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Gaming Commission seeks audit of gambling marketing in Mass. Asian communities

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By Danny McDonald Verified, Chris Serres Verified
| EIN News
“Better late than never, I guess you could say,” said Ben Hires, chief executive of the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, a group that helped spearhead that 2021 report. Hires is among the advocates who feel that casinos have an oversized marketing presence in Asian communities in the state. He hopes the audit will provide data that will shape policy-making around the issue. “Let’s get it out on the table,” said Hires.
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In Greater Boston’s Asian communities, gambling can build social ties — and fuel addiction. Here’s how residents are fighting back.

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By Chris Serres Verified, Danny McDonald Verified
| EIN News
Two dozen men in parkas huddled against the frigid wind in tight, almost meditative circles around metal tables strewn with playing cards, cash, and cigarettes. Every few minutes, one of the men slapped money on the table, and shouting would erupt, as players scooped up their winnings. The scene is familiar to those who pour into Chinatown each day.
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Boston’s Chinatown is changing. Residents fear they are being priced out.

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By Danny McDonald Verified
| EIN News
For Yuying Deng, a 74-year-old retiree, Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood is her world. It’s where she shops for food, socializes, and has medical appointments. “It’s all in here,” she said recently in Cantonese.
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