“This economic impact study clearly shows the tremendous value and potential for a third casino in Southwestern Connecticut, which would be immediately accessible to the tri-state area of Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island, is a market with an estimated gross gaming revenue of $3.8 billion, roughly five times the value of the area between Hartford and Springfield where [a] scaled down slot-house casino is being considered,” said Chief Richard Velky, Schaghticoke Tribal Nation. “A casino in southwestern Connecticut would create thousands of jobs where they are needed the most and would offer a high-quality gaming operation within the proximity of a much more populated area, as opposed to a smaller venue made up merely of slot machines and table operations in a much more limited market.”

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