That approval did not take place until March, more than a year after the amended compact was submitted.<\/p>\n
MGM claims that when federal officials reconsidered the tribes\u2019 application, it violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause there is no statutory or regulatory limitation on Interior\u2019s ability to reconsider the Pequot Amendments, Interior properly used its inherent authority to approve such Amendments, despite Plaintiffs\u2019 contrary assertions,\u201d the department\u2019s filing stated.<\/p>\n
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The company also contends that the decision also allows the tribes to use their current duopoly in tribal gaming and become a commercial gaming monopoly. MGM officials have expressed interest in building a $675 million casino resort in Bridgeport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Currently, the only two casinos in Connecticut are the Mohegan Sun and the Pequot\u2019s Foxwoods Resort Casino.<\/p>\n
MGM Springfield Struggling<\/h2>\n
Even without a satellite casino nearby, MGM Springfield has failed to live up to expectations since it opened for business in August 2018.<\/p>\n
In September, the casino posted gross gaming revenue of $19.9 million, the second-worst month this year.<\/p>\n
MGM executives told Massachusetts officials the casino would generate $418 million in revenue during its first year in operation. In actuality, it delivered just $273.8 million for the first 12 months.<\/p>\n
Mohegan and Pequot officials believe the Tribal Winds Casino would generate $70 million in annual revenue to Connecticut and $8.5 million in taxes and payments to East Windsor.<\/p>\n
A groundbreaking has not yet been set. But officials with both tribes estimate the new casino would be operational within two years after construction starts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lawyers for the US Interior Department stated the agency was right in giving Connecticut\u2019s two tribal casinos clearance to proceed with building a satellite casino in the northern part of the state, less than 15 miles from MGM Resorts International\u2019s venue in Springfield, Mass. That comes from the latest filing in an ongoing suit between […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":119951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Interior Dept Refutes MGM Claims Over Joint Tribal Casino in Connecticut<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n