Shinnecock eyes Yaphank site for casino

Originally published: June 13, 2011 2:34 PM
Updated: June 13, 2011 9:49 PM
By MARK HARRINGTON mark.harrington@newsday.com

Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin, 2010 | A blackjack dealer works on the Escapade, a luxury gambling vessel operated by Opus Casino Cruise Lines in Freeport.

The Shinnecock Indian Nation is displaying a new level of urgency in its efforts to secure casino locations in Nassau and Suffolk, including a new site a stone's throw from the Long Island Expressway in Yaphank.

The tribe is concurrently working to secure a site at Belmont Park race track in Elmont, with the hopes of negotiating a compact with the state for two or even three sites downstate,...

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