Two Connecticut tribes weighing several Hartford area venues for a third casino say East Windsor has fallen out of consideration, and that discussions are entering a new phase about remaining sites in Hartford, East Hartford and Windsor Locks.
“We’ve spent the last several months going through this process, trying to figure out the best way to preserve Connecticut jobs and revenue,” Mohegan Tribal Council Chairman Kevin Brown said in a statement Wednesday. “East Windsor’s clear desire to host this facility made this decision really difficult. However, the fact that one site was removed by the developer and others were not submitted by the property owner made pursuing a facility there extremely challenging.”
Butler and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Chairman Rodney Butler said staff from both tribes, who partnering to develop Connecticut’s third casino, will meet with officials from each of the towns to discuss in greater detail exactly what a proposal could entail.
The chairs will launch public question-and-answer sessions with the residents and businesses in those communities.
The tribes did not give a timetable for rendering a decision on winning site.
