Moreover, the question of legal Connecticut online gaming is subject to delicate ongoing compact negotiations between the governor and the tribes, which require the complex revision of hard-won gaming compacts.<\/p>\n
Once agreed, these would then need to be submitted for approval by the state legislature and the US Interior Department.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat process is simply not feasible or realistic during this crisis and while the legislature remains in recess,\u201d Lamont wrote.<\/p>\n
\nAuthorizing online gaming and enabling consumers to more easily access gambling is a significant policy decision that has not yet been embraced or acted up by our legislature,” he continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u201cDoing so at a time when so many Connecticut residents are in financial distress would be a particularly significant policy decision to make without legislative approval,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Concerns Over Lockdown <\/strong><\/h2>\nSome jurisdictions that already have online gaming are concerned that isolation measures will lead to an increase in problem gambling behavior among a captive audience.<\/p>\n
On Thursday in the UK, more than 20 lawmakers signed a letter to the government calling for special restrictions on online gaming during the COVID-19 lockdown.<\/p>\n
Suggestions include capping stakes on \u201chighly dangerous\u201d slot games at \u00a32 ($2.45) and imposing mandatory daily deposit limits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Friday shot down a request by regional officials in the eastern part of the state to allow the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes to operate \u201cemergency\u201d online gaming during the coronavirus crisis. The Southeastern Connecticut Council of Government wrote to Lamont last Wednesday. They requested he issue an executive order […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":132219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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