Lyons Delivers Maiden Speech on State Gaming Debate
The following was submitted by the office of State Rep. Jim Lyons.
State Rep. Jim Lyons delivered his maiden address to the House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon. Lyons expressed his opposition to the pending casino gambling legislation. Here is the full text of that speech: "Within the bill to institutionalize casino gambling in Massachusetts lies a provision that bans smoking tobacco products in casinos. The betting parlor must present a pristine smoke free environment. This presents a jarring note, a clanging sound, in a bill that seeks to undo centuries of history, that seeks to remove the prohibition, endorsed by generations, against state sanctioned casino gambling. For how many decades have we been striving to discourage the individual habit of smoking? The same bill that acknowledges our…
