The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts faces a big decision this week in its quest for a casino. The tribe is pursuing a casino in the southeastern part of the state. But the Massachusetts Gaming Commission could open the region to non-Indian bidders, a move that Chairman Cedric Cromwell said would harm the tribe and the state. "The public has a right to know what will happen if the gaming commission continues their rush to disadvantage the tribe,” Cromwell said in a press release on Friday. “The state’s own experts warned of disastrous effects if the state and the tribe don’t work together.” Cromwell has urged people to contact the commission, whose members meet on Thursday to consider their options. Get the Story:
Tribe and state gaming commission go head to head over Southeastern MA casino territory (Cape Cod Today 4/15)
Cromwell, Crosby speak on possibility of commercial casino in southeastern Mass. (The Taunton Daily Gazette 4/15)
Public has until Tuesday to weigh in on casino (State House News Service 4/13) An Opinion:
Steve Urbon: Casino so close, and yet so far (The New Bedford Standard-Times 4/15)
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