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.
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