Originally Posted by
Bob21
Two of the largest Indian casinos in America are Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun.
The Pequot Tribe isn't even real Indians. Here's a little history lesson for you.
In the 70's the United States Government was monitoring the last of the dwindling Pequot Indian Tribe in Connecticut. In the late 70 after the last remaining member passed away, the United States and state of Connecticut, in a power grab, grabbed all of the reservation land, and sold it off to developers, who proceeded to build hundreds of expensive (for that time) homes throughout the land that was formally the Pequot reservation. Several years into this project a group of people show up, I am going to say maybe 30-50 but don't hold me to that number, claiming to be members of the Pequot Indian Tribe and rightful owners of that land. They sue the State of Connecticut and the federal government for multi-hundreds of millions (again time frame). The story is covered on 60 minutes where the "tribe members" begin to garner huge support. Several of the early preliminary cases go against the government. It isn't just about the land but there are now hundreds of families living in these newly built expensive communities.
At this point The United states Congress, agrees to terms with this "Pequot Indian" group and passes a bill that recognizes these people, most who have little or no Indian heritage at all, as the Pequot Indian tribe. The bill and settlement gives the "Tribe" back a section of the land that was seized that had not yet been developed and permission to built not a casino but a "gambling hall". Despite public support for the "Tribe" from national news coverage, President Reagan veto's the bill and agreement. But because of the public support, Congress is able to override the veto. And Presto, the Pequot Indian Tribe is reborn. The tribe then uses Asian financing to build the larges Casino in the world (at that time). Only in America.