Just last month, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy (D) was eager to tackle Internet gaming but he now says it's "highly unlikely" that the issue will be debated this year.
Malloy jumped into the debate after the Department of Justice released an opinion that said states could engage in online gaming. He even started talking with the Mohegan Tribe and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation about the Internet. But now he doesn't think anything will happen in the state Legislature anytime soon. "Clearly there's not a lot of excitement around the issue," he said during a press conference yesterday, The New London Day reported. The two tribes have the exclusive right to offer Class III games. The agreement could be violated if the state allows Internet gaming by non-Indian entities. Get the Story: