Bridgeport\u2019s Long Wait<\/strong><\/h2>\n\u201cA year ago, the bill never received a floor vote,\u2019\u2019 MGM said in a statement. \u201cThis year, it passed the House. That is significant. We realize that change is hard and takes time, and we respect the delegation\u2019s preference not to dominate debate with this issue with much to accomplish in a short time in the session\u2019s final hours.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Bridgeport\u2019s desire for a casino goes back to 1992 when Steve Wynn proposed building a resort in Park City. Wynn\u2019s Mirage Resorts went head to head in the bidding process with the Mashantucket Pequot tribe, which owns Foxwoods. The Pequots won, but the casino never materialized because the measure was defeated in the Senate.<\/p>\n
Despite new optimism in Bridgeport, the casino push will be uphill. The Pequots and the Mohegans have threatened to withhold casino revenue-share payments to the state if lawmakers authorize the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The effort to bring a casino resort to Bridgeport, Connecticut was pulled from the State Senate on Tuesday, as the clock ticked towards the end of the legislative session. Proponents of the bill said there was simply not enough time to gather the required votes before the midnight Wednesday deadline, at a time when Senators […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":77284,"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
Bridgeport Casino Bill Dead for 2018 But MGM Scores Political Victory<\/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