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Casino Proposal Receiving Support on Beacon Hill

BOSTON-The Nipmuc Indian's plan to develop a 300-acre parcel of land on the Massachusetts/Connecticut border is receiving support from some lawmakers here. The plan still faces formidable opposition from some politicians.

By Naomi Grossman | Updated on June 05, 2001

BOSTON-The Nipmuc Indians’s plan to build a casino on a 300-acre parcel on the Massachusetts/Connecticut border is receiving support from some lawmakers here. The tribe, which has yet to receive federal recognition, have not decided on which side of the border to build, but sources in the legislature here tell GlobeSt.com that the tribe is waiting to see which state can give them a better deal.

Senator James Jajuga, an advocate for casino gambling, has spoken with representatives from the Nimuc tribe and according to his spokesperson, Paul Fahey, he may look at trying to work with them. Jajuga has filed a bill that would authorize three casinos in the state–in Essex, Bristol and Hamden. Fahey tells GlobeSt.com that Jajuga make consider amending the bill to include the Nipmuc tribe, as long as it is in the state.

Nearly two-thirds of the 300 acres is in Sturbridge, Massachusetts with 100 acres in Union, Connecticut. A potential problem there is that the land in Sturbridge does not have easy highway access. Jajuga, notes Fahey, supports casino because he claims the state is losing millions of dollars in tax revenues. “We should be capturing that revenue in the state,” says Fahey. The state could also take advantage of the tourist options that a casino provides, adds Fahey.

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