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Harrah's Campaign Most Expensive

19 June 2006

News Brief: The Harrah's-financed casino drive has now officially earned its place among the most expensive State House lobbying campaigns in history, if not the most expensive.

Rhode Island Casino Debate Gets Nasty Again

6 June 2006

News Brief: The chief of the Narragansett Indian Tribe and the governor of Rhode Island are throwing rhetorical bombs at each other once again over the expansion of gambling in the state.

Rhode Island Voters to Decide Casino Issue

2 June 2006

News Brief: Barring a successful legal challenge, casino proponents will be spinning the electoral roulette wheel this November to see if voters will approve an amendment to the constitution allowing a privately run casino in Rhode Island.

Rhode Island Casino Amendment Passes Senate Vote

31 May 2006

ews Brief: A proposed constitutional amendment to allow a Narragansett Indian casino in West Warwick passed the Senate Committee on Constitutional and Gaming Issues on a 6-3 vote.

Bally Technologies Announces Deal With BLB Investors

31 May 2006

Bally Technologies, Inc. has signed a contract with Lincoln Park, a subsidiary of BLB Investors to provide an advanced suite of Bally Power Bonusing products and iVIEW touch-screen displays for all of the VLTs planned for the Lincoln Park racino.

Rhode Island House OKs West Warwick Casino Bill

26 May 2006

News Brief: After more than four hours of debate, the House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that asks voters if they want to change the constitution to allow a

Rhode Island Legislative Committee Backs Indian Casino Amendment

23 May 2006

News Brief: The Rhode Island House Finance Committee approved a constitutional amendment yesterday allowing the Narragansett Indian Tribe and an unnamed business partner to build a casino in West Warwick.

Rhode Island Ethics Agreement Sought

5 May 2006

News Brief: Johnston officials and others representing the Rhode Island town in negotiations with Donald Trump should make a sworn promise to eschew gifts or anything else of value from the casino developer, according to one of the town's lawyers.

Poll: Rhode Islanders Split Over Tribal Gaming

26 April 2006

News Brief: Rhode Islanders are about evenly split on whether the state's Constitution is too important to change to allow a Narragansett Indian casino, but a clear majority would vote in favor of such a change if it meant tax relief, a new poll has found.

Harrah's Hosts Public Forum

26 April 2006

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment will host a public forum in West Warwick tomorrow to detail its proposed casino and address community concerns.

Trump Vying for Public Support

26 April 2006

News Brief: Donald Trump is selling his message that an open competitive process to select a private casino in Rhode Island is the way to go.

Rhode Island Town Council Meets with Developers

7 April 2006

News Brief: Johnston Town Council will meet tonight to entertain a preliminary agreement with Donald Trump and the other developers who are seeking to build a 120,000-square-foot casino in town.

Narragansett Casino Referendum Rejected

27 March 2006

News Brief: The group leading the effort to establish voter initiative in Rhode Island has rejected a call by the Narragansett Indian Tribe to support placing the proposed West Warwick casino on the November referendum ballot.

Rhode Islanders May Vote on Casino

23 March 2006

News Brief: Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives introduced legislation that would give Rhode Islanders the right to vote on a Narragansett Indian Casino.

Donald Trump Fired Up for Rhode Island Casino

21 February 2006

News Brief: Donald Trump wants to make a deal with Johnston, R.I., an unassuming highway-side town perhaps best known as home of the state's biggest garbage landfill.

Trump Pushes for Rhode Island Resort

16 February 2006

News Brief: Donald Trump wants to put Johnston, Rhode Island, on the map with a resort-casino to rival what Harrah's Entertainment has proposed for West Warwick.

Colorado Developer Considers Rhode Island Location

3 February 2006

News Brief: A Colorado developer is considering Johnston, Rhode Island, as one of several prospective locations in New England where he and an undisclosed partner might build a casino.

Poll: Rhode Islanders Want Vote on Casino Proposal

31 January 2006

News Brief: A majority of Rhode Islanders want a chance to vote on the latest West Warwick casino proposal, according to a poll commissioned by the promoters of the proposed Harrah

Rhode Island Casino Plan Draws Criticism

25 January 2006

News Brief: Plans to remake the Newport Grand slot hall into the anchor of a new destination resort drew angry words yesterday from the chief sachem of the Narragansett Indians.

Rhode Island Casino Amendment Pushed

19 January 2006

News Brief: Harrah's-Narragansett Indian casino backers are seeking to rewrite the state Constitution to allow a privately operated casino and give it a locked-in tax rate.

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