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September 12, 2006

Casino gets big push two months early

While the vote on a proposed West Warwick casino is nearly two months away, casino supporters showed up in force at polling places around the state during today's primary election.

"Support the Narragansett Indian Casino! Vote YES on question #1 on November 7th." reads one flier passed out by casino supporters outside a polling places today.

The flier also touts the creation of thousands of casino-related jobs and millions of dollars in "guarantee property tax relief."

If approved, an unknown percentage of casino tax revenue would be directed to cities and towns, but the constitutional amendment as currently written does specify how municipalities should use the money.

There were also some casino opponents at polling places today, though they weren't as stongly represented as the casino supporters.

"Harrah's wants to rewrite our consitution. That would be a very bad deal for Rhode Island," reads a flier passed out the anti-casino group Save Our State.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 7:56 PM | Permalink

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