Column: Wisconsin tribe close to Catskills casino

"By now you've heard about the St. Regis Mohawk's casino project at the Monticello Gaming & Raceway. But while that project reaps cheers and jeers in front-page articles around the state, another tribe is quietly playing its hand to build a second casino resort in Sullivan County, located in Bridgeville.

Far from being out of the game, some say the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohicans and Mohegan Sun developer Trading Cove Associates might hold the winning hand.

Sources tell Casino Roulette that the feds are poised to give final environmental approval for their $600 million casino on a 330-acre site north of Exit 107.

"Last we heard, sometime in April, " their lobbyist, Maureen Connelly, said this week.

If you're betting on a casino, there is much to like about the Stockbridge-Munsee's cards. Unlike the Mohawks and their partner Empire Resorts, the Stockbridge-Munsees completed a full environmental impact statement. The Mohawks are probably wishing they did too, now that environmentalists are suing to stop that project on grounds they never did a full EIS."

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Roulette: Monticello's not the only game in town (The Middletown Times Herald-Record 3/2)