Casino Gaming Proposals Face Public Hearing

HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – The General Assembly’s Public Safety and Security Committee holds a public hearing Thursday on a pair of proposals that would expand casino gaming in Connecticut.
One proposal would allow the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes to proceed with plans for a jointly-operated casino in East Windsor. The tribes say it is needed to preserve revenue and jobs in light of a new casino by MGM Resorts International due to open next year in Springfield, Mas