Town seeks payment for failed Mashpee Wampanoag casino

Thursday, March 8, 2012  

Officials in the town of Middleboro, Massachusetts, say the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe owes compensation for a failed casino deal.

The town approved a deal to host a $1 billion casino. But the tribe pulled out of the site, changed gaming partners and now has a new location.

The two sides have been talking and the town is seeking money and control of the former gaming site. One official, however, hasn't been optimistic.

"I can't say we've made much progress," town manager Charles Cristello told The Middleboro Gazette.

The 539-acre site was included in the tribe's first land-into-trust application. The Bureau of Indian Affairs recently pulled the application from consideration, telling the tribe it was incomplete.

Get the Story:
Town holding Wampanoag to casino deal (The Boston Globe 3/8)
Town has had talks with Mashpee tribe (The Middleboro Gazette 3/8)
Mashpee Wampanoag tribe sends appeal to oust Cromwell, appoint provisional government (The Taunton Daily Gazette 3/8)

An Opinion:
Former Selectman Adam M. Bond : Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has not 'fulfilled every expectation' (The Middleboro Gazette 3/8)

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