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Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun are under pressure from coming casino resorts in Massachusetts and New York. (Image: World Poker Tour\/Foxwoods)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Connecticut is considering adding new casinos to combat coming resorts in Massachusetts and New York, and the owners of Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods<\/a> are even willing to team up to operate them.<\/p>\n

But while a proposal in the state legislature would allow for these new, smaller casinos, at least some of the proposed towns don\u2019t want anything to do with them.<\/p>\n

Officials in both Enfield and Windsor, two of the proposed locations for a new casino, have already made it clear that they want no part of casinos in their towns.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Windsor town council voted to adopt a resolution opposing gambling facilities there, while Enfield officials have said that it simply doesn\u2019t make sense to place a casino in their town.<\/p>\n

Windsor, Enfield Make Strong Statements Against Casinos<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Windsor resolution was passed by a unanimous 9-0 vote. The council declared that town officials wouldn\u2019t provide any financial incentives to developers interested in building in the town, and made sure to communicate their strong objection to the state representatives and state senators that represent Windsor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to save everyone the trouble,\u201d said council member Al Simon.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Enfield assistant town manager of Courtney Hendricson said that Enfield similarly isn\u2019t interested in hosting a casino, and added that it hardly made sense to build there.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re only eight miles south of the massive casino that\u2019s already a done deal,\u201d Hendricson said, referring to the MGM<\/a> Springfield being built just over the state border in Massachusetts. \u201cWe\u2019re already a regional shopping destination\u2026there would have to be some sort of entertainment, gaming and food option, not just slots.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some Question How Casinos Would Be Financed<\/b><\/h2>\n

Other towns under consideration, such as Windsor Locks and East Windsor, have said that they are still considering the possibility of hosting a casino and that it is very early in the process. But regardless of whether any town would accept a new casino within their borders, there are questions over whether or not Connecticut\u2019s tribes can even afford to build new facilities right now.<\/p>\n

Of the two groups, Mohegan Sun, which is operated by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, may be in better shape, though the Mashantucket Pequots, who own Foxwoods, recently reached a deal to defer payments on $1.7 billion in debt.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to wonder. Where are they going to get it?\u201d asked Moody\u2019s Investors Service analyst Keith Foley. \u201cThe financial situation of both is not the strongest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Casinos in Neighboring States Could Cost CT Tribes Hundreds of Millions Annually<\/b><\/h2>\n

Both tribes say they should be able to find financing if they need it, however, and area also saying that it is too early to consider costs at this stage.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the fact that both groups may rather spend money they don\u2019t have now rather than watch their revenues slip away as facilities open in neighboring states.<\/p>\n

According to a report released last week by consulting firm Pyramid Associates, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods could lose around $700 million in revenues by 2019 because of the new casinos being built in Massachusetts and New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese figures indicate that the opening of resort casinos in Massachusetts and New York is about to catalyze one of the largest interstate transfers of gaming revenue in recent US history\u2026second only to the transfer from New Jersey\u2019s casinos to Pennsylvania\u2019s casinos that occurred from 2006 to 2014,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Connecticut is considering adding new casinos to combat coming resorts in Massachusetts and New York, and the owners of Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods are even willing to team up to operate them. 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