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April 24, 2008

House agenda includes 24-hour gambling, martial arts

PROVIDENCE -- Legislation to allow 24-hour gambling on weekends and federal holidays at Twin River and Newport Grand is on the House's schedule today.

Also on the agenda is a bill that would create a commission to license the sport of mixed martial arts, also known as ultimate fighting.

The commission would oversee matches through the state Department of Business Regulation’s division of racing and athletics, which supervises boxing and wrestling. The bill is sponsored by Rep. John J. McCauley Jr., D-Providence.

Check out Journal coverage of the martial arts legislation.
-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 2:22 PM | Permalink

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