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MARCH 26, 2001

Nearly a year after the largest gaming company in the world first announced its intention to partner with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York, the pair finally filed its application to open a casino in the economically-depressed Catskills.

An application for the off-reservation casino was filed on Friday with the Department of Interior. After a three-year wait, the tribe had received approval to build a casino in the area but with another developer and a different location than the one they are now asking the government take into trust for them.

The casino would compete with tribally-owned ones in Connecticut and non-tribally owned ones in New Jersey. Donald Trump has opposed the casino and paid for a racially-tinged anti-Mohawk campaign last year for which eventually apologized.

The Albany Times-Union confirmed with Stockbridge Munsee Chairman Robert Chicks that the Wisconsin tribe wants to negotiate with the state of New York on a casino in the Catskills as well.

Get Park Place's Announcement:
Park Place Entertainment Announces Filing of Sullivan County Casino Application (BusinessWire 3/26)

Get the Story:
Mohawks seeks to build Catskills casino resort (AP 3/24)
Wisconsin Indians pushing casino plan (The Albany Times-Union 3/24)

Related Stories:
Tribal court issues $1.8B casino award (3/22)
Mohawk developers pledge support (Money Matters 01/24)
Casino lawsuit follows secret talks (Money Matters 11/14)
Seneca-Cayuga tribe enters Catskills (Money Matters 11/01)
Mohawk casino partner dies (Money Matters 10/20)
Mohican tribe pursues Catskills casino (Money Matters 09/06)
Catskills a cast of three (Money Matters 08/07)
Catskills casino cast crowded (Money Matters 07/28)
Mohegans discuss Catskills casino (Money Matters 07/25)
Gaming bill dropped (Money Matters 06/23)
NY Senate approves gaming bill (Money Matters 06/14)
New York wants say on casinos (Money Matters 6/13)
Mohawk deal crucial for tribe (Money Matters 05/03)

Editorial:
Not All Mohawks Applaud Monticello Casino Plans (Doug George-Kanentiio. The Talking Circle. 4/17)