However, the plans 'do not appear to fit within Connecticut's current casino laws' notes MassLive. The new casino - to be called MGM Bridgeport (an artist's rendering appears above) - was first introduced in a media advisory, followed by a press conference on Monday at which further details were outlined. This week MGM Resorts International announced plans to build a casino in Bridgeport, Connecticut, a decision that will result in 'placing the company at odds with both tribal gaming operators and the gaming plans of Connecticut's state government,' reports MassLive. MGM Stirs Pot in Connecticut, Announces Bridgeport Casino Plan

Attorney General George Jepsen warned the legislature that MGM could have a claim.This week in Inside Gaming we share MGM's new plan to build a casino in Connecticut (as well as others' objections to it), we tell how Nevada officials will soon be considering how the state's gaming industry might need to address its fledgling new recreational marijuana industry, we note the four-year anniversary of one of the United States' few online poker sites, and we share how Mississippi casinos have been faring of late. In lobbying against the authorization bill this year, MGM argued that the legislature cannot exclusively deal with the tribes without violating the Equal Protection and Commerce clauses of the U.S.

In return for exclusive rights to gaming, the tribes annually pay Connecticut 25 percent of their gross slots revenues - most recently worth about $266 million. The tribes, the owners of Foxwoods Resort and Mohegan Sun in eastern Connecticut, said the East Windsor casino would blunt the loss of market share to Massachusetts, saving jobs and a revenue stream they share with the state.

Malloy opposed a broader expansion bill as a violation of the state’s longstanding exclusivity agreement with the tribes. In addition to trying to dissuade Connecticut from approving the East Windsor casino, MGM lobbied the legislature to open lower Fairfield County to competition for a casino resort that could draw from the New York City market. True or False? A federal grand jury officially closed the case on the state police ticket scandal this week.ĭo you know the answer? Play this week's news quiz to find out.

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