Report supporting Rhode Island tribal casino bashed

Tuesday, May 11, 2004  

A non-Indian gaming facility in Rhode Island says a State Senate report touting the benefits of a tribal casino is "garbage."

Lincoln Park claims its business will be hurt if the Narragansett Tribe gets a casino. But the report, prepared by a professor at the University of Massachusetts, says non-Indian gaming revenues will drop by less than 10 percent.

Lincoln Park and Newport Grand, the other non-Indian gaming facility, are allowed to offer video lottery terminals.

Rhode Island lawmakers are considering proposals to put the tribal casino on the November ballot and to allow slot machines at Lincoln Park and Newport Grand.

Get the Story:
Park pans Senate casino report (Journal Register News Service 5/11)
Rhode Island Revisits Proposal For A Casino (The New London Day 5/11)
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