“The amendments thus confer a statewide, perpetual competitive advantage on the joint venture,” MGM said. The prospect of a tribal-operated casino in Bridgeport also spurred MGM: It cited state legislation filed last week favoring a tribal casino in Bridgeport, which is near the sizable and lucrative New York City and Long Island markets.Ĭhanges by Interior to the compact between Connecticut and the tribes “facilitate commercial, off-reservation gaming by the tribal joint venture anywhere in Connecticut and state legislators have recently proposed granting the joint venture an exclusive, no-bid license to operate a casino in Bridgeport, Connecticut,” MGM said.

MGM has operated a casino in Springfield since August 2018 and is trying to block an additional casino in Connecticut. Interior Department, accusing it of approving changes to the state’s compact with the Mohegans and Mashantucket Pequots that allow the tribes to operate, without competition, a casino in East Windsor.

The battle over expanded gambling in Connecticut took a new turn Wednesday when MGM Resorts sued the U.S.

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