The major thing noticable about the photo accompanying this sorry tale is the caucasianess of the "commission" members. Not a Black or an Indian or Oriental or Southwest Asian or Latino/Hispanic or Aborigine or any other sort of non-Caucasian. The one concession to "diversity" is the gender of a former Joisey state policewoman, who by the way is the only member of the Commission with alleged experience overseeing gambling dens by virtue of her command responsibilities with the Joisey Police. So, am I the only one that thinks this 5-member clatch has some political aura lurking about it? And did anybody hear what members of this clatch had to say about their appointments and how much they have to learn? This is a Demohack sack job, pure and simple. The major thing I want to figure out is how does it relate to Devault Patrick's role as a co-chairman of the Barry for Re-Election Commission (whoops, make that Committee)?

Gots to admit I typed without a thought about what I was saying, durn it all. There is a Latino/Hispanic on the 5 member Massachusetts gambling commission, with not a thing being said about his influence being oriented toward that community or the wider diverse community. His name is Enrique Zuninga and he is put in a tough position, for he may be seen as representing all the other minorities that live in this state known as "progressive". For what it is worth, there is also a Republican from the wilds of Springfield on the commission, a former city councilor in that city where nonpartisan elections are the norm, though parties do endorse their favorites. So there... other rants remain.

Where is the "Occupy" crowd on casino gambling? All casinos do is nip off a piece of circulating cash. The math GUARANTEES most people will lose while a HANDFUL will occasionally be big winners of jackpots. Of course very few of the rich gamble at casinos (most understand the math). So the targets of casinos are the everyday people who they entice with the lie that they all can be big winners. How is this not the worst kind of state sanctioned rip off of the "average guy"? Doesn't most of the big money go to the tribes or operators even BEFORE the state gets its cut of the loot? So a few get rich because they get the monopoly (or a slot in an oligopoly) that guarantees them wealth.....off the backs of the 99%. Where is the "outrage" about this government sanctioned ripoff that the "Occupy Wall Street" crowd says is the cause of America's problems (and I don't doubt that recent Wall Street behavior was abominable but it was also greatly facilitated by Fed, Fnmae and other government entities and their policies)? Crickets anyone?

All of a sudden The Globe is concerned about having experienced people in positions of authority?

It's probably a good thing that the commission lacks casino experience.