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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The independent consultant hired to study the proposed no-bid, 20-year extension of International Game Technology's contract to run gambling operations in Rhode Island is questioning the length of the contract, according to a published report.

The analysis by Christiansen Capital Advisors said it has never recommended a 20-year- contract to any of the lotteries it has advised, The Providence Journal reported Tuesday.