Popeo said Roosevelt has misconstrued several crucial facts in the matter.
According to a recent statement issued by Weld, Roosevelt "knows that the governor only supports one or two casinos in Massachusetts."
"Mark Roosevelt's opposition to gambling is new and entirely politically driven," Weld said in the statement. "He has supported horse racing and as late as last year he supported expanding gambling in Massachusetts."
Roosevelt and his running mate, Harvard Divinity School Luce Fellow Robert K. Massie Jr., will challenge Weld and Lt. Governor A. Paul Cellucci on November 8.
Currently Weld maintains a significant lead over Roosevelt.
A Boston Globe poll published yesterday had Weld and Celluci leading the Democratic contenders 60 percent to 29 percent. According to the poll, even Democratic voters hold Weld in higher esteem than they do Roosevelt