Tribal leaders told lawmakers Tuesday that the East Windsor casino is still necessary to compete with MGM Springfield, despite softer-than-expected business in Springfield.

Ryan Zinke, while Interior secretary, wears a “veteran’s blanket” presented by the Mohegans in June 2017, three months before Zinke blocked the East Windsor casino.

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MMCT said the casino is expected to employ 5,000 Connecticut residents, including 2,000 hires for construction and 2,000 for permanent employment at the facility.

As expected, a bill that would open casino expansion in Connecticut to competitive bidding calls for scrapping plans for a casino in East Windsor.The bill requires that proposals include a ...

The old Showcase Cinemas in East Windsor in 2018. The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes planned a casino at the site to battle MGM Springfield but the plan died.

A legal setback for MGM, which is trying to stop a third Connecticut casino from being built just 20 minutes from Springfield. 22News discovered the legal battle is just beginning.

Three potential new sites for a third casino have emerged in Windsor Locks in close proximity to Bradley International Airport, with at least one on the property, according to the town.

The Cambria Hotel, a boutique-style hotel with 108 rooms, a full restaurant and bar, spacious meeting room, patio, fitness room and pool opened recently in South Windsor.