First Light Resort and Casino

Former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe chair Cedric Cromwell was sentenced to 42 months in prison for extortion tied to the First Light Resort & Casino and failing to report six-figure tax income.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is breaking ground for its $1 billion dollar resort and casino in Taunton. The site for the First Light Resort and Casino is located off East Stevens Street in Taunton, and hundreds of people gathered there Tuesday to hear tribal history, Native American songs and prayers, and local officials cheer on the project...

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe unveiled plans for the First Light Resort and Casino in Taunton during a press conference at Taunton Town Hall on Monday.