Wampanoag Tribe Unveils Renderings for Proposed Casino Near Easton

It is becoming more clear that an area casino is on the horizon for Easton residents.

Questions still remain as to where it will be and who will be building it.

In Taunton this week, the Masphee Wampanoag Tribe unveiled designs for their proposed casino, which would be on the corners of Route 24 and 140 - 10 miles from Easton's border.

According to Boston.com, the renderings show a sparkling curved hotel tower.

“There’s a lot of engineering, there’s a lot of traffic mitigation involved in that design, there’s a lot of environmental mitigation,” Cedric Cromwell, the Mashpee Wampanoag chairman, told Boston.com. “When you look at that architectural rendering, it speaks to many different fronts.”

The Tribe, however, is still facing many legal hurdles on the federal level and last month, the state opened the flood gates for commercial bidders to submit an application for a casino in the southeastern part of the state. For more, click here.

Easton officials are also keeping an eye on a possible gaming resort at Raynham Park just over the town's border.

Easton Town Planner Gary Anderson said the town would likely be named a "surrounding community" and secure funding to mitigate the impact of such a facility.