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Executive Suite 9/22/2012: John Taylor, Twin River; Diane Hurley, Newport Grand

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9/23: The case for full casinos in RI

Twin River, Newport Grand execs optimistic

Updated: Monday, 24 Sep 2012, 7:37 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 24 Sep 2012, 7:33 PM EDT

This week on Executive Suite: the case for legalizing full table games at Twin River and Newport Grand.

On Nov. 6 voters in Rhode Island will be faced with the third casino ballot question of the past two decades, and this time it looks like it may pass. Twin River Chairman John Taylor and Newport Grand CEO Diane Hurley discuss their strategy for persuading voters to allow the change, what happens if it fails, and how they plan to deal with new competition from proposed casinos in Massachusetts.