Thankfully, we folded our hand on casinos
As Massachusetts edges closer to the opening of its first gambling facility later this year, the Plainville slots parlor, Connecticut lawmakers want to up the ante to counter the Bay State's declaration of “economic war” by competing directly with its southern neighbor.
Connecticut is considering a bill that would allow the two federally recognized Native American tribes who run their major gambling facilities to open up to three jointly-run casinos in the Nutmeg State, a clear response to counter a potential loss of gambling revenue. The bill would specfically open the door to a casino in the Hartford area, just minutes down Interstate 91 from Springfield, where developers this month broke ground on an $800 million development that will likely be the Bay State's first resort casino.
Although the casino industry appears to be suffering from geographic saturation, Connecticut appears to be misdirecting its legislative energy, while the casinos appear to be fighting it out for shrinking shares of gambling revenue. The outcome will not be pretty. We can be thankful that Central Massachusetts, which shut the door on several casino efforts, won't have any chips on the table in this game.
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