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Feds reject Mashpee casino compact with Massachusetts15 October 2012The Taunton Daily Gazette and other media report that the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs has rejected the tribal-state compact that the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe needs to have in place before proceeding with plans to build a tribal casino in Taunton, Massachusetts. The Gazette states that the BIA has sent the agreement back for further negotiations, saying the revenue-sharing arrangement and other components of the compact violate the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The tribe and state pledged to negotiate a new compact, the Gazette reports. |