In January 2003, the Town of West Warwick entered into a deal with Harrah’s Entertainment and the Narragansett Indian Tribe to support a proposal to establish a major casino in West Warwick. Read the full story at Kent County Daily Times
Attorney general asked to analyze casino question - 2003-09-13 Public Safety Commissioner Michael Cantara made a request to the state Attorney General's Office for a legal analysis of parts of the November referendum question that would allow the Penobscot Nation and Passamaquoddy Tribe to operate a casino.
In a Sept. 5 memo to Attorney General Steven Rowe, Cantara raises questions about tribal jurisdiction on non-Indian land and about regulating health and safety issues. Read the full story at Portland Press Herald
