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EAST WINDSOR, Conn. (WTNH) — The state’s tribal casinos — the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe — made an announcement Wednesday the Tribal Winds Casino project in East. Tribal Winds Casino 24 /7 Operated by: MMCT Venture LLC A joint partnership between the federally-recognized Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Mohegan Tribe, the respective owners of Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun, Tribal Winds Casino recieved approval on. FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO is located approximately 44 miles from East Windsor. Regarded as one of the best Casinos in East Windsor area, FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO is located at 39 NORWICH WESTERLY RD. Call them at (860) 312-3000. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont wants two Indian tribes to drop plans for an East Windsor casino in exchange for legalized sports betting statewide, a Bridgeport casino and the opportunity to renovate. The Tribal Winds Casino in East Windsor is a $300M casino plan from a joint venture between the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. The casino received federal approval in March 2019 after a long delay at the U.S. Department of Interior.
The head of Connecticut's Mohegan Tribe said he remains hopeful a new casino can still be built in East Windsor, even though tribal officials announced this week now is not the time.
The two tribes operating casinos in Connecticut, the Mohegans and Mashantucket Pequots, had joined forces and planned to build a new casino called Tribal Winds.
But on Wednesday, they announced they were postponing the project indefinitely.
'It’s unfortunate that, you know, a global pandemic happened, and it’s just has forced us to put things on hold,' James Gessner, the chairman of the Mohegan Tribe, said in an interview Friday.
East Windsor First Selectman Jason Bowsza said he wasn’t surprised by the news.
'I think it makes a lot for them to make sure they have their existing operations on solid footing before they look to expand,' he said.
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One possible consideration in all this: Governor Ned Lamont has indicated the East Windsor casino was complicating a potential deal on sports betting in the state.
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Connecticut's two existing tribal casinos, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, have seen significant drops in revenue since the pandemic began.
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The slot revenues at Mohegan Sun were about 18% lower in October 2020 than in October of 2019. At Foxwoods, slot revenues declined 24% during the same period.