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JUNE 22, 2000

Local business owners in West Warwick, Rhode Island are still dreaming of the economic boom a casino owned the by the Narragansett Tribe could bring to the town. On Tuesday, the House Finance Committee killed a measure which would have placed the proposal on the November ballot, giving state voters the choice to approve of the tribe's casino proposal.

The bill may be revived if state representative Timothy Williamson invokes a rarely used rule to force the bill into a vote before the the entire House.

Get the Story:
Casino backers hold onto dream despite Statehouse vote (AP 6/21)

Indianz.Com Narragansett Casino Coverage:
Narragansett casino dealt setback (Money Matters 6/21)
Narragansett offer does not impress (Money Matters 6/15)
Narragansett Chief: Let public speak (The Talking Circle 6/14)
Tribe offers more to state (Money Matters 06/13)
Tribe to up ante (Money Matters 06/07)
Narragansett face opponents (Money Matters 05/23)
Vote wanted on Narragansett casino (Money Matters 05/22)
Narragansett could lose out on casino (Money Matters 05/19)
EDITORIAL: No to casinos in Rhode Island (Money Matters 05/15)
Narragansetts hope for casino (Money Matters 05/08)
Legislature questions Narragansett casino (Money Matters 04/12)
Narragansett Tribe faces difficult battle (Money Matters 04/07)