Thursday, September 19, 2013

Feinstein Battles With Obama Over Casinos Using 1934 Law $lvs $czr $mpel $mgm

Feinstein Battles With Obama Over Casinos Using 1934 Law $lvs $czr $mpel $mgm

As leverage, Feinstein and other senators are using a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Carcieri v. Salazar, that jeopardized the legal standing of about 50 tribes because they weren’t recognized by the Department of the Interior before 1934. Congress could undo the ruling. So far, it hasn’t.
The Mashpee casino would be 38 miles from Boston and 20 miles from Providence, Rhode Island, areas whose residents already have four gambling sites nearby from which to choose.

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