Tribe Seeks Equal Opportunity to Build New England Casino

The Aquinnah Wampanoag indian tribe has announced it will seek permission to build a new casino if the other tribe in the state is permitted as well.

The other tribe is the Mashpee Wampanoag, who is seeking to build a casino in the town of Middleborough, MA. They are in the final steps of sealing the contract. Initial reports on the agreement claimed the Mashpee will pay a fee of $7 million dollars per year to the local government for the rights to operate the casino.

If the Mashpee finalize their deal, the Aquinnah will immediately begin the process of requesting permission to build a casino. The tribe, which is located on Martha's Vineyard, has said there are no plans to actually build on Martha's Vineyard, but rather would seek an alternate location. It is predicted there would be strong opposition to any casino development by anyone on the Vineyard.

The Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe has been a federally recognized tribe since 1987. They tried for about ten years to start a casino in Southeastern Massachusetts, but the deal collapsed in 1997 when the State rejected a proposal to have the tribe take over state-owned land.

June 16, 2007
Posted By Tom Jones
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