It has been a long, rocky journey for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s efforts to open a resort casino in East Taunton, Massachusetts but inch by inch, the project is finally moving forward.
The Mashpee purchased some 321 acres of tribal land in 2012, which is now held in trust by the U.S. Department of Interior as reservation land. Under the U.S. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, it is sovereign land and qualifies for a Native American casino.
500Nations.com says, “The Mashpee Wampanoag’s original plan was to build a $1 billion destination resort casino with a 150,000 sq-ft casino with 3,000 slots, 150 table games, and 40 poker tables.”…