25 percent slot share<\/a> requirement would be negated if the state legalizes commercial gambling.<\/p>\nThe tribes would still likely partner with an experienced online gaming operator should they receive exclusive sports betting and internet casino privileges. Foxwoods has already done so, announcing last December an agreement with DraftKings.<\/p>\n
Connecticut ranks No. 29 in population. Despite its small population, the median household income in Connecticut was $78,833 in 2019, the last data supplied by the United\u00a0 States Census Bureau. That ranks fifth in the nation, behind only Maryland, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
Another bonus is that Connecticut’s immediate neighbors do not currently have legal online gaming. Sports betting is legal and operational in Rhode Island and New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) revealed last night during his biennial budget address that his administration is actively negotiating with the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes. The goal is to legalize sports betting and internet gaming. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Mohegan Tribe hold a duopoly on casino gambling in Connecticut. The tribes respectively […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":164253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont Backs Sports Betting, iGaming<\/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