Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

The week ahead could be crucial for the casino process in southeastern Massachusetts.       Gov. Deval Patrick and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe say they have an agreement in principle on a new compact that could be signed in the coming days and help jumpstart the tribe's proposal to build a resort casino in Taunton...

The state and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe may be moving closer to finalizing a revised casino compact.       Gov. Deval Patrick said Monday that officials from his administration and representatives of the tribe discussed a framework for a new compact with the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington last week...

  Gov. Deval Patrick says he is close to finalizing a new casino compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe but plans to run it by federal officials before submitting it for final approval. The governor is trying to avoid a repeat of last year's event, when an agreement he signed with the tribe was approved by the Legislature, only to be rejected later by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. ... Re

The man leading the push to build a tribal casino near Taunton will be chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe for another four years.

A report prepared for the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe finds historical evidence of the tribe's links to land on which it hopes to build a $500 million casino.

The State Gambling Commission has opened the door ever so slightly to commercial casino development in Southeastern Massachusetts.  The Commission on Tuesday, suggested it may accept applications from commercial developers, while allowing the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to continue its pursuit of a casino in Taunton...