In the past few months, various political and legal actors have presented their opinions on the matter.

Last week, the tribes jumped another hurdle when the Appropriations Committee approved such legislation, sending it on for a full vote by the House and the Senate. But the tribes require further state legislation before they can legally build and run it. Keen on keeping casino dollars from flowing to its northern neighbor, Connecticut originally passed legislation in 2015 facilitating the formation of a tribal business entity, comprised of the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribal nations, which would ultimately establish the state’s third casino. The proposed casino would compete with MGM’s own casino currently rising across the border in Springfield, Massachusetts. MGM and the tribes are locked in a legal and public relations battle over state authorization for a casino in East Windsor, CT. Just recently, Connecticut’s two federally recognized tribes released a letter from the Interior Department, their latest salvo in a struggle with MGM Resorts International over a new casino in the state. The letter has the potential to tip the scales between MGM and the tribes.

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