Sentences with phrase «used gambling expansion»
Some jurisdictions like the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have used gambling expansion as an opportunity to invest in research that might help communities around the world make smarter decisions about the potential benefits and harms of such expansion.
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The short term funds for this gambling spree were provided in part by the CBI expansion of credit during this period, as well as by the Japanese central bank, which was expanding credit as well during this period, which the Icelandic banks were using in their risky game.
After the governor was widely criticized for using a message of necessity to push through rapid passage of gun control measures back in January, Cuomo avoided the messages until the final day of session, when he says he needed to make technical corrections to bills allowing for gambling expansion and creation of tax free zones at college campuses.
Mr. Cuomo used his power over the decennial redistricting process to win some victories in March: He was able to get lawmakers, who wanted him to sign the gerrymandered legislative maps they had drawn, to agree to curb pension benefits for future public workers, to create a more rigorous system for evaluating schoolteachers, and to take the first step toward legalizing a significant expansion of casino gambling.