WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » Mashpee Wampanoag http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Fri, 24 May 2013 02:49:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New Plans For Taunton Casino http://wbsm.com/new-plans-for-taunton-indian-casino/ http://wbsm.com/new-plans-for-taunton-indian-casino/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 10:28:01 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=78876 The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has unveiled a new design for a resort casino it hopes to build in Taunton if the tribe wins state and federal approvals for the project.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-plans-for-taunton-indian-casino/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gaming Commission Set To Approve Commercial Developers For Southeast Region http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-set-to-approve-commercial-developers-for-southeast-region/ http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-set-to-approve-commercial-developers-for-southeast-region/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:27:20 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=67626 The state gambling commission appears poised to end the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's exclusive right to develop a casino in southeastern Massachusetts.
 
    But the Massachusetts Gaming Commission declined to vote Tuesday on opening up the region to bids from commercial casino developers

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]]> http://wbsm.com/gaming-commission-set-to-approve-commercial-developers-for-southeast-region/feed/ 0 Gaming Commission Chair Stephen Crosby - Getty Images Mass. Gaming Commission Weighs Opening Southeast Region http://wbsm.com/mass-gaming-commission-weighs-opening-southeast-region/ http://wbsm.com/mass-gaming-commission-weighs-opening-southeast-region/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:08:04 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=64189 The state gambling commission has heard from advocates and opponents of extending an Indian tribe's exclusive right to develop a casino in southeastern Massachusetts.
 
    The commission met Thursday at Bristol Community College in Fall River as it considers opening the region to commercial bidders

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]]> http://wbsm.com/mass-gaming-commission-weighs-opening-southeast-region/feed/ 0 SK - Cedric Cromwell Testifies At BCC Mashpee Wampanoag's Casino Deal http://wbsm.com/mashpee-wampanoags-casino-deal/ http://wbsm.com/mashpee-wampanoags-casino-deal/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:43:32 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=47433 The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe says the federal government is going to rule soon on a land deal that is a cornerstone of their proposal to build a casino in Taunton. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/mashpee-wampanoags-casino-deal/feed/ 0 Imapix, flickr Gambling Commission To Accept Applications From Commercial Developrs For Casino In Southern Massachusetts http://wbsm.com/gambling-commission-to-accept-applications-from-commercial-developrs-for-casino-in-so-mass/ http://wbsm.com/gambling-commission-to-accept-applications-from-commercial-developrs-for-casino-in-so-mass/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:37:20 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=39898 The state panel overseeing casino gambling in has agreed to accept preliminary applications from commercial casino developers in southeastern Massachusetts.

The state's year-old casino law gives preference in that region to a federally-recognized Indian tribe

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