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Casino moves Mohegans from brink into the pink.
From: The Boston Herald
Date: 19971019
Author:KATZ, Special To The Herald NICK
James Fenimore Cooper wrote the obituary for "The Last of the Mohicans" more than 150 years ago, and among the novel's many virtues was that it was almost true.
Almost.
Today, the Mohegans - spelling was not one of the book's virtues - are back with a vengeance, thanks to an odd alliance with South African gambling mogul Sol Kerzner and his Trading Cove Associates that helped them get federal recognition in 1994.
The Mohegans' sprawling offices behind the year-old casino are the home of one of the richest employers in the region, and combined with nearby Foxwoods ...
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