The state of 海角换妻 and the Mohegan tribal nation are close to announcing an agreement on expanded gaming.
The deal could include a license to operate sports betting in 海角换妻 -- once it is legalized.
鈥淲e are at the precipice of agreement with the tribal nations,鈥� said Paul Mounds, Governor Ned Lamont鈥檚 chief of staff.
Mounds said an announcement could come as soon as Tuesday afternoon.
The state has existing agreements with both the Mohegan -- and Mashantucket Pequot -- tribal nations around gambling. Those need to be updated before moving ahead with expanded gaming.
But the state hasn鈥檛 agreed to terms with the Mashantucket Pequots.
鈥淚 would say when it comes to the tribal nations we are much closer with Mohegan at this time and that it is my belief that we can have a firm agreement with [two] tribal nations, but 鈥� if you had to use football terms -- we鈥檙e at first and goal at the one with the Mohegans,鈥� Mounds said.
He spoke Tuesday morning at a public hearing on the expansion of gaming in 海角换妻. That鈥檚 where Mashantucket Pequot tribal chairman Rodney Butler also got to address his side鈥檚 prospects.
鈥淭his is the first time that we鈥檝e had any focused negotiations with a defined outcome that we all agree on,鈥� Butler said.
鈥淲e are literally down to one point.鈥�
Butler said it鈥檚 coming down to eventual revenue cut to the state on sports betting and iGaming and that the proposed figure of 8 percent of sports betting revenue going back to the state and 10 percent on iGaming has now grown.
It鈥檚 expected that once negotiations are complete, local lawmakers can get to work on legislation.
That legislation isn鈥檛 yet 鈥渃omprehensive鈥� according to the state, so there鈥檚 not yet a concrete plan to fund problem gambling that can arise in an expanded gaming landscape.
The state is considering giving two percent of whatever it makes on expanded gaming to entities that counsel problem gamblers.
