Seth Carey

Proving once again that "the house always wins", Seth Carey, the man behind the Oxford County Casino has had the assault charges dropped against him

Mr. Carey had a misdemeanor assault charge filed against him on March 18th. As a result, Mr. Carey resigned from his position both in his Casino role and as President of Evergreen Mountain Enterprises.

It is still not clear if Mr. Carey will be returning to the campaign in any official capacity -- or continue to work behind the scenes.

Carey is stepping down from his role as leader of the initiative after it was reported that he received a summons for assault that allegedly took place in early March.

The brains behind the Oxford County citizen initiative has allegedly engaged in improper lawyering (redundant, I know)...

Seth Carey, the Rumford attorney responsible for the Oxford County Casino referendum that will be on the ballot this fall, has announced that Pat LaMarche will be the spokeswoman for the campaign.

Dennis Bailey has his year’s work cut out for him, as another gambling referendum is coming up for vote this November. And this one’s a doozy.

Wednesday afternoon the Legislature’s Legal and Veteran’s Affairs Committee rejected the citizen’s referendum to bring a casino to Western Maine, sending it out to voters.  read more »

The Oxford County Casino citizen’s initiative will move forward, the Secretary of State’s office determined today.

The office was able to confirm 59,504 of the 77,177 signatures collected. They needed 55,087. 17,673 were invalid for a number of reasons.  read more »

Rumford attorney Seth Carey has put his lawsuit against several Maine shopping establishments on hold, he said Tuesday.

Carey sued Wal-Mart and Hannaford, along with several malls and cities to allow petitioners on private properties to gather signatures.  read more »

Petitioners for a casino in Oxford County delivered more than 76,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office Monday, meeting their deadline.

Seth Carey, a Rumford lawyer, spearheaded the petition drive. He has proposed a full casino, which he said will bring money to the state.  read more »

A debate over petitioners’ rights halted in the Legislature when a lawsuit was filed in Oxford County Superior Court.

Rep. Jon Hinck, D-Portland, had sponsored the bill to allow petitioners on private property such as malls and supermarkets last year. He maintains that the Legislature is a better forum than the courts to debate the matter.

Seth Carey, a Rumford lawyer spearheading the movement to allow a resort casino in Oxford County, filed the lawsuit mid-December. The bill had been held over in the Legislature, and he said he couldn’t wait for results.

A Rumford attorney is suing a host of towns and companies in effort to allow petitioners to collect signatures on their property.

Seth Carey, who is spearheading an effort to bring a resort casino to Oxford County, said it violates the U.S. Constitution to not allow petitioners in malls and grocery stores. Defendents named are: Wal-Mart, Irving Oil, Hannaford Bros., three malls and the cities of Bangor, Augusta, Lewiston and Portland, the Bangor Daily News reported today.