New York Gov. David Paterson signed a land settlement Nov. 29 with a Wisconsin tribe that could result in a casino opening in the Catskills.
The deal to settle a decades-old land claim by the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans in central New York’s Madison County comes in exchange for state support of a tribal casino about 100 miles northwest of the New York City market.
Casino proponents hope to bring back some glory from its tourist heyday when the area, known as the Borscht Belt, was a prime summer destination for Jewish families from the New York City area. — ap