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US – Governor signs third casino legislation
By Lewis - 7 July 2017
Connecticut has moved a step closer to getting its third casino with Governor Dannel Malloy signing legislation permitting the joint venture project between the state’s two gaming tribes to go ahead.
The state’s current casino operators, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, owners of Foxwoods and the Mohegan Tribe, owners of Mohegan Sun, have united to form the MMCT Venture. They want to build a satellite casino in East Windsor with the aim of preventing the flow of potential players to a new US$950m MGM casino across the state border in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Governor Malloy said: “Over the years, our state has maintained a long-standing partnership and compact with the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribal nations, who employ thousands of Connecticut residents at their casinos. Make no mistake about it, the legislation I signed today is about jobs for the residents of Connecticut, and securing those jobs in our state.”
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council Chairman Rodney Butler said: “The governor has signed one of the most significant jobs bills passed by the General Assembly this legislative session. With so much at stake, we can’t thank him and his partners in the legislature enough for standing with us in our fight to save jobs and revenue in Connecticut.”
