Members of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of New York voted 538-371 in favor of an off-reservation casino in the Catskills.
The tribe held a referendum on Saturday to ask members about the project. A prior vote had gone against the casino but those results were nullified due to lack of public notice.
The tribe said it remains hopeful the Obama administration will rescind a policy at the Interior Department that makes it nearly impossible for tribes to acquire land away from existing reservations.
The Catskills site is about 300 miles from the Mohawk reservation.
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St. Regis Mohawks OK Catskills casino push (The Middletown Times Herald-Record 2/1)
Green light for casino plan (The Cornwall Standard-Freeholder 2/1)
Tribe approvals Catskills gaming project (The Mid-Hudson News Network 1/31)
Voters approve pursuit of Catskills casino
(The Plattsburg Press-Republican 1/31)
St. Regis residents head back to polls on referendum (The Cornwall Standard-Freeholder 1/30)
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St. Regis Mohawk voters support off-reservation casino
Monday, February 1, 2010
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