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Massachusetts tribe looks wide for casino location11 May 2007MASSACHUSETTS -- As reported by the Boston Globe: "Despite recent major land purchases there, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe isn't betting it all on Middleborough: In its pursuit of a location for a casino, the tribe has talked with more than 20 landowners in southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape. "...The Mashpee Wampanoags made their first major real estate deal in April, when tribal investors purchased 128 acres from the town of Middleborough for $1.67 million, and secured an option to buy 200 acres of privately owned property adjacent to the site, said Ferson. The tribe currently owns 150 acres in Mashpee, and is also interested in land at Otis Air National Guard Base in Bourne, [tribe spokesman Scott Ferson] said..." |