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When the tribe's lands on Martha's Vineyard were declared unsuitable for the complex because of insufficient infrastructure, the tribe settled on the New Bedford site...
Assuming the tribe obtains federal permission to build the casino, it would have to enter an agreement with the state government. And Roosevelt has said that he has other plans for New Bedford...
...thing everyone agrees on is the need for an economic upswing. Years of stagnation--and the accompanying increase in unemployment--are repeatedly cited by leaders of both the tribe and the City of New Bedford as the driving force behind the casino plan...
...where exactly the new casino jobs will be allocated has become a contentious issue between the tribe and the City of New Bedford...
Like the Wampanoags, New Bedford has suffered economically. And like the Wampanoags, the city's residents are in need of jobs...