{"id":50919,"date":"2017-05-23T15:33:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T22:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=50919"},"modified":"2017-05-23T18:36:27","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T01:36:27","slug":"connecticut-governor-sides-with-tribes-in-bid-for-third-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/connecticut-governor-sides-with-tribes-in-bid-for-third-casino\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut Governor Sides with Tribes in Bid for Third Casino"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issuing his first public comments about a controversial proposed casino site, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy said he is prepared to support a plan that allows the state\u2019s two tribal casino operators to jointly run a third.<\/p>\n

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Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is content letting the state\u2019s gaming tribes build a third casino, but only if necessary legislation doesn\u2019t rejigger revenue-sharing agreements with the state. (Image: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In an interview with the Connecticut Mirror<\/em> on Friday, Malloy said the only realistic route casino expansion could take would be the tribal option. But he did express caveats, emphasizing that he would not sign off on any piece of legislation that might jeopardize the revenue-sharing agreement with the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I can help the legislature focus, it\u2019s do you want to work with the two tribal nations that employ thousands and thousands of people in our state?\u201d he asked. \u201cIf that\u2019s what you\u2019re trying to do to help secure those jobs and that base, then there is one road to go down.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He also rejected the idea of opening the bidding up to commercial casinos, aware that such a bid on a license to open a casino in East Windsor would only be a defensive move by MGM, trying to protect the route to their $950 million casino resort in Springfield, Massachusetts, 13 miles up the road along Interstate 91.<\/p>\n

Critical Mass<\/h2>\n

The Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes want to open a \u201csatellite casino\u201d in the town of East Windsor. They argue that the new venue is necessary to protect Connecticut gaming revenues and Connecticut jobs.<\/p>\n

The agreement currently in place, created by the state\u2019s compacts with the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes, calls for tribal casinos to share 25 percent of gross slot revenues, and in exchange also requires that the two tribes, as a protected political class, receive preferential consideration in casino endeavors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will not sign a transaction or bill that puts into real danger our existing arrangement with the tribal nations,\u201d Malloy said, \u201cnor would anyone in this building who thought about it. And I\u2019m not sure we\u2019ve had that clear, crisp discussion.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Since 1993, this arrangement has put more than $7 billion in state coffers. But it presents several legal challenges if they move forward developing a jointly operated satellite casino.<\/p>\n

First, the East Windsor site is not located on tribal lands, which means Connecticut will\u00a0have to amend its constitution to permit the development. Also, any plans would have to ultimately be approved by the US Department of Interior, which oversees the BIA and still could disallow it, as authorizing tribal gaming outside tribal lands might provoke an avalanche of off-reservation casino expansion.<\/p>\n

Constitutional Challenges<\/h2>\n

Federal authorities with the Bureau of Indian Affairs<\/a>\u00a0gave a preliminary nod to the new casino\u00a0last month, despite resistance from Sen. John McCain, a key architect of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988.<\/p>\n

McCain wrote a letter to BIA<\/a>\u00a0earlier this month that supported the interests of MGM Springfield, contending the tribes should not be allowed to build \u201coff the reservation.” He claimed such developments\u00a0could threaten current tribal gaming compacts.<\/p>\n

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Sure enough, any alteration to the tribes’ compacts, as this satellite casino would require, could also amend the payment revenue-sharing arrangement. But the tribes have assured the state this is not their intent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

There is still a question of whether a commercial casino operated by the tribes would be able to survive a legal and constitutional challenge by MGM, intent on protecting its nearby investment. \u00a0The casino giant has said it is prepared to argue that, because the process is not open to commercial bidders, it violates equal protection guarantees and the commerce clause, as enshrined by the US Constitution.<\/p>\n

“We respectfully disagree with the Governor’s assessment,” MGM Senior Vice President Uri Clinton said in a written statement. “The best deal for Connecticut, in terms of generating tax revenue and creating jobs, is to scrap the current process and put in place a new one that is fair, open, and competitive.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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