City council puts off vote on Mashpee Wampanoag gaming deal

Friday, May 25, 2012  

The city council in Taunton, Massachusetts, put off a vote on a gaming agreement with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.

The council could have approved the deal at a public meeting last night. But members said they wanted more time after four-plus hours of debate in which concerns were raised by residents.

Under the agreement, the will pay $33 million up front in mitigation costs. The tribe also plans to share about $13 million a year in gaming revenues.

Residents of Taunton will go to the polls on June 9 to say whether they want to host the casino.

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