The Mashpee
Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts has spent $303,015 on lobbying in the first six months of the year, Boston Magazine reports.
The spending was the most of any gaming interest, according to the magazine. A development group associated with Wynn Resorts came in second, with $221,087 in expenditures. Overall, a little over $1 million was spent on gaming lobbying in the first six months.
The tribe has been lobbying state lawmakers, regulators and officials on its casino in southeastern Massachusetts.
A land-into-trust application is pending with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The tribe's Class III gaming compact has yet to be ratified by the Legislature.
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There Goes Another Million In Casino Lobbying
(Boston Magazine 7/23)
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