HARTFORD, Conn. – Attorney General George Jepsen met with legislative leaders Wednesday to outline his legal concerns over allowing the state’s two federally recognized tribes open up a casino outside their reservations.
In the letter, which was distributed Wednesday during a meeting with all six legislative leaders, Jepsen explained that the legislation may violate the revenue agreements the state currently has with the tribes, and it may serve as a trigger to increase the number of tribes to succeed at asserting the right to casino gambling.
“Both of these issues pose significant uncertainties and potentially serious ramifications for the existing gaming relationships between the State and the Tribes,” Jepsen wrote.
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