Malloy: Online Gambling's Arrival Can't Be Stopped
It will eventually make its way to all 50 states, the governor said.
Gov. Dannel Malloy told reporters at a press conference in Hartford on Monday that there's no way he'll be able to stop online gaming from coming to Connecticut, according to the Hartford Courant.
Malloy said that because the U.S. Justice Department's decision to bring online gambling to states such as New Jersey — where lawmakers are already drafting legislation on the matter — was made on a national level, eventually it will make its way to all 50 states.
Malloy is known for backing the expansion of brick-and-mortar casinos across the state, but other lawmakers think it's a bad idea.
“There's so much data that shows how detrimental they are to the cities and towns were they're built," state Rep. Brenda Kupchick, a Republican representing Fairfield in the 132nd House District, told Patch last month.
Kevin Kolenda
9:41 am on Monday, January 23, 2012
WOW an innovative business idea from the state of CT. The data that rep. Kupchick is referring to was probably formulated when dinosaurs walked the earth, as with most of the info in this industry it is BADLY dated. . .AND . . . anti propoganda for this industry usually comes from the casino industry whom feel that it "may" hurt their bottom line . . but even that industry has "updated" their opinons to be pro-online gaming . . . Anyone with eyes and ears in CT . . .can see the success of Foxwoods & Mohegan for being the FIRST indian casino gamer and the CT cities that reaped in millions from them for education . . . can each try to present a "detrimental" case in regards to gaming ?? . . .but that would be absurd