\u201cThere are more than 9,000 jobs and millions in tax revenue at stake for the state,\u201d Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation, told the\u00a0CT Mirror. \u201cToday\u2019s vote takes us one step closer to keeping both right here in Connecticut.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nFurther complicating the issue is a report from the state’s attorney general that warned allowing the tribes to\u00a0jointly operate a casino, but off tribal lands, would pose legal risks.<\/p>\n
But the option of not having a third casino seems to be growing. State Representative Daniel S. Rovero (D-Killingly) believes it’s the prudent way to go, to avoid unnecessary risk.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to take that chance,\u201d Rovero said. \u201cIf I did, I should be at the casinos more often,\u201d he noted wryly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s the battle of Connecticut v. Massachusetts, but not until the Constitution State figures out an internal plan that can hold its own against MGM Resorts’ planned Springfield casino in the neighboring state. An early step in the process showed how divided the state\u2019s legislators were and how that might threaten to derail advocates’ hopes.\u00a0The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Connecticut Battles It Out with Massachusetts, Must Untangle Internal Fight<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n