K.G. Urban Enterprises, a non-Indian developer, is still planning to bid on a casino in southeastern Massachusetts, The Boston Globe reports. The firm sued the state over provisions in H.3702, the Massachusetts Expanded Gaming Act that reserved the casino for "a federally recognized tribe." The Massachusetts Gaming Commission, however, has agreed to solicit non-Indian bids for the region. “We’re extremely excited about working with the residents and elected officials of New Bedford to refine our waterfront redevelopment plan and submit a winning proposal — one that justifies the effort the commission put into opening the region to KG and everyone else who wishes to bid," KG Urban's managing director Andrew M. Stern said in a statement to the Globe. No other companies have stated publicly whether they will bid on the casino. The license may never be awarded if the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe gains federal approval for its land-into-trust application. “The idea of licensing a commercial casino in Southeastern Massachusetts rather than working cooperatively with our tribe is a bad idea for Massachusetts,” Chairman Cedric Cromwell said in a statement to the paper. Get the Story:
Casino firms face complications in Southeastern Mass. (The Boston Globe 5/13)
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