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- noun Plural form of
Pequot .
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The Pequots are a sovereign nation under federal law, a recognition they received from the government in 1983.
Proposed Foxwoods Deal Is Gamble for Creditors Mike Spector 2011
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Well, the Pequots are a dead parrot, but they somehow convinced basically the people in Connecticut -- and this is the late '70s, early' 80s, when gambling wasn't on the map, no one really cared.
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Well, the Pequots are a dead parrot, but they somehow convinced basically the people in Connecticut -- and this is the late '70s, early' 80s, when gambling wasn't on the map, no one really cared.
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[1] "The Pequots were a very warlike and potent people about forty years since, (1624) at which time they were in their meridian.
John Eliot's First Indian Teacher and Interpreter Cockenoe-de-Long Island and The Story of His Career from the Early Records William Wallace Tooker 1882
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Associated Press The Mashantucket Pequots borrowed money as they broadened their gambling empire in Connecticut.
Proposed Foxwoods Deal Is Gamble for Creditors Mike Spector 2011
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The Pequots' debt restructuring is the largest among Indian tribes that run casinos in the U.S. Some creditors will lose significant sums, in the worst case more than 65% of their original investment, people familiar with the matter say.
Proposed Foxwoods Deal Is Gamble for Creditors Mike Spector 2011
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Over the past couple of years, the Pequots have failed to repay a large credit line and skipped a payment due bondholders.
Proposed Foxwoods Deal Is Gamble for Creditors Mike Spector 2011
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The Pequots use proceeds from Foxwoods to fund an independent society with a police force, post office and community center on its reservation.
Proposed Foxwoods Deal Is Gamble for Creditors Mike Spector 2011
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The Pequots borrowed money to expand a booming gambling empire on their tiny reservation in rural Connecticut when times were good, including a $700 million project to build MGM Grand at Foxwoods, a casino hotel.
Proposed Foxwoods Deal Is Gamble for Creditors Mike Spector 2011
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That left the Pequots without enough cash to meet debt payments while also funding local government and making cash distributions to tribal members.
Proposed Foxwoods Deal Is Gamble for Creditors Mike Spector 2011
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