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TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2002

Could a New York County have made a worse deal by hooking up with the Modoc Tribe for a casino?

It could have hooked up with Donald Trump.

Seriously, Steve Israel in his "Casino Confidential" column says Ulster County made all the wrong moves by agreeing to a $15 million non-exclusive casino deal with the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma. Israel says the tribe's out-of-state ties and its relationship shady group known as the Western Mohegan Tribe, which isn't federally recognized, show how bad the deal was made.

Get the Story:
Casino Confidential: Ulster County made bad moves in first casino deal (The Middletown Times Herald-Record 4/16)

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