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Phil DiNisi of Brookline lamented yesterday’s closing of Suffolk Downs in East Boston because of the expiration of simulcasting rights. ‘‘It’s been a sad situation here for a while,’’ he said.

Gamblers fault lawmakers on track closings

Fans say they are paying price

By Michael Levenson
Globe Staff / April 2, 2006

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Sixty-eight-year-old Phil DiNisi peered through orange sunglasses at an empty parking lot outside Suffolk Downs in East Boston yesterday, smoke curling from the well-chewed stogie in his hand. (Full article: 759 words)

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