Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

After being stalled on Beacon Hill for months, a casino compact between Gov. Deval Patrick and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is getting a push forward.       A legislative committee on Tuesday voted in favor of the compact and sent it the full House and Senate for final approval...

The Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe's annual three-day pow wow is getting started.

The state's Gambling Commission has set a Sept. 30 deadline for commercial developers seeking a casino license in Southeastern Massachusetts to submit applications.  Under a timetable set by the panel on Thursday, companies will have until that date to submit a preliminary application along with a $400,000 application fee...

The state's gambling commission has voted to allow failed applicants for casino licenses in eastern or western Massachusetts the opportunity to compete for the sole license in southeastern Massachusetts.       The motion was approved on Thursday by the panel, which had earlier voted to open the southeast region to commercial casino bids...

A revised casino agreement between Gov. Deval Patrick and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is facing tough questions from a legislative committee.       The compact, if approved by lawmakers, would replace an earlier agreement that was rejected by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs...

A legislative panel has scheduled a public hearing on a proposed casino compact between the State and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe.

The state gaming commission has voted to open the door for commercial developers to apply for casino licenses in southeastern Massachusetts, a region reserved until now for a federally-recognized Indian tribe.       The unanimous 5-0 vote, while a possible setback of the Mashpee Wampanaog tribe, does not preclude the tribe from continuing with its effort to build a resort casino in Taunton... Read

The Mass. Gaming Commission is meeting Thursday, and is expected to vote on whether to allow commercial developers to bid on the casino license for Southeastern Massachusetts.  The State's casino bill calls for a Native American tribe to have first preference in bringing a casino to this region.  ...

The state's gaming commission could soon make a major decision affecting the future of casino gambling in southeastern Massachusetts.       At issue is whether to allow commercial developers to pursue the sole casino license allowed in the region under the state's 2011 gambling law...

The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has voted to accept an agreement with Governor Deval Patrick to build a tribal casino in Taunton.