Mashantucket Tribe looking at a commercial casino in New York

Monday, June 3, 2013  

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut is looking to bid on a commercial casino in New York, The Middletown Times Herald-Record reports.

The tribe is close to a deal for a 500-acre site in the Catskills, the paper said. The Catskills is about a 90-minute drive north of New York City.

"We are extremely interested in developing a destination resort casino in the Catskills and the 500-acre Muss site at Grossinger's is perfectly situated to accomplish that goal," Foxwoods Resort Casino CEO Scott Butera told the paper.

The plan depends on voter authorization of more non-Indian gaming in the state. The issue could be placed on the November ballot.

The tribe is part of a partnership to bid on a commercial casino in Massachusetts.

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