Mashpee Wampanaog Tribe announces new casino location

Monday, May 17, 2010  

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts has chosen a new location for its proposed casino.

The tribe entered into a deal with the town of Fall River. A press conference is scheduled for this afternoon.

The tribe already started the land-into-trust process for a casino in the town of Middleboro. It looks like the tribe will have to file another application for the new site in Fall River.

The tribe's land-into-trust efforts face questions under the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which restricts the land-into-trust process to tribes that were "under federal jurisdiction" in 1934. The Mashpees didn't gain formal recognition until May 2007

Get the Story:
Mashpee tribe embraces Fall River for casino (The Cape Cod Times 5/17)
GOING FOR BROKE: City still faces casino hurdles (The Fall River Herald News 5/16)
GOING FOR BROKE: Casino one step closer to Spindle City (The Fall River Herald News 5/16)

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