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Jim Baird: “The reason the state of Rhode Island opposes our bill is because it wants to protect its current monopoly on the gaming…”

On the recordApril 2, 2019
The reason the state of Rhode Island opposes our bill is because it wants to protect its current monopoly on the gaming industry in southern New England.
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Jim Baird
Republican · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Baird explains Rhode Island's opposition to her tribe's bill is due to gaming industry interests.

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