The Massachusetts House voted 120-32 to approve a Class III gaming compact for the Mashpee Wampanoag
Tribe.
The 15-year compact awaits a vote in the Senate. After it passes, it can be sent to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for review.
The deal requires the tribe to share 21.5 percent of gross gaming revenues.
The BIA recently rejected a compact with a double-digit gross revenue sharing rate.
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House OKs casino compact between state, Mashpee tribe
(The Cape Cod Times 7/19)
Mass. House votes 120-32 to support casino in East Taunton
(The Taunton Daily Gazette 7/19)
SouthCoast objects, but House OKs tribal casino compact
(The New Bedford Standard-Times 7/19)
Gaming commissioner says communities have time to address casino concerns
(South Coast Today 7/19)
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Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Class III compact clears one vote
Thursday, July 19, 2012
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