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Plans for Mashpee Wampanoag casino in Taunton unveiled [View all]
By George Brennan
gbrennan@capecodonline.com
March 01, 2012
TAUNTON — A city known for its ties to the 19th-century silver industry is looking to strike casino gold with the Mashpee Wampanoag.
On Wednesday, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council Chairman Cedric Cromwell announced plans to build a "world-class, best-in-class" casino complete with hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues on the outskirts of one of the state's oldest cities.
"This could potentially be the shot in the arm our city needs to once again be the gem of southern New England," Mayor Thomas Hoye Jr. said in announcing that negotiations are under way between the city and the Mashpee tribe.
Wednesday's announcement brings to an end months of speculation on where the tribe sought to build a casino. The tribe likes Taunton's proximity — it is less than 50 miles from Mashpee — and its ties to Wampanoag history, Cromwell said. He called the city a "cultural gateway" to Southeastern Massachusetts....
gbrennan@capecodonline.com
March 01, 2012
TAUNTON — A city known for its ties to the 19th-century silver industry is looking to strike casino gold with the Mashpee Wampanoag.
On Wednesday, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council Chairman Cedric Cromwell announced plans to build a "world-class, best-in-class" casino complete with hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues on the outskirts of one of the state's oldest cities.
"This could potentially be the shot in the arm our city needs to once again be the gem of southern New England," Mayor Thomas Hoye Jr. said in announcing that negotiations are under way between the city and the Mashpee tribe.
Wednesday's announcement brings to an end months of speculation on where the tribe sought to build a casino. The tribe likes Taunton's proximity — it is less than 50 miles from Mashpee — and its ties to Wampanoag history, Cromwell said. He called the city a "cultural gateway" to Southeastern Massachusetts....
More at Link: http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120301/NEWS/203010352
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