The Beantown Bloggery

Ok, so the state of MA is really falling behind. Are we going to get some casinos at some point? Because we're losing a lot of gambling revenue to CT.

This reminds me of a situation back home (in TX) when Frisco opened up a mall just over the border from Plano. All the teenage kids rushed to the Frisco mall and abandoned the ones in Plano. As a result - all the sales tax revenue from Plano kids went to Frisco. Not a good situation.

Anyhoo, Mohegan Sun is planning an expansion:

The 64,000-square-foot Casino of the Wind includes a 42-table poker room, more than 650 slot machines and 28 table games. The new space is the first phase of Mohegan Sun's $925 million expansion, which will include a 920-room hotel and more stores and restaurants when finished in 2010.

Mohegan Sun is reintroducing poker, which it discontinued a few years ago, as the game has grown in popularity in recent years. Its first major poker tournament is planned for October.

More casinos to choose from and the reintroduction of poker - sweet.

Click (here) for the Globe article.

Well not so much being "built" as it is being "renovated." I do admire this guy's dedication, though, he's been collecting individual condo units for the past 10-11 years so that he can take two entire buildings and join them into one big mega-house. Impressive feat.

Nemirovsky began acquiring his properties in 1997, according to public records of deeds, buying one of the 25 Exeter condos for $2 million, and another for $554,000. By January 2007, he owned both buildings, spending about $13.55 million in total, according to public records. The renovation cost is listed on the permit at $9.75 million.

So I know what you're wondering, "What does $23MM get you these days in Boston?" The answer is: 15 bathrooms, six parking spaces, and 24,000 square feet of living space.

The house's luxuriant features include an atrium bordered by a glass walkway and railings, according to building plans filed with the city. Each of three children's bedrooms has its own bathroom and dressing room. The master suite has "his" and "hers" studies, dressing rooms, and bathrooms.

There's more: an elevator, a sitting room, living room, parlor, media room, family room, exercise room, upper lounge, an "eat-in study," a 27-foot, oval-shaped library, and an office for the house manager.

Saturday, August 9 from 10 am – 4 pm at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, 1 Atwood Drive, Northampton, MA.

Boston Casting is looking for people to play the following roles in North Hampton:

• Older Hippies with protesting experience between the ages of 30 and 75
• Punks between the ages of 18 and 22
• Men in a wheelchair
• Senior citizens between the ages of 60 and 75 who are able to participate in a stretching class
• Gym employees (particularly from the Northampton Athletic Club)
• Women in a locker room who are comfortable in a towel, robe or undergarments

Boston Casting is also looking for people who have experience in the following professions:

• Police Officers
• Lawyers
• Stenographers
• Bailiffs
• Court Officers
• Doctors
• Hospital Nurses
• Orderlies

The audition is open to everyone 18 years and older. No kids for this audition.

Everyone MUST BRING a headshot and resume or a current photo and bio to the audition. The audition is open to union and non-union actors.

We strongly suggest you attend the open call.

If you cannot make the open call, please e-mail a headshot and resume to edge.bostoncasting@gmail.com