LOWELL — Massachusetts residents appear to be mostly supportive of the state's 2011 expanded casino gaming law as Repeal the Casino Deal activists continue their public opinion campaign ahead of the November ballot question which will determine the fate of the law.

A new UMass Lowell/7News poll released this week shows that 59 percent of likely general election voters still support the law, with 36 percent saying they support the repeal effort. Just five percent of the voters said they are still undecided.

“Casino gambling will likely be staying for good in the Commonwealth. With the campaign just ready to ramp up, the well-financed ‘no’ side is likely to vastly outspend proponents of the repeal, further decreasing the odds of a successful repeal effort," said Prof. Joshua Dyck, co-director of the Center for Public Opinion who wrote and analyzed the poll, which is the first in a new partnership between UMass Lowell and the Boston region's 7News.

Repeal the Casino Deal spokesman Stephen Eisele said his group believes it is too early to forecast how people will come down in regards to the November vote on the ballot question.

"As polling in statewide races has demonstrated, many voters are just now tuning into this November’s elections," Eisele said in a statement. "The casino industry is oversaturated in the Northeast, with revenues down in Connecticut and casinos closing weekly in Atlantic City, leading many to question casino promises."

He also said that he expects U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., going public with her reservations about casinos this week will translate to votes for the repeal effort in November.

When broken down among party lines, 37 percent of Democrats, 29 percent of independents and 39 percent of Republicans support the repeal of the law, which allows for the licensing of up to three resort-style casinos and a slots parlor in the commonwealth. Fifty-nine percent of Democrats, 61 percent of independents and 57 percent of Republicans support the law as written.

The poll, which was conducted from Aug. 25 through Aug. 31 has a 2.94 percent margin of error relating to the general election projections.

The estimated $800 million MGM Springfield project is the only resort-style casino to receive provisional approval from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to proceed. Penn National Gaming previously landed the commonwealth's slots parlor license, and that facility is currently under construction in Plainville.

In the greater Boston area, Wynn Resorts and Mohegan Sun are competing for the region's sole license with proposals in Everett and Revere, respectively. The same UMass Lowell poll shows Democrat Martha Coakley in the lead for the Democratic primary and the general election, although her chances in November aren't as solid as the odds of her defeating Treasurer Steve Grossman and Dr. Don Berwick next Tuesday.

Coakley is supportive of the state's casino law and has pledged to keep an "open mind" about a legislative solution to save the MGM Springfield project even if the overall casino law is repealed. Republican Charlie Baker, her likely general election competitor, has said if the law is repealed and he wins, he will "file legislation to put the Springfield casino back on the map."

Grossman, who supports the casino law, and Berwick who opposes it, have both said if the repeal effort is successful and they win, the MGM Springfield casino project won't progress beyond the colorful conceptual drawings to fruition.