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Shinnecock Tribe votes down gaming pact

Originally published: December 15, 2011 8:51 PM
Updated: December 15, 2011 10:25 PM
By MARK HARRINGTON  mark.harrington@newsday.com

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The Shinnecock Indian Nation Thursday voted down a gaming pact with partner Gateway Casino Resorts, a rejection of a longtime partner that is certain to slow an already delay-plagued plan to open casinos on Long Island.

Opponents of the pact saw the vote as a critical assertion of the tribe's voice and central role in the negotiations, but Gateway portrayed it as part of the process requiring...

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