East Windsor<\/a>. That planned gaming property is progressing slowly.<\/p>\nMGM has gone to court to oppose the new casino, which is 13 miles south of MGM Springfield. Local zoning issues have also been raised.<\/p>\n
Connecticut Gambling Expansion Criticized<\/h2>\n
There are also concerns in Connecticut about overall expansion of gambling. Michele Mudrick, a representative of the Southern New England Conference United Church of Christ and Director of the Coalition Against Casino Expansion in Connecticut, said in written testimony Tuesday, \u201cThere are better strategies for creating jobs and promoting economic growth in Connecticut that don\u2019t come with the significant downsides that casinos and expanded gambling bring.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bills before us today will produce a massive expansion of gambling \u2026 and \u2026 will have a massive impact on people\u2019s lives, with greater and greater financial losses for Connecticut citizens,\u201d Mudrick cautioned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Connecticut\u2019s Mashantucket Pequots and Mohegans are strongly opposed to a proposal by Gov. Ned Lamont which would force the tribes to share in sports wagering when it becomes legal in the state with the region\u2019s off-track betting operator and the Connecticut Lottery. Under Lamont\u2019s plan, sports betting would take place at the tribes\u2019 Mohegan Sun […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":128865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1074,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Connecticut Tribes Threaten to Block Plan To Split Sports Betting<\/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