A rendering of the proposed Shinnecock Casino Hamptons. (Courtesy Shinnecock Indian Nation)
The Shinnecock Nation announced Wednesday that it will begin work this summer on a 76,000-square-foot casino located on its 800-acre territory just west of Southampton Village.
The casino, envisioned as potentially the first of many such facilities across the state, would be outfitted with 1,000 video lottery terminals and 30 tables limited to Texas Hold ’Em poker games.
It was overwhelmingly approved by a tribal vote in December, according to Shinnecock Tribal Council Chairman Bryan Polite, and has already been approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission, allowing it move forward pending an environmental review by that commission. Local zoning rules would not be in play on tribal territory.
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The Shinnecock Indian Nation on Wednesday announced plans for the casino it intends to build on its territory on the Eastern end of Long Island, which will be called Shinnecock Casino Hamptons.
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Construction on the new casino is slated to begin this summer. (Courtesy Shinnecock Indian Nation.)
SOUTHAMPTON, NY After a fight for economic parity that has spanned decades, the Shinnecock Indian Nation outlined its plans Wednesday for a casino on the tribe s land in Southampton.
The project, called Shinnecock Casino Hamptons, has been a long-held dream, members of the tribe said. We ve been at this for 20 years, said Shinnecock Tribal Chairman Bryan Polite.
Construction is slated to begin in the summer for the 76,000 square foot Class II facility, which will feature 1,000 video lottery terminals and 30 Texas hold em table games, Polite said. The goal is to open about 18 to 24 months after work begins; the casino will bring 300 to 400 jobs to the area, with about 40 percent filled by members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and the rest, for others on the East End, Polite said.