Politicians in Connecticut are looking at Keno games as a way to boost the state budget, an idea that tribal leaders criticized when it was proposed three years ago.
Under their Class III gaming compacts, the
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the
Mohegan Tribe share 25 percent of slot machine revenues with the state.
In exchange, the tribes retain the exclusive right to offer Class III games.
Keno games break the agreement, tribal leaders said in 2010. But the Mohegan Tribe is willing to negotiate, an official said.
"There's going to be some financial impact to us," Chuck Bunnell, the tribe's chief of staff, told The Hartford Courant. He added: "We're willing to sit down and figure something out that would work.''
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has not commented on the latest proposal.
Get the Story:
Keno could be win for state budget
(The Connecticut Post 5/31)
Malloy, Democrats Say Keno Is Back On The Table
(The Hartford Courant 5/31)
Mohegan official says state-run keno still needs tribes' approval
(The New London Day 5/31)
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