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Online poker included in Connecticut’s newly legalized iGaming industry

June 4, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, Connecticut

Just a few days ago, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed House Bill 6451 into law. Online sports betting, casino, and poker games are now legalized in the state. The change is a big one for the poker communi...

CT Gov. signs amended compacts, MGM vows continued legal fight over East Windsor casino

Lars Jones

July 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed amendments to Tribal/State gaming compacts on Thursday allowing two of the state's tribes to go ahead with plans to open a casino together in East Windsor. The signin...

GameCo installs skill based gambling games at Foxwoods

Lars Jones

May 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Technology, Game manufacturers, Connecticut, The Players Lounge

The industry pioneer, GameCo, Inc., announced on Monday that they had recently deployed half a dozen video game gambling machines ("VGM"™) at Foxwoods® Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. GameCo made history in ...

Connecticut lawmakers explore commercial casino possibility

Chris Hohenstein

April 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

Connecticut is now looking at three alternatives for another casino in the state and the final decision will not come easily or without consequences. Two of the bills would allow a competitive process and one s...

Connecticut committee hears both sides of argument in heated hearing over state gambling expansion plans

Renee Kingsley

March 12, 2017

Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut, Taxation

The idea to expand Connecticut's gambling market to allow the construction of a third casino was tossed about at a recent hearing, which became exceptionally heated as both sides of the debate tried to get thei...

MGM to continue fight against Connecticut tribal casino

Lars Jones

November 23, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

MGM Resorts International is never shy about trying to protect their turf, even when it means marshaling a powerful force of litigators, lobbying lawmakers, or supporting anti-casino efforts once they have thei...

Judge dismisses MGM’s suit over Connecticut casino law

K Morrison

June 24, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Connecticut, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

MGM Resorts International’s August 2015 lawsuit against the state of Connecticut, which sought to have the state’s new gaming act ruled unconstitutional, has been dismissed by a federal judge. In agreement w...

Tribe announces plan for Foxwoods-branded casino resort in Biloxi

Adam Morgan

June 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Mississippi

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has announced plans to build a Foxwoods-branded casino resort in southern Mississippi in partnership with local developer Biloxi Boardwalk Ventures and management firm The ...

Casino Plan discussed by Airport Authority but no vote yet

K Morrison

April 12, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

On Monday afternoon, the Connecticut Airport Authority’s board met and while one of the several items on the agenda discussed was a proposal for a casino near Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, no ...

Digital ad launched by Mohegans & Mashantucket Pequots to promote third casino

K Morrison

March 12, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Connecticut

In the midst of the battle over the state’s third casino, the operators of Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun launched a new digital advertisement on Wednesday. The ad promotes the campaign of thousands of Connecticut jo...

Connecticut Attorney General seeks dismissal of MGM casino suit

K Morrison

January 6, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Connecticut, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts

On Wednesday a motion was filed in federal court by the state attorney general’s office that requests a lawsuit filed by MGM Resorts in August be dismissed. The suit, filed by the developer of a new casino in S...

More delays possible for Connecticut casino

K Morrison

December 24, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Connecticut

The decision as to where to locate a casino near the Massachusetts border may be later in 2016 than originally planned for by the states two federally recognized tribes. The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan t...

MGM Resorts looks to compete inside Connecticut with tribal gaming

TJ Gill

December 5, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, North America Casino News, Connecticut, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

MGM Resorts International is looking to continue its fight against the Connecticut-based Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes regarding their pursuit of additional casino developments in the state. The compan...

Hartford exploring possibility of bid for Connecticut casino

Lars Jones

October 10, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut, Massachusetts

Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun have been given the go-ahead to develop a jointly run casino in Connecticut in order to fend off competition that will come from MGM Springfield's nearby Massachusetts casino in a few s...

Greentube’s partnership with Foxwoods twice as nice

K Morrison

October 10, 2015

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Mobile gaming, Licensed online casinos in USA, Connecticut, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

International social casino platform and game developer Greentube Pro will be Foxwoods Resort Casino’s exclusive social casino platform. The announcement was made by leading developer and provider for PC, inter...