{"id":17537,"date":"2016-01-08T13:36:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T21:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=17537"},"modified":"2016-01-11T11:18:05","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T19:18:05","slug":"tribal-headache-for-connecticut-wynn-adelson-eye-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/tribal-headache-for-connecticut-wynn-adelson-eye-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribal headache for Connecticut; Wynn, Adelson eye New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcconnecticut.com\/portableplayer\/?cmsID=259480931&amp;videoID=hS0_t4ITjWMZ&amp;origin=nbcconnecticut.com&amp;sec=troubleshooters&amp;subsec=&amp;width=450&amp;height=253\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nProposed new rules that would make it easier for tribes to gain federal recognition could have a seismic effect on the casino business in <strong>Connecticut<\/strong>. Three potentially\u00a0recognized tribes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcconnecticut.com\/troubleshooters\/Connecticut-Casino-Eastern-Pequots-Golden-Paugussetts-Schaghticoke-Danbury-Bridgeport-Kent-Stonington--259465101.html\" target=\"_blank\">could vie for as many as four new casinos<\/a>. One says &#8220;four&#8221; because the\u00a0<strong>Schaghticokes<\/strong> are split into two factions, the\u00a0<strong>Schaghticoke Indian Tribe<\/strong> and the rival\u00a0<strong>Schaghticoke Tribal Nation<\/strong>, both of which are seeking recognition. A plethora of new, casino-seeking tribes would upset the applecart that is the state&#8217;s longstanding relationship with the <strong>Mashantucket Pequot<\/strong> and <strong>Mohegan tribes<\/strong>. Small wonder that Gov. <strong>Dannel Malloy<\/strong>\u00a0(D) is personally lobbying <!--more-->President <strong>Barack Obama<\/strong>\u00a0(D) against the &#8220;<em>Carcieri<\/em> fix&#8221; that would make all these new tribes possible. Incidentally, one of them &#8212; the <strong>Eastern Pequots<\/strong> &#8212; was in talks with <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> to build a casino when its\u00a0federal recognition was revoked a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>* <strong>Steve Wynn<\/strong> and <strong>Sheldon Adelson<\/strong> are both being tipped as possible developers of northern <strong>New Jersey<\/strong> casinos, as Assembly Speaker <strong>Vincent Prieto<\/strong> (D) continues to hold out for a casino-expansion bill that allows new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/stevewynn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/stevewynn-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"stevewynn\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/stevewynn-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/stevewynn-123x150.jpg 123w, https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/stevewynn.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a>operators into the state. State Senate President <strong>Stephen Sweeney<\/strong> (D) is holding fast in his insistence that only extant <strong>Atlantic City<\/strong> operators should be allowed to develop the two new casinos. Now, Wynn or Adelson could buy a current Atlantic City casino and get around the Sweeney ban that way, but I don&#8217;t see that happening, do you? Sweeney, for one, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/politics\/index.ssf\/2016\/01\/gambling_mogul_interested_in_north_jersey_casino_l.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">was unimpressed by the assertion of Wynn&#8217;s interest<\/a>.\u00a0&#8220;Steve Wynn left New Jersey.\u00a0He said a lot of bad things and he walked away,&#8221; said the lawmaker. (&#8220;Corrupt and stupid&#8221; were two of the epithets Wynn threw at Atlantic City&#8217;s government.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You want to be able to have someone who wants to come in and put a first-class entertainment destination and casino.\u00a0That is what we want. We don&#8217;t really want someone to come in and put convenience gaming,&#8221; Prieto responded. Assemblyman <strong>Ralph Caputo<\/strong> (D) seconded Prieto&#8217;s emotion, saying,\u00a0&#8220;Why would we exclude a person like Steve Wynn? I&#8217;d be so disappointed if we put a resolution through that excluded people of his caliber.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&amp;isUI=1\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=3805856886001&amp;playerID=2444116362001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAPLMILBk~,Vn8u6tPOf8WjzOVjbqXcA1qURLTMd8vZ&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"https:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"https:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&amp;isUI=1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" flashvars=\"videoId=3805856886001&amp;playerID=2444116362001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAPLMILBk~,Vn8u6tPOf8WjzOVjbqXcA1qURLTMd8vZ&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\" base=\"https:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" name=\"flashObj\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" seamlesstabbing=\"false\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" swliveconnect=\"true\" pluginspage=\"https:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Sweeney, pointing to the proximity of Adelson&#8217;s <strong>Sands Bethlehem<\/strong>, warned of &#8220;cherry-picking&#8221; by outsiders, stating &#8220;you have to support businesses that stayed here, invested here, took a risk here.\u201d He also added the current operators have already been through the regulatory process, unlike the prospective newcomers. Prieto and Sweeney, who favored adding three and one casinos respectively, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/news\/major-players-in-race-for-north-jersey-casino-1.1487081\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">have come together to agree upon two<\/a>. However, Sweeney&#8217;s animus toward <strong>Jersey City<\/strong> Mayor <strong>Steve Fulop<\/strong>, who hopes to land a $4.5 billion megaresort brainstormed by shoe mogul <strong>Paul Fireman<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/opinion\/index.ssf\/2016\/01\/first_blows_in_governors_race_landing_over_casino.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">seems to be driving his insistence<\/a> upon in-state casino operators. The casino bill <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/politics\/index.ssf\/2015\/12\/is_battle_for_north_jersey_casinos_hampered_by_201.html#incart_article_small\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">could wind up being an undercard on the 2017 election ballot<\/a>, which is seen as a Sweeney-vs.-Fulop brawl\u00a0for the governor&#8217;s mansion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/chris-christie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/chris-christie-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"chris-christie\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/chris-christie-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/chris-christie-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/chris-christie.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Gov. <strong>Chris Christie<\/strong>&#8216;s contribution to the discussion has been mainly to advocate a tax rate in the 30% range, which is less than either house of the Legislature has proposed, although lawmakers are aware that too-high taxes could result in new casinos that are &#8220;slots in a box,&#8221; as Prieto puts it. At the moment it&#8217;s a certainty that the issue will have to be put to a supermajority vote in the next Lege but Prieto says getting to 60% of either house will be &#8220;an easy lift.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* <strong>Las Vegas Strip<\/strong> casinos <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/business\/casinos-gaming\/casino-net-losses-reduced-11-percent-fiscal-2015\" target=\"_blank\">set an all-time high for revenue<\/a> last year. So how come they keep pouting that &#8220;It&#8217;s not like 2007&#8221;?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proposed new rules that would make it easier for tribes to gain federal recognition could have a seismic effect on the casino business in Connecticut. Three potentially\u00a0recognized tribes could vie for as many as four new casinos. One says &#8220;four&#8221; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/tribal-headache-for-connecticut-wynn-adelson-eye-new-jersey\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23,42,14,166,167,95,33,12,32,9,20],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17537"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17537"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17548,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17537\/revisions\/17548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}