Gaming critic now promotes Narragansett casino

Friday, March 3, 2006  

A former Providence, Rhode Island, city council member who rallied against gaming a decade ago is now promoting a casino sought by the Narragansett Tribe.

Joshua N. Fenton was a leader of Providence Residents Against Casino Gambling back in 1993. The group claimed that a casino would cause addictions, hurt local businesses and exploit poor people.

Now he's being paid $12,500 a month by Harrah's Entertainment to promote the tribe's proposal. "In that 10 years, a lot has happened that has caused people to change their minds who aren't getting paid," Narragansett Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas told The Providence Journal.

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Former foe of casinos now works for Harrah's (The Providence Journal 3/3)
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