The New Bedford Standard Times reported Saturday that Gov. Deval Patrick has officially filed the compact reached between the tribe and state with the federal Department of the Interior, a spokesman said Friday.

In a letter dated Friday and addressed to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Patrick urges support of the deal, which would pay the state 21.5 percent of gross gambling revenue from a proposed $500 million casino in Taunton, just 10 miles from Easton's border.

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