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Poll: Rhode Islanders Split Over Tribal Gaming

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island – As reported by the Providence Journal: "Rhode Islanders are about evenly split on whether the state's Constitution is too important to change to allow a Narragansett Indian casino, but a clear majority would vote in favor of such a change if it meant tax relief, a new poll has found.

"The poll, conducted last week by the Bureau of Government Research Services at Rhode Island College, queried registered voters on a variety of topics, including sex education, abortion, illegal immigrants, gay marriage and this year's elections for governor and U.S. Senate.

"On the casino questions, 46 percent of the voters polled said the state's Constitution is too important to change, while 45 percent said it should be changed. But, when tax relief was thrown into the mix, 55 percent said they would vote in favor of changing the Constitution and 39 percent said they would vote against…"

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