash Casino in Nashua last March, so close to the border part of its parking lot is in Massachusetts. Casino Salem also offers a mixture of traditional table games and poker, quick service food offerings, and a full bar. “We are thrilled to open Casino Salem…

Friars To Play UMass On October 26: The Providence College men’s basketball team will host UMass in a charity exhibition game presented by Amica Mutual Insurance Company on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 4 p.m. The game will be played at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. All net proceeds from the contest will help support the Rhode Island Free Clinic (RIFC) and Baystate Children’s Hospital. It will mark the first meeting between the two teams since December 7, 2018.  The Friars have posted a 25-9 mark all time versus the Minutemen. The Friars are 12-3 at home, 9-3 at UMass and 4-3…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men’s basketball team defeated the UMass Minutemen, 63-54, in a charity exhibition game on Saturday, Oct. 26 at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. Redshirt-junior Corey Floyd Jr. (Franklin, N.J.) led the Friars’ offense with a game-high 19 points.   “This game was great,” said Head Coach Kim English. “It served as a dress rehearsal for our regular season opener next Monday against Central Connecticut State. It’s a great opportunity for us to learn and improve.”  FIRST HALF:  •Wesley Cardet Jr. (Tallahassee, Fla.) opened the game scoring with an open three in the Friars’ first possession…

The Massachusetts Senate is moving forward on a bill to ban cellphone use in all Massachusetts schools. The Joint Education Committee redrafted legislation combining seven different Senate bills including legislation supported by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell.”A bell to bell phone free school policy keeps students focused throughout the full school day,” Campbell said. “This includes instructional time, as well as passing periods, lunch, and other non-instructional time.”Campbell said it’s a commitment to both young peoples’ education and their mental health. “Major barriers to student growth””Today’s action means that Massachusetts is one step closer to making schools cell phone-free,” said…

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There’s still no word yet on what caused the tragic deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts.Nine residents, all over the age of 60, were killed in the fire late Sunday night. Thirty were hurt and one remained in critical condition Tuesday. The Fall River fire is the deadliest in Massachusetts since 15 people were killed in 1984 in a rooming house fire in Beverly.At a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon deferred all questions about the fire investigation to the state Department of Fire Services.”A full investigation is underway…

Banner Sports Sponsored by the Patriots Foundation With hundreds of names on the 2024-25 Boston Globe All-Scholastic awards list, we highlight the following young men and women from that list. Our sincere apologies to any of the athletes who aren’t mentioned in this article. Girls Track and Field Natick’s Emmanuella Edozien won the 55m hurdles in a state meet record of 8.05. PHOTO: BAY STATE RUNNING Emmanuella Edozien, a junior sprinter from Natick High School, won the 55-meter hurdles in a state record time of 7.96 seconds. Senior Breanna Braham of Dennis Yarmouth High School was the winner of the…

EIGHT children singing in a choir concert have been hospitalized after suddenly suffering seizure-like symptoms during the show.The kids said they smelled a mysterious odor that made them feel sick before seizing.4Eight children suffered seizure-like symptoms during a choir concert on Monday eveningCredit: Cambridge MA Fire Department4All eight kids were hospitalized after the incident in Cambridge, Massachusetts, unfoldedCredit: Cambridge MA Fire DepartmentThe shocking mass health emergency happened after paramedics responded to a call about a child having a seizure at a church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday evening.When paramedics arrived, they saw the child sitting on the front steps of…