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Tribe criticizes Carcieri proposals - 2004-01-26
Responding to Gov. Donald L. Carcieri’s request for the Narragansett Indian Tribe’s proposed casino to give the same percentage of slot machine taxes paid by Lincoln Park and Newport Grand, Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas let loose with a scathing condemnation of Carcieri’s anti-casino position last week.

Last week, Carcieri approved two pieces of legislation that would make development of the type of resort style casino planned by the Narragansett’s and Las Vegas backers Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. not as profitable.
Read the full story at Pawtucket Times

Legal slots in Berks not probable - 2004-01-26
Ronald Raser shivered in between hauls on a cigarette as he waited for a tour bus to Caesars Atlantic City casino.
Standing in a northeast Reading parking lot as dusk came and the temperature fell into the teens, Raser stated that every two or three months, he heads for the New Jersey casinos on a bus.

At the casinos, the Reading resident will spend hours sliding coins into slot machines, hoping to win the jackpot.
Read the full story at Reading Eagle