MGM badgers Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun to release economic report

MGM Resorts International is demanding casino operators Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun to show its economic analysis that became the basis for the latter’s decision to construct a casino in Hartford, Connecticut.

The Hartford Courant reported that MGM has pressed MMCT, a joint venture of the Mashantucket Pequots and Mohegans to make their analysis public and be scrutinized by the state.

It would be recalled that MMCT has crossed out three municipalities — East Hartford, Hartford and South Windsor — as possible sites for the first Connecticut casino off tribal lands, citing the results of the economic analysis that the venture conducted.

“MMCT has indicated that the economic analysis was pivotal in their decision-making, and officials at the state and local levels, have a right to see the study firsthand,” said Alan Feldman, executive vice president at MGM. “Communities should not be negotiating in the dark, and the public should not be kept in the dark.”