Deval Patrick Ready To Start Massachusetts Compact Talks

11 Jun, 2008 / GamblingCompliance Ltd. / Scott Van Voorhis

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe are poised to launch compact negotiations, possibly as early as this summer, over plans for a $1 billion gambling resort. The unexpected move is set to shake up the state’s long-running debate over casino gambling and open the possibility of Indian gaming in a second New England state.