This artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino has been scrapped now that the tribe has changed architects. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Election day is approaching and that could mean the end of H.3702, the Massachusetts Expanded Gaming Act. Repeal the Casino Deal is urging voters to overturn the law. The group just released an analysis that said local communities will lose $103 million in lottery revenue as a result of expanded gaming in the state. The Coalition to Project Mass Jobs is campaigning for the law. The group cites the jobs and revenue that will be created by three new casinos and a slot machine parlor Under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, tribes can engage in the same types of gaming that are legal in a state. Repealing H.3702 could affect the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, whose $500 million First Light Resort and Casino remains under review at the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The BIA has already approved the tribe's Class III gaming compact so it's not clear what will happen to the deal if the repeal goes through. Get the Story:
Casino critics forecast lottery losses for towns (The Cape Cod Times 10/9)
Forum Thursday night aims to shed light on confusing Taunton casino project (The Taunton Daily Gazette 10/9) Federal Register Notices:
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Fee-to-Trust Transfer of Property and Subsequent Development of a Resort/Hotel and Ancillary Facilities in the City of Taunton, MA and Tribal Government Facilities in the Town of Mashpee, MA by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (September 5, 2014)
Indian Gaming (February 3, 2014) Related Stories:
Leaders of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to discuss gaming debt (10/7)
Sen. Warren plans to vote for repeal of Massachusetts casino law (09/05)
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