Assumption College student Joshua Boucher, a senior political science and Italian Studies double-major, has played a key role in compiling data for a new series of reports by the Worcester Regional Research Bureau that were requested by Worcester city officials.

Worcester now knows the who, what and where. The question is, why?

WORCESTER — An army of one-armed bandits will rob us of more than just pocket change.

BOSTON — The CEO of the Chicago-based gaming company considering a slot machine casino in Worcester has run into delays in kicking off a formal review of the proposal, while local officials and some opponents are gearing up to debate the plans.

With news of a possible slot parlor in Worcester, the Worcester Regional Research Bureau revisited the topic it first investigated in 2007 and found that advances in slot machine technology have made the gaming facility an even more harmful potential addition to the Heart of the Commonwealth than ever before.

The economic benefits from a slots parlor in Worcester would be overshadowed by the harm it will cause to the city's quality of life, says a new report from the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (WRRB).

A slots parlor does not match the vision city officials have for Worcester and would do more harm than good, according to a new report from The Research Bureau. The report, titled “Should Worcester Welcome a Slot-Machine Casino,” paints a gloomy picture of what could be expected if a slots parlor should open its doors near downtown Worcester. That is what is being proposed by Mass Gaming LLC, an offshoot of Rush Gaming, which has made known its plans to compete for the only slots parlor license being issued by the state and build a casino on the old Wyman-Gordon property along Madison Street in the city’s Canal District.

WORCESTER — Four municipal employees were honored Wednesday night with Thomas S. Green Public Service Awards at La Maison Francaise Salon at Assumption College.

WORCESTER — Four municipal employees were honored Wednesday night, March 20, 2013, with a Thomas S. Green Public Service Awards. The event, held annually at Assumption College, is sponsored by the Worcester Regional Research Bureau.

WORCESTER — A Worcester Regional Research Bureau forum Tuesday at Assumption College was billed as a panel discussion on the differences between public and private budgets.