Shinnecock Nation still wants shot at gaming

Friday, August 10, 2007  

The Shinnecock Nation of New York still wants to enter the casino market but is feeling left out of the game.

The tribe wants to build a gaming facility on its reservation in Long Island. But the state is blocking the move, saying it has jurisdiction over tribal lands.

As part of the case, a federal judge determined that the Shinnecocks are an Indian tribe. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, however, won't recognize the decision.

That leaves the tribe in the same place as it was four years ago. Now that video lottery terminals are coming to three major racetracks, the Shinnecocks are worried that the Mohegan Tribe, the owners of a highly successful casino in Connecticut, could be running the new machines at a facility on Long Island.

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