The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of
Mohican Indians of Wisconsin will be submitting site plan for its proposed casino in the Catskills region of New York.
The tribe paid a $1 million non-refundable fee to apply for a commercial casino.
Plans call for a $750 million facility on 330 acres in the town of Thompson.
The tribe is also pursuing an off-reservation
casino at the site under the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act. The Bureau
of Indian Affairs published a final environmental impact statement for the
project in January.
Last November, voters approved a referendum [PDF:
Proposal 1] to authorize up to seven casinos in the state. The Catskills region will receive two licenses.
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(The Middletown Times Herald-Record 5/1)
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