Mississippi has already enacted similar legislation and has joined four other states, West Virginia, Arizona,\u00a0Louisiana,\u00a0Mississippi\u00a0and\u00a0Wisconsin, in signing an amicus brief, filed to the Supreme Court in support of New Jersey\u2019s plight.<\/p>\n
The Connecticut legislature passed the sports betting amendment as part of a wider gambling expansion package in early June, before the Supreme Court made its decision to take the case.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nHB 6948 states: \u201cCommissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to regulate wagering on sporting events to the extent permitted by state and federal law.\u201d<\/p>\n
Satellite Casino<\/strong><\/h2>\nHB 6948 also authorizes \u201ca business entity jointly and exclusively owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut \u2026 to conduct any game of chance at a casino gaming facility located in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is the controversial \u201csatellite casino,\u201d which the Connecticut\u2019s two tribal operators plan to operate jointly in East Windsor, 12 miles from where MGM is building its new resort across the border in Springfield, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
The sole purpose of the new Connecticut casino is to deflect competition from the MGM Springfield and preserve its casino industry and its workers.<\/p>\n
With a little help from the Supreme Court, a head start on the sports betting front would give it a huge advantage against its competitor across the border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy has signed into a law a bill that would permit the regulation of sports betting within the state, should New Jersey be successful in its bid to repeal the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). New Jersey has long sought to legalize sports betting at its casino and racetracks and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":54610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Connecticut Enacts Sports Betting Legislation<\/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