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Shinnecock pushes for smaller-scale gaming

Originally published: December 21, 2011 8:18 PM
Updated: December 21, 2011 10:00 PM
By MARK HARRINGTON  mark.harrington@newsday.com

The Shinnecocks and Nassau County are close to

Photo credit: Getty Images | The Shinnecocks and Nassau County are close to signing a memorandum of understanding that could lead to the tribe buying and developing land for a casino adjacent to the Nassau Coliseum.

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Now that factions of the Shinnecock Indian Nation voted to block approval of gaming pacts with the tribe's Detroit backers, some on the Southampton reservation are making the strongest push yet to begin class-II gaming such as bingo.

The Shinnecocks' formal efforts in gaming thus far have focused on large-scale casinos with table games such as blackjack and poker -- casinos that require a...

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