The tribe plans to open a $390 million on its reservation in southern California in July with or without a federally-approved management contract.

Interim Chairman Wally Dupuis said he paid for his campaign mailers out of his own pocket and said other candidates have hired the same printing firm as the one used by the Minnesota tribe's casino.

The tribe hasn't said whether it will seek to have the land placed in trust amid controversy over development plans in a nearby county.

I worry that the poor Schaghticokes think they're going to compete for a casino once the legislature's collusion with the Mashantuckets and Mohegans is exposed for the brainless piece of skulduggery it is.