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Wampanoag tribes renew bid to intervene in gaming lawsuit

Thursday, January 24, 2013

The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe are still trying to intervene in a gaming lawsuit in Massachusetts.

K.G. Urban Enterprises, a non-Indian developer, filed the suit. The company wants to bid on a casino in southeastern Massachusetts, where the two tribes are located.

Both tribes already submitted motions to intervene and a federal judge held a hearing in December. But they filed new documents this week, The New Bedford Standard-Times reported.

The Aquinnah renewed their claim to gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The Mashpee, meanwhile, notified the court of a promise by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to make a decision on its land-into-trust application.

The Mashpees also said they will finalize a new Class III gaming compact within 30 days, according to the court filing cited by the paper.

Get the Story:
Tribes again try to intervene in casino preference suit (The New Bedford Standard-Times 1/24)
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman praises departing Interior Secretary (The Bourne Bulletin 1/24)

1st Circuit Decision:
KG Urban Enterprises v. Patrick (August 2, 2012)