Trump
Pushes for Rhode Island Resort
As reported by the Providence
Journal: "Donald Trump wants to 'put Johnston,
R.I., on the map' with a resort-casino to rival
what Harrah's Entertainment has proposed for
West Warwick. For the last several years, state
lawmakers have been negotiating terms and tax
rates for an exclusive casino-operating license
with Harrah's alone.
"Yesterday,
James B. Perry, president and CEO of Trump Entertainment
Resorts, came to town to launch what he described
as a campaign to persuade Rhode Island lawmakers
to set the terms and tax rate themselves and
then allow competitive bidding for a single
casino-operating license.
"…He
said the Trump organization -- and its Rhode
Island development partner, David H. Nunes --
also took their cue from recent comments by
high-placed lawmakers that led them to believe
the legislature is again open to the recommendation
made in 2003 by a House gambling study commission
for competitive bidding…"
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