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Tribe Files Application for Sullivan County Casino

MONTICELLO, NY-A plan by gaming giant Park Place Entertainment Corp. to build a $500 million resort/casino in Sullivan County has passed a key milestone. An application has been field with Indian Affairs.

By John Jordan | Updated on March 26, 2001

MONTICELLO, NY-Nearly one year after it reached a controversial agreement with Park Place Entertainment to build a $500 million resort/casino at the Kutsher’s Country Club here, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has filed an application with the Bureau of Indian Affairs for approval of land into trust for the development of the casino. The application filing with the Bureau of Indian Affairs is the first official step in a series of regulatory hurdles that must be cleared in order to build the resort/casino development.

Both Park Place and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe are working closely with the federal, state and local authorities in securing all the necessary regulatory approvals, Park Place officials add. Scott LaPorta, chief financing officer for Park Place, says that the company and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe will be working simultaneously in an attempt to expedite the approval process. He tells GlobeSt.com, “It’s been indicated that it could take a year to obtain approvals (from the Bureau of Indian Affairs) but we are hopeful it will be less than that.”

Besides local building approvals that must be won, the St. Regis Mohawks must also enter into compact with New York State that would grant approval for the Tribe to develop a casino at the Kutsher’s site. Additional applications will be filed with the National Indian Gaming Commission for approval of the agreements between Park Place and the Tribe, company officials say.

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