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Survey: 35% in Rhode Island visited Conn. casinos

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts – As reported by the Providence Business News: "Rhode Island residents made 1.7 million trips to Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun in the past 12 months, according to a report released today by the University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth's Center for Policy Analysis.

"…Among Rhode Islanders, nearly 35 percent of those surveyed said they had visited either Foxwoods or Mohegan sun in the past 12 months, the highest precentage in any of the four states.

"In 2006, Rhode Islanders spent an estimated $322.5 million at the two casinos, the report said, and over the past 12 months, made up an estimated 16 percent of Foxwoods visitors and 8 percent of visitors to the Mohegan Sun…"

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