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In Foxborough, it can be hard to separate loyalty to Patriots’ owner from Kraft casino idea

Family connection irrelevant to some but key to others

By Michele Morgan Bolton

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  February 02, 2012

Luck was shining on Jim Fortune when a raffle ticket he bought for a charity earned him season tickets for the New England Patriots. If things keep going his way, the 18-year Foxborough resident hopes to have a front row seat at the Super Bowl this weekend. Foxborough is a football town, and residents like Fortune are huge fans of the team and its owner. But when it comes to hosting a $1 billion casino, it’s another matter entirely.

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