The Obama administration is taking a "top to bottom review" of gaming policy, said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York).
Schumer called Larry EchoHawk , the new head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, on Wednesday to discuss off-reservation casinos in the Catskills region of New York. He said the EchoHawk promised to review the land-into-trust process. "I hope that with a new administration we have a new way of thinking about applications that are finite, focused, appropriate for the region, and have strong community support," Schumer said in a press release. The Bush administration rejected two off-reservation casinos in the Catskills. Get the Story: