Kempthorne asked to visit Mohawk casino site

Thursday, October 25, 2007  

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne is in New York City today but supporters of an off-reservation casino want him to make a detour to the Catskills.

Kempthorne opposed off-reservation gaming when he was governor of Idaho. He is now supposed to decide whether the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe can open a casino a few hundred miles away from its reservation.

The Catskills region is about 90 minutes north of New York City. Local leaders support the Mohawk casino as a way to revitalize the economy.

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