Here's the rest of last week's headlines, today Maine and Massachusetts.
MAINE
The Maine Gambling Control Board’s latest casino results have confirmed tax revenues collected from the state’s two casinos are significantly higher compared to last year’s tally. Accounting for most of the increase in tax revenue is the Oxford Casino which has thus far generated $20,005,031 for Maine, compared to the Hollywood Casino in Bangor, at $15,402,379.
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts legislators were thrown a curve ball just after giving final approval to a tribal gaming compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe. The Aquinnah tribe from Martha's Vineyard announced Tuesday it had federal approval to build a casino on the island. The Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah, a federally-recognized tribe, issued a statement saying it planned to move ahead with converting an unfinished community center on tribal lands into a temporary Class II gambling facility. Such a facility could offer high-stakes electronic bingo or poker games and some types of slot machines, but not casino-style table games. The tribe cited a legal opinion, dated Oct. 25, from Eric Shepard, the acting general counsel of the National Indian Gaming Commission. In the letter, Shepard said the tribe's lands on Martha's Vineyard qualify for limited gambling under the federal law that governs tribal gaming and that the Aquinnah have sufficient legal jurisdiction over the lands.
A Massachusetts school that trains people for casino jobs has been fined $1,500 for alleged violations that include inflating potential earnings for its graduates in advertising material. The Division of Professional Licensure announced that the fine against North Attleborough-based New England Casino Dealer Academy also resolves allegations that the school failed to maintain adequate student records, and failed to request approval to change ownership. The school agreed to cease the advertising practices in question, to ensure that all student records were complete and available for inspection, and to notify the agency of all ownership changes.
That's all for now.
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