{"id":28317,"date":"2019-08-19T15:56:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T15:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=28317"},"modified":"2019-08-20T10:18:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T10:18:03","slug":"mgm-is-getting-some-questionable-treatment-in-the-constitution-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/mgm-is-getting-some-questionable-treatment-in-the-constitution-state\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM Is Getting Some Questionable Treatment In The Constitution State"},"content":{"rendered":"
It was no surprise to hear the news last week that MGM International has filed another lawsuit<\/strong> against someone regarding its efforts to compete in the Connecticut casino business<\/strong>.<\/p>\n After all, the way the Constitution State is treating MGM is unfair<\/strong> and bordering on un-American. At the very least it has run afoul of the free market traditions<\/strong> this country holds so dear.<\/p>\n It may come as some surprise that MGM is suing the federal Department of the Interior<\/strong> this time, rather than the Native Tribes<\/strong> they\u2019re really fighting with. Or, a Connecticut government so fearful of losing tribal casino money<\/strong> they\u2019ll give up just about anything. The least of which is a leg up in the tribes\u2019 battle with MGM.<\/p>\n However, it\u2019s about time someone is held accountable for giving the tribes an unfair edge<\/strong> in the local gaming business. The last federal government agency to make a bad decision<\/strong> in this regard seems like a good start.<\/p>\n The drama began when MGM jumped through all the regulatory hoops<\/strong> required to build Massachusetts\u2019 first real casino resort. MGM Springfield<\/strong> opened about a year ago, on August 24, with 2,550 slots, 120 table games, and a 20-plus table poker room.<\/p>\n MGM and the state obviously designed the project to keep Massachusets gamblers from flocking to the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes\u2019 Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos<\/strong> in nearby Connecticut. Gamblers from Massachusets<\/strong> have been helping keep these two properties afloat for years without a dime going back to their state government.<\/p>\n Of course, it was also no surprise to hear that even before MGM Springfield opened, the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes developed<\/strong> their own plan<\/strong> to compete with the new casino.<\/p>\n What the tribes proposed was the construction of a jointly-owned $300 million satellite casino in East Windsor<\/strong>, just 12 miles south of Springfield, but in Connecticut.<\/p>\nTime to hold someone accountable for the treatment of MGM<\/span><\/h2>\n
The battle between the tribes begins<\/span><\/h2>\n