Martha’s Vineyard tribe triumphs in Class II legal battle
In Massachusetts, the long-running effort by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to open a Class II electronic bingo hall on the island of Martha’s Vineyard has reportedly been dealt a major boost after the United States Supreme Court announced that it would not be hearing a petition against the endeavor filed by state and local authorities.
According to a report from The Martha’s Vineyard Times newspaper, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey had joined with the island town of Aquinnah and the Aquinnah/Gay Head Community Association in order to as…