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Sports betting, online gambling win final passage in Connecticut

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas May 25, 2021 @ 11:58 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:58 am

A bill legalizing sports betting and online casino games and lottery sales in Connecticut won final passage in the Senate.

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Tensions, and a fist bump, at ceremony marking gambling deal

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas March 25, 2021 @ 6:47 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:54 am

Gov. Ned Lamont and his tribal partners say they on the same track — headed for sports betting in September.

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Sports betting and online gambling are one step closer to reality in CT as bills advance

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas March 24, 2021 @ 12:31 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:53 am

Connecticut inched closer to legalizing sports betting and online gambling Wednesday with votes by a key legislative committee.

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Mashantucket Pequots join Mohegans, agree to revised sports betting deal

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas March 18, 2021 @ 9:30 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:51 am

The last piece of a deal aimed at legalizing sports betting and online gambling in Connecticut fell into place Thursday.

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Sweeping gambling bill is meant to push Lamont

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas January 29, 2020 @ 7:58 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:22 am

Democratic leaders endorsed legislation that would give the state’s two federally recognized tribes exclusive rights to take bets on sports, open a casino in Bridgeport and offer a broad array of virtual casino games on smart phones and computers.

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A tribe, a state and a mutual reliance on gambling

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas January 28, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:21 am

It’s unclear how permissive the Land of Steady Habits is willing to be in gambling’s new digital age. The secondary question is how much of the action will be handled by Connecticut’s tribal casinos.

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MGM suit takes new tactic to blocking tribes

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas August 7, 2019 @ 2:17 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:13 am

The aims of the new suit by MGM are broader than stopping a competing tribal casino in East Windsor: It questions their ability to conduct any off-reservation gambling in Connecticut.

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Tribes reject Lamont’s grand bargain on gambling

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Mark Pazniokas and Keith M. Phaneuf August 6, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:13 am

The tribes won’t give up a planned casino in East Windsor, as requested by Gov. Ned Lamont. The next move is Lamont’s.

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Administration says Ganim’s casino pitch ‘a really bad deal’

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 5, 2019 @ 2:24 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:09 am

Forget a casino deal for Bridgeport on the final day of 2019 session. But in a special session? Stay tuned.

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Ganim pitches sweet deal for tribes to open Bridgeport casino

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 5, 2019 @ 5:11 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:13 am

Mayor Joe Ganim wants $100 million in public financing and exclusive online gambling rights for the tribes if they bring a casino to Bridgeport.

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Tribes say East Windsor casino is viable and necessary

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas January 29, 2019 @ 6:56 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:03 am

Tribal leaders told lawmakers Tuesday that the East Windsor casino is still necessary to compete with MGM Springfield, despite softer-than-expected business in Springfield.

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Lamont seeks path around ‘legal mud’ of gambling wars

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas January 21, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:01 am

The drama over the expansion and control of legal gambling in Connecticut enters its fifth season, a convoluted story in search of an ending.

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D.C. judge deals setback to East Windsor casino

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas September 30, 2018 @ 9:01 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:39 pm

A federal judge dealt a significant blow over the weekend to the ability of the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribal nations to jointly build a casino in East Windsor that would compete with MGM Resorts’ new casino in nearby Springfield.

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Connecticut legislators balk at on-line betting on sports

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Mark Pazniokas and Clarice Silber June 1, 2018 @ 4:01 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:35 pm

The Connecticut General Assembly is unlikely take up on-line gambling when it returns in special session to consider legalizing sports betting — viewing betting by smartphone as a concept that needs deeper study and public input, legislative leaders said Friday.

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Interior relents on Connecticut casino deal

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas May 31, 2018 @ 5:48 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:34 pm

Without explanation, the Department of Interior said Thursday it has reversed course and is accepting at least one of the two gambling amendments necessary for the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes to jointly construct a casino in East Windsor. The tribes still face obstacles, including a promised legal challenge by its competitor, MGM.

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