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Kathryn Quoted on Compact Politics in Cape Cod Times

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
Feb 2 2010
Kathryn's quoted in this Cape Cod Times article on the politics of compact negotiations and tribal-state relations.  In Massachusetts, as the Mashpee Wampanoag continue to pursue Class III gaming, the tribe and the governor are on different sides of another issue -- a wind farm in Nantucket Sound.

A wind farm, of course, is not related to gaming, and under IGRA should not be an issue that enters into compact negotiations.  But politics, unlike law, is not easily compartmentalized into relevant and irrelevant considerations.  Here's what Kathryn said about the possible impact of the tribe's and governor's difference of opinion:

More from Massachusetts

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
Jan 29 2010
The Cape Cod Times reports that the Mashpee Wampanoag may be looking at a new community partner for an off-reservation casino: Fall River, a community hard hit by unemployment.

Finance & Intrigue in Massachusetts, Continued . . .

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
Dec 2 2009
So, back to the recent announcement that the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has ditched investors Kerzner and Wolman, and has partnered with Arkana Limited of the Genting Group.

And In More Casino Financing News . . .

Posted by Kathryn Rand | Filed under:
Nov 30 2009
. . . the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Massachusetts is switching its financial backers.  The Tribe had partnered with Sol Kerzner and Len Wolman back in 2007, but now have reached a tentative deal with Arkana Limited, a company affiliated with the Genting Group.