Resolution restricts deal for off-reservation casino

Friday, May 27, 2005  

Lawmakers in Ulster County, New York, are being asked to approve a resolution that bars the negotiation of an off-reservation casino without the approval of the host community.

The resolution doesn't take a position on the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe's proposal in the village of Saugerties. The Oklahoma tribe is considering a casino at the farm of the 1994 Woodstock concert.

Local officials in Saugerties have already expressed doubts about the casino. Their opposition could derail the proposal.

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Casino shouldn't be built over host community's objection, lawmakers say (The Kingston Daily Freeman 5/27)