Connecticut tribes clear legislative hurdle to build East Windsor casino

The Mashantucket Pequots and the Mohegans have notched another victory in their campaign to build a first tribal casino on non-tribal land in Connecticut.

On Monday, the Associated Press reported that members of the House of Representatives voted 118-32 approving the amended compacts and memoranda of understanding between the state of Connecticut and the two federally recognized tribes.

Signed by Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy and the tribal leaders, the revised agreements will make sure that the entertainment and casino gaming facility that the tribes want to build in East Windsor will not compromise the state’s existing revenue-sharing agreements with the tribes.

The amended compacts will now proceed to the Senate and the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs for approval.