Massachusetts will ask a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges tribal preference provisions in the state's gaming law, The New Bedford Standard-Times reports.
The state says the lawsuit has been rendered moot because the
Massachusetts Gaming
Commission voted to open the southeastern region to non-Indian bidders.
That was one of the remedies sought by K.G. Urban Enterprises, a non-Indian developer that wants to compete for the casino.
The H.3702,
the Massachusetts Expanded Gaming Act gave preference for the Region C casino to "a federally recognized tribe."
But the commission decided not to wait for the Mashpee Wampanoag
Tribe to finish the land-into-trust process and gain approval for a Class III gaming compact.
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(The New Bedford Standard-Times 4/26)
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