New York gambles on Mohawk Casino
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 | Hopes are high in the Catskills, ninety miles outside of New York . The depressed Borscht Belt, once known for its vacationing celebrities, hopes to revitalize itself once again with a new casino to be developed by the St. Regis Mohawk. The tribe hopes to bring more jobs, money, and tourists with a 159,000-square foot complex. |
| Get the Story: Future Gamble: Casino could aid beleaguered Borscht Belt (AP 4/10) Relevant Links: Mohawk History at The Wampum Chronicles Bureau of Indian Affairs Sullivan Country, New York Related Stories: EDITORIAL: Let's let casino foes be heard (Fred LeBrun, The Albany Times-Union 4/10) Feds OKs Mohawk casino plan (Money Matters 4/7) | |