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News Brief: It went by in a flash. But what may have been the most telling moment in Channel 10's debate between former Gov. Lincoln Almond and Narragansett Indian Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas came during an exchange over problem gambling.

News Brief: West Warwick could handle the public safety needs of the proposed $1 billion casino if the Police Department adds one officer per shift and the Fire Department bulks up training efforts, according to a study released.

News Brief: The Rhode Island casino campaign was shaken yesterday by news of the potential sale of Harrah's Entertainment, the Las Vegas-based company bankrolling the proposed Narragansett Indian casino in West Warwick.

News Brief: The Newport County Chamber of Commerce has come out against the November referendum that would allow a Harrah's-Narragansett Indian casino in West Warwick.

News Brief: With the Nov. 7 election six weeks away, the clock is ticking for the West Warwick Town Council and Harrah's Entertainment Inc. to craft a host agreement for the proposed casino in West Warwick.

News Brief: With the possibility of a casino opening up next door in West Warwick, city leaders wanted to hire a professional firm to assess the potential impact of Harrah's planned gambling palace on commerce, crime and quality of life in Warwick.

News Brief: Former Gov. Lincoln Almond and the Rev. Eugene J. McKenna are united in their opposition to a casino in Rhode Island, but the politician and the priest offered conflicting opinions on gambling during an economic forum.

News Brief: "Providence restaurant owner Robert I. Burke, formerly a staunch casino opponent, joined forces with Harrah's today, touting the plan to bring a casino to West Warwick as an opportunity to pump tourist dollars into the entire Rhode Island economy.

News Brief: Proponents of the proposed Narragansett-Harrah's casino have argued the facility would drive traffic to other Rhode Island businesses. And yesterday, they unveiled plans to make that happen.

News Brief: Narragansett Indian Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas is on a campaign to persuade voters to approve a Harrah's-Narragansett Indian casino in November.

ews Brief: The shareholders of a former casino company that once partnered with the Narragansett Indian Tribe have gone to court seeking $10 million from the tribe.

News Brief: Newport Grand and Lincoln Park have joined the anti-casino coalition Save Our State, infusing the group with an "initial investment" of $1 million.

ews Brief: Casino advocates met in West Warwick, Rhode Island, to share information regarding the proposed Harrah's casino, a controversial project whose presence on the Nov. 7 ballot is swiftly approaching with each passing day.

ews Brief: A federal judge, citing the public interest, Tuesday ruled that a statewide referendum on the proposed Narragansett Indian Tribe casino in West Warwick may go forward.

News Brief: The federal judge who today will decide whether Rhode Island will vote in November to expand gambling is focused on how the Narragansett Indian Tribe would benefit from the proposed West Warwick casino.

News Brief: The first winner of the nation's first multistate progressive slot jackpot won the prize Sunday at Lincoln Park.

The lotteries of Delaware, Rhode Island, and West Virginia have begun operation of America's first multi-state video lottery game.

ews Brief: The Town of Johnston and its prospective casino partner, Ajax Gaming Ventures LLC, are the latest parties to seek to block a November statewide referendum on the competing West Warwick–Narragansett Indian Tribe casino proposal.

News Brief: Rhode Island State Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J. Williams and Governor Carcieri have both called into question a pro-casino advertisement that ran this week.

News Brief: In the run-up to the general election when voters will be asked to amend the Rhode Island constitution to make way for a Harrah’s Entertainment casino in West Warwick, interested parties for and against the plan have been stepping up their efforts.