Do you think if you behave like a clown you should be treated seriously?
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe had a phony baloney deadline established by the clowns on Beacon Hill without justifiable reason other than anticipating failure.
The Genting Bought and Paid For Tribe crams through flawed reports, an agreement high priced attorneys assure you is wondrous although it leaks like a sieve, leaving one scratching one's head.
Governor Slot Barn's chief negotiator of the state compact is forced to resign amid allegations, raising doubts about everyone's judgement.
And not one single person questioned the lack of a completed federal application....
except for those who spoke out against it and were silenced.
Governor Slot Barns signs the Compact ignoring the blank pages.
The Town of Mashpee ignores that they just got screwed without limits.
Governor Slot Barns sends lobbyists to D.C. with taxpayer $$$.
Governor Slot Barns sends a letter to the BIA urging a rush knowing or not caring that the application is incomplete.
The public and lawmakers can't review the contents of the recently submitted application.
There's more to this baffling tale yet to unfold.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe yet to finish gaming land application
Thursday, September 6, 2012The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe hasn't finalized its land-into-trust application for a casino in Massachusetts, The Cape Cod Times reports.
The tribe has detailed its plans for a $500 million casino in Taunton. But key documents regarding legal issues -- such as the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar -- have yet to be filed with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
"The process of completing our application for land in trust is well under way, and we expect it to be completed very shortly," Chairman Cedric Cromwell told the Times.
The state is supporting the application, which also includes a non-gaming component in Mashpee, the tribe's headquarters.
Get the Story:
State pushing hard for tribe's land trust (The Cape Cod Times 9/6)
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Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe gaming compact finally sent to BIA (9/3)
http://64.38.12.138/IndianGaming/2012/025393.asp
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe gaming compact finally sent to BIA
Monday, September 3, 2012A Class III gaming compact between the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the state of Massachusetts was finally sent to the Bureau of Indian Affairs on Friday.
The Massachusetts Legislature ratified the compact on July 26 and it was officially signed during a ceremony at the State House on July 30. It's not clear why the state waited a month to send it to the BIA but Gov. Deval Patrick (D) urged approval.
"Our compact reflects a fair, comprehensive bargain struck between the tribe and the commonwealth in what we believe is the unique context of the commonwealth's newly enacted legislation to authorize commercial gaming while recognizing the rights of a federally recognized tribe to conduct tribal gaming," Patrick wrote in a letter accompanying the compact, The Cape Cod Times reported.
Under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the BIA has 45 days to review the compact. The agency could approve it, reject it or let it go into effect to the extent that its provisions are consistent with IGRA.
The deal requires the tribe to share 21.5 percent of gross gaming revenues with the state. The rate appears to be the highest in the nation.
The rate drops to 15 percent if a non-Indian slot machine parlor opens in southeastern Massachusetts. Even that rate appears to be one of the highest in the nation.
The agreement requires the state to support the tribe's land-into-trust application for a casino in Taunton. It also calls on the state to try and resolve the tribe's long-running land claims.
Generally, non-gaming provisions in a compact are not enforceable under IGRA.
Get the Story:
Feds have 45 days to decide fate of Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's Taunton casino compact (The Taunton Daily Gazette 9/1)
Casino compact is now in federal hands (The Cape Cod Times 9/1)
http://64.38.12.138/IndianGaming/2012/025375.asp
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