\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nMGM Lawsuit<\/b><\/h2>\n
MGM believes the law to be unconstitutional and in violation of the Commerce Clause because it bars out-of-state rivals from competing to develop casinos in the state, thus discriminating in favor of the two tribes. The casino giant has sued Connecticut on these grounds.<\/p>\n
Under the terms of the development agreement, MMCT Ventures\u2019 would pay East Windsor, as host community, a $3 million initial payment, plus $3 million per year, and a percentage of gambling revenues.<\/p>\n
MMCT expects the casino to generate about $5.5 million per year in addition to the $3 million set payment. In addition, MMCT would pay 25-percent of the revenues from slot machines to the state.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cFrom the beginning, we\u2019ve said that we want to site our new facility in a town that\u2019s eager to have us,\u201d said Rodney Butler, Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. \u201cWith the unanimous vote by the Board of Selectman, East Windsor fits that bill, and we\u2019re thrilled to enter into a partnership with them.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"East Windsor has been chosen as the preferred location for a controversial \u201csatellite\u201d casino project to be built, pending approval, by the Mashantucket and Mohegan tribes close to the border with Massachusetts. The town, which was one of two shortlisted, accepted the terms of a development agreement with the tribes, known collectively as MMCT Ventures, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":45891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
East Windsor Selected as Location for Connecticut\u2019s Controversial Satellite Casino<\/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