Economy

Gambling dollars can boost small biz

Gambling dollars can boost small biz

We should use new revenue to address inequality

By Joseph Kriesberg gaming revenue, small business 0 Comments Apr 3, 2019

WITH THE ENCORE BOSTON casino scheduled to open in June, fiscal year 2020 will be the first year that the Commonwealth will receive significant taxes on gross gaming revenue, creating a new financial resource to address key challenges facing our state. No challenge is greater than the growing wealth and income inequality that we see across(...)

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