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Posted on June 25th, 2010

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The tribe of Mashpee Wampanoag and it’s leaders are said to rival the proposed additional casino facilities in Massachusetts. The expanded gaming bill, upon its filing on Friday, no longer included a previous provision for tribes such as the Mashpee being able to qualify for a license to build and operate their own casino. Mashpee Wampanoag leader Cedric Cromwell however says that by doing so, the legislators only show how they do not comprehend the federal laws on Indian tribes completely. He continues to say that without the provision, the state may face a direct rivalry from an Indian casino that the state will not be benefiting from monetarily.

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1088 states allows tribes recognized by the government to create casinos and offer gambling services on their own reservations in states where gambling is legally permitted. The Mashpee tribe does not have a land of their own as of the moment but has a pending application for one under the Bureau of Indian affairs, and the application is said to include a 300 acre land ready to site the casino. A 2009 ruling by the US supreme court is not helping the tribe’s current cause since this ruling put a stop for tribes making claims in lands in trust. The tribe is now working on having this right reestablished for their benefit, and Cromwell believe this will come into being. “And when it is” the tribe leader said pertaining to the Supreme Court ruling reversal “ the tribe will have the right to offer gambling on its reservation. f we have land into trust, we could do class II gaming and not give (the state) a dime . The state will get nothing. We’re not threatening.

We’re just trying to work out the facts so everyone will win” If the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe does not get the license in this part of the state, it will compete head-on with the one that does, Cromwell continues to say. The expanded gambling bill looks into the construction of 3 casinos, one being on the Southeastern part of the state, around where the tribe is planning to build one as well. In response to these claims, Chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee Senator Steven Panagiotakos, released a statement saying he is confident that this proposed Indian Casino will not be a direct competition to the state casinos. He claims that before the tribe gets their rights back, the commercial casinos will be fully operational already and that funding to rival the state’s casinos will be the topmost concern of the Indian counterpart.

The Mashpee Tribe leaders said they initially made a hybrid plan and offered it as an alternative to the state, which stated that their casino will be first made into a commercial one and will later become an Indian establishment in the event that their land disputes are resolved. The state will in return continue receiving monetary benefits from the tribe but they maintain their sovereign status. The Patrick administration will not say which one of the House’s or the Senate’s version of the expanded gambling they will likely endorse, but has expresses that their goal is to create more jobs on a long term basis.

The tribe is looking forward for amendments in the bill that is respectful to federal laws. They continue to say that the tribe has no plans of waiving their federal rights. The tribe claims to sticking with their proposed hybrid plan and will create over a thousand jobs benefiting the people. “We can put a shovel in the ground faster than anyone because we have investors ready to go.” Cromwell said.