Lawmaker wants Narragansett anti-gaming rider lifted

Friday, June 11, 2004  

A Rhode Island lawmaker says a rider that prohibits the Narragansett Tribe from gaming on their reservation should be lifted.

Former U.S. Sen. John Chafee (R-R.I.) placed the rider in an appropriations bill after the tribe won a court victory to offer gaming on the reservation. The rider overturns the decision by preventing the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act from applying to tribal lands. The tribe must also gain voter approval to open a casino.

State Sen. Leonidas P. Raptakis (D) says the rider should be repealed because the tribe is not getting a good deal from its partnership with Harrah's Entertainment. The tribe would only get a 7.5-percent ownership share in a proposed casino in West Warwick.

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