Massachusetts tribe loses federal appeal in Class II legal battle_1

In Massachusetts and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has reportedly lost its appeal against an earlier ruling that is preventing it from unilaterally bringing a Class II electronic bingo hall to land it owns on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.

According to a Thursday report from The Martha’s Vineyard Times newspaper, the federally-recognized tribe has long been hoping to open its envisioned Aquinnah Cliffs gaming venue on a 17-acre parcel of land situated near the tiny town of Aquinnah. However, this plan has purportedly attracted a number of legal actions from opponents who contend that the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) does not have the right to debut such a facility without first gaining local approvals.

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