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Gov. Patrick ready to negotiate casino pact10 June 2008MASSACHUSETTTS -- As reported by the South Coast Today: "Gov. Deval Patrick says he's ready to negotiate an agreement with the Mashpee Wampanoag that would lead to a resort casino in Middleboro. "The governor told WBZ-TV on Monday that 'We are prepared to negotiate within the parameters we have under existing law.' "'Some form of expanded gaming is coming because the tribe has some tribal rights and we want to be ahead of that,' Patrick said. "The tribe has an agreement with Middleboro to construct a $1 billion resort casino on land it owns off Route 44. It currently is seeking to have that land placed into federal trust, a process that has been ongoing for the last nine months..." |