A bipartisan group of lawmakers from around the state announced Wednesday they’ve crafted a wide-ranging compromise bill they hope could lead to a tribal casino in Bridgeport and legalized sports betting.
There’s still a chance that a wide-ranging deal on expanded gambling in Connecticut, one that could possibly include sports betting, internet gambling and a Bridgeport casino, could be reached in the coming months
An East Windsor casino proposed by the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes may now have the go-ahead from the federal government, but it still faces a lawsuit from an abutter before the proposal advances any further.
Plans by Connecticut’s two federally recognized tribes to jointly build a casino in East Windsor have received a boost from federal regulators.
Connecticut lawmakers hoping to see a casino built someday in Bridgeport said Tuesday they have decided to stop pushing for legislation in the final hours of the session that seeks proposals from casino developers.
Attorney General George Jepsen is warning Connecticut officials not to assume a planned tribal casino in East Windsor can open without formal federal approvals.
The tribes that run Connecticut’s two casinos have won the long-sought approval of the General Assembly to run a third one, but there are still major tasks ahead as they seek to fend off competition from Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Connecticut House of Representatives has approved the expansion of casinos in the state, sending it to the governor’s desk after the Senate approved it last month.
Connecticut’s two federally recognized tribes say the state will lose $85.6 million annually if it creates a competitive process for developing a third casino in the state.
Anti-casino activists are meeting in East Windsor as two tribes have proposed a casino in the Connecticut town.
Norwich’s Stonington Estates Apartments have been acquired by a New York-based real estate investment firm.
