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Posted inMoney

Live and on TV, gambling negotiations go public

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas March 2, 2021 @ 12:22 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:51 am

The Lamont administration used a public hearing to dramatically stake its position in sports betting negotiations.

Posted inNews

Best of 2020: The night COVID-19 silenced the slots at Foxwoods

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas January 1, 2021 @ 12:01 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:46 am

Foxwoods has stayed open for 28 years through blizzards, hurricanes, and the terrorism attack of Sept. 11. Until Tuesday.

Posted inHealth, Money

The night COVID-19 silenced the slots at Foxwoods

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas March 18, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:25 am

Foxwoods has stayed open for 28 years through blizzards, hurricanes, and the terrorism attack of Sept. 11. Until Tuesday.

Posted inMoney

Slots on your smartphone? Lamont says, ‘No.’

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas March 6, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:24 am

Is Connecticut ready to offer casino games on your phone or laptop? Gov. Ned Lamont is not.

Posted inEconomic Development, Money, Politics

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.

Posted inPolitics

With impact study, Pequots ramp up lobbying push

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas August 1, 2019 @ 6:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:14 am

No one doubts they are an economic player. But the Mashantucket Pequots are making the case anyway.

Posted inPolitics

Tribes make pitch to improve odds for third casino in Connecticut

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas April 6, 2017 @ 3:56 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:08 pm

The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribal nations made a lobbying blitz Thursday in the hopes of improving their odds of winning authorization to jointly develop Connecticut’s first casino off tribal lands. One House leader says odds of passage are still just 50-50.

Posted inNews

With visit to Malloy, tribes renew push for I-91 casino bill in 2017

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas January 6, 2017 @ 8:22 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:04 pm

The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribal nations signaled Friday with a real-estate announcement and a visit to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy that they are ready to press for legislation authorizing a casino in East Windsor or Windsor Locks to compete with an MGM gambling resort under construction in Springfield.

Posted inPolitics

Study: I-91 casino best bet to keep gamblers in CT

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas May 7, 2015 @ 4:09 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:39 pm

A casino in the I-91 corridor north of Hartford could recapture nearly 53 percent of the Connecticut gambling dollars that otherwise would be lost to the MGM Springfield casino, according to a study released Thursday.

Posted inMoney, Politics

Tribes see casino momentum outside Capitol

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas May 4, 2015 @ 1:13 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:38 pm

Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribal leaders say the new interest by greater Hartford municipalities in hosting a casino should translate into momentum for their joint proposal at the General Assembly.

Posted inNews

Gaming expansion draws considerable support, some opposition

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf March 17, 2015 @ 4:46 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:37 pm

While Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was noncommittal Tuesday about a proposed expansion of gaming in Connecticut, it drew support from business, labor and municipal leaders.

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