Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

Taunton Officials Applaud Tribe
Taunton Officials Applaud Tribe
Taunton Officials Applaud Tribe
Mashpee Wampanoag tribe and Taunton city officials on Monday touted the economic benefits of a $500 million casino the tribe hopes to build in the southeastern Massachusetts city. Mayor Thomas Hoye said the city would see at least $8 million annually from casino revenues and have the casino operator subsidize dozens of new police and firefighter jobs, not to mention provide thousands of local jobs
Tribe Not Wasting Any Time
Tribe Not Wasting Any Time
Tribe Not Wasting Any Time
The federal government's decision to grant the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe over 300 acres of land in trust Friday greatly changed the climate for the final bid for a commercial casino license in the southeast region of the state.
Declaration Request
Declaration Request
Declaration Request
As uncertainty remains regarding a Region C Casino license, Massachusetts Gaming and Entertainment is seeking more certainty as they seek the license so they can begin construction of a proposed Brockton casino.
Taunton Casino Advances
Taunton Casino Advances
Taunton Casino Advances
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe says it's a step closer to having land placed in trust for a proposed resort casino in Taunton. The U.S. Department of Interior has released a final environmental impact statement on the 151-acre site. The move begins a one-month comment period before the decision is formally recorded...
Feds Discuss Changing Tribal Recognition Process
Feds Discuss Changing Tribal Recognition Process
Feds Discuss Changing Tribal Recognition Process
The federal Department of the Interior held a hearing in Massachusetts on its plan to make it easier for American Indian tribes to gain federal recognition. The Tuesday morning hearing, at the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's community center on Cape Cod, is the last in series of meetings on the proposal, and the only one on the East Coast...
Patrick Signs Casino Compact With Mashpee Wampanoags
Patrick Signs Casino Compact With Mashpee Wampanoags
Patrick Signs Casino Compact With Mashpee Wampanoags
Leaders of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe say they're confident a revised casino compact with Massachusetts will be approved by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs.       Gov. Deval Patrick signed the compact Friday in a brief Statehouse ceremony.  ...
State Lawmakers Approve Revised Casino Compact
State Lawmakers Approve Revised Casino Compact
State Lawmakers Approve Revised Casino Compact
The Massachusetts Senate has approved a revised casino compact between Gov. Deval Patrick and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, which is seeking to build a resort casino in Taunton.       The agreement, reached between the tribe and the governor in March, was approved Thursday on a voice vote. The...
Koczera Will Vote “No” On Tribal Casino Compact
Koczera Will Vote “No” On Tribal Casino Compact
Koczera Will Vote “No” On Tribal Casino Compact
Rep. Robert Koczera of New Bedford says he'll be voting against the casino compact agreed to by Gov. Patrick and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, and he hopes his colleagues will do the same.  The tribe is hoping to build a resort casino in Taunton, but has yet to convince the federal government to put land in trust for the project...

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