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THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2002

"The Narragansett Indians are furious that the House Finance Committee appears bent on ignoring their pleas to put a West Warwick casino on the 2002 ballot. Instead, the panel may prefer shoving the matter into an in-depth study that might somehow cast the tribe and its backers, Boyd Gaming, off to the side in favor of Harrah's, another big hitter in the gambling world.

I can see why the Indians might feel something is amiss.

What I can't see is why [Secretary of State chief of staff Joe] DeLorenzo doesn't understand why he was wrong to have gotten involved in this. And, DeLorenzo's slowness notwithstanding, what's the matter with [Secretary of State Ed] Inman? Why doesn't he understand how lethal this is to his election bid?"

Get the Story:
M. Charles Bakst: Casino furor: Seeing through the murkiness (The Providence Journal 3/21)

Relevant Links:
Narragansett Tribe - http://www.narragansett-tribe.org
Boyd Gaming - http://www.boydgaming.com

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