MARK PAZNIOKAS :: CTMIRROR.ORG
Gov. Ned Lamont and Rodney Butler, the Mashantucket Pequot chairman, left with a laugh and a fist bump.
Behind the smiles, tension remained. But Gov. Ned Lamont and the leaders of the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribal nations gathered Thursday to publicly celebrate coming to terms on how to bring sports betting and online gaming to Connecticut.
All pledged to work for passage by the General Assembly of a bill codifying their pact, then seek its ratification by the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Indian Affairs all in time for the tribes and CT Lottery to take bets on NFL football in September.
The two tribes, ancient enemies and recent allies, had awkwardly split weeks ago. Losing patience…
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