Taunton Casino

Prosecutors said Cromwell solicited improper gifts from the head of a Rhode Island architectural firm, RGB Architects, to protect a billion-dollar contract for a tribal casino

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) _ A Massachusetts tribe is anticipating a decision from the federal government on 321 acres it wants designated as sovereign tribal land. The Interior Department has notified the Mashpee Wampanoag that it will announce whether it will grant land in trust status to 170 acres in Mashpee and 151 acres in Taunton by Tuesday...

BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts tribe says it hopes to resume construction on a $1 billion casino in Taunton this summer. The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe said Friday it was encouraged by word that the U.S. Department of Interior plans to issue a new decision by mid-June on the tribe's land status...

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe unveiled its final design and construction plans on Monday for Taunton’s first casino, First Light Resort & Casino.

The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has planned an April groundbreaking for a resort casino south of Boston. The federally recognized tribe announced Monday it has picked three firms to start demolition and site work for the casino to start April 5...

The federal government has committed to acquiring over 300 acres of land into trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, a critical step as the tribe seeks to build a resort casino. The surprise late Friday approval marks the first lands federally designated for the Cape Cod-based tribe whose ancestors encountered the Pilgrims nearly four centuries ago...

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 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...