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State should be flexible on Mashpee Wampanoag casino plans

  February 07, 2012

The clock is ticking on the eight-month head start granted the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe to complete a plan for a casino in southeastern Massachusetts. If the tribe can acquire land and reach an agreement with the state by the end of July, and the Gaming Commission determines the tribe has clear sailing toward converting that land into a reservation, it automatically wins a casino license. If not, the commission can open up the license to other bidders.

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