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Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002 | 9:33 a.m.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians sought federal permission Monday to build a casino in the heart of the Catskills' old Borscht Belt.
The Wisconsin-based tribe filed an application with the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs to place 333 acres of land in trust near Monticello in Sullivan County. The proposed $600 million casino in the Town of Thompson would include 3,000 slot machines and 190 gaming tables. Additional money would be spent on a planned 15-story hotel.
The Mohicans join the St. Regis Mohawks of northern New York in seeking federal approval to build a casino in this lake dappled area 75 miles north of New York City. Many residents hope the introduction of casino gambling will revitalize tourist trade in an area that used to draw thousands of visitors each summer to its big hotels and bungalows.
An affiliate of Trading Cove Associates, the company that developed the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, plans to develop the Mohicans' casino.
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