![]() Dennis Bradley, D-Bridgeport, would attach to a casino expansion bill that has been sitting on the Senate calendar since April were circulated Tuesday night among legislative leaders of both parties in the House and Senate. A Bridgeport casino is really no different, it seems, than Springfield. That's why lawmakers approved the deal with the two tribes to jointly build a casino in East Windsor. ![]() Ganim would entice the tribal owners of Connecticut’s two casinos to build a $350 million casino in his city with a promise of $100 million from the “city and/or state” and valuable exclusive rights to online sports betting and internet casino gaming. The tribes warned that Central/North Connecticut gamblers would got to MGM in Springfield and take business away from Foxwoods/Mohegan. The 11th-hour gambling legislation sought by Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. The Connecticut legislature has begun hearings on a bunch of gaming-related bills. ![]() Now Ganim is trying to cut a deal with MGM’s tribal competitors. Alliances shift: Mayors Toni Harp and Joseph Ganim talk to MGM CEO James Murren as MGM announced its interest in a Bridgeport casino in 2017. 3 of 5 4 of 5 The view of downtown Bridgeport from the site of the planned MGM Bridgeport, a new waterfront casino and entertainment complex to be built in Bridgeport, Conn. ![]() Alliances shift: Mayors Toni Harp and Joseph Ganim talk to MGM CEO James Murren as MGM announced its interest in a Bridgeport casino in 2017. ![]()
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