Charlie Baker signed a bill to legalize sports betting this past summer , officially joining a wave of states that moved to allow wagering on everything from the Super Bowl to college athletics after the Supreme Court struck down a federal ban in 2018.Īccording to the American Gaming Association, the new law made Massachusetts the 36th state in the U.S. (Steven Senne/AP)Īfter several years of uncertainty, sports gambling is a sure bet in Massachusetts. No one seemed to care.Facebook Email Patrons visit the sports betting area of Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

Thomas, said that there has long been talk of a reunion.īilly Flaherty, who worked at the Casino for 20 years, said, “Every single person is over the top excited to revisit those days. There was no difference from Monday to Friday, and we were packed on weekends from noon on.”

This takes me back to when times were fun.”Īnd Michael Giery, who managed the Casino for ten years, recalled, “There was no such thing as a Friday night. John Gilman – “Everybody calls me ‘Gilly'” – said, “I saw people I haven’t seen in 20 years. Or leave the dance floor, go down to beach and go for a swim and then come right back in and keep dancing.” She looked around. I developed so many frienships over the years. “It was pandemonium,” he said.Īt one point, on stage, Steve Smith declared, “The Casino in Falmouth was the greatest place in the world.”Īccording to Michelle LeBlanc of Falmouth, “It wasn’t just a bar. It was rhythm and blues, and classic rock under a downpour of nostalgia.Īccording to Gary Gramolini, guitar player with the Beaver Brown Band, the Casino was “a little divey beach bar.” Ah, but what a bar. More than 1,500 attended the rollicking event featuring the music of John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, and Steve Smith and the Nakeds. On Saturday night, to borrow a phrase, summer was here and the time was right for dancing on the lawn.

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