Contacts:

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe: Brooke Scannell – 617-922-0094

Office of Governor Deval L. Patrick: Heather Johnson, Bonnie McGilpin, Juli Hanscom – 617-725-4025

GOVERNOR PATRICK AND CHAIRMAN CROMWELL SIGN GAMING COMPACT BETWEEN COMMONWEALTH AND MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE

BOSTON- Wednesday, March 20, 2013 – Governor Deval Patrick and Chairman Cedric Cromwell today announced that a new gaming Compact between the Commonwealth and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has been signed and will now be sent to the Legislature for approval. This Compact paves the way for a resort-style casino in Region C in the southeast of Massachusetts, created by the Expanded Gaming Act signed by Governor Patrick in 2011. Continue reading →