This is the info that I have for the area.
If you want to research the illegal Indian casino's in the St. Regis area , then here are a few starting points.
1-1984 - first bingo place
2-Bear's Den Casino - attached to (TVI)
3-July 20,1989 - 7 casinos closed
4-1989 raid - closed 12 casinos
5-(PVI)-Terry Laughing was largest casino - closed 1989
6-(TVI)Toni's Vegas Intern. - burned down 1990
7-dispute - 6 casinos closed - 1990
8-March 23, 1990 - 8 casinos closed
9-tribal group - opened unlicensed casino -near Plattsburg - 2010
10-Three Feathers opened- July 2011 closed 2012 - Toni Anthony - new building where old one burned down.
11-Mohawk Bingo Palace - opened - May 24, 1985 - March 6,2013 -moved to inside Akwesasne Mohawk.
12-Terry Laughing is the son of Toni (Anthony) Laughing. Toni has been the head leader in all of this illegal gaming.
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casino names involved
Akwesasne Mohawk ---- 873 Rt37---------has chip
Mohawk Bingo Palace - 202 & 412 Rt.37--has chip & token
Three Feathers ------ 439 Rt37---------has chip
Bears Den------------ 425 Rt37
Akwesasne------------ 873 Rt37 --------has chip
Club 21
Golden Arrow---------------------------has token
Golden Nugget
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe-----------------has chip
Hart's Palace
Burns
TVI------------------- 439 Rt37--------has chip & token
PVI
I hope you can fill in some of the blanks.
Good Luck with this, I hope I have helped you some.
Virgil
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