The compacts and memorandums of understanding between the state and each of the tribes with a casino (the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe) are available here.

Recent Connecticut acts

SA 15-7, An Act Concerning Gaming – created a process for the tribes to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for the possible location of an off-reservation casino

PA 17-89, An Act Concerning the Regulation of Gaming and the Authorization of a Casino Gaming Facility in the State (note that sections 15(c), 15(d), and 16(b) were amended by, respectively, sections 35, 131, and 34 of PA 17-2, June Special Session)
OLR summary of PA 17-89
OLR summary of PA 17-2, June Special Session, s. 34-35
OLR summary of PA 17-2, June Special Session, s. 131

PA 17-2, June Special Session (budget act) – s. 649-652 legalized daily fantasy sports, once certain conditions are met
OLR summary of PA 17-2, June Special Session, s. 649-652

Connecticut Attorney General memo and opinions

April 15, 2015 memo to legislative leaders: “This letter addresses various legal issues raised by the possible enactment of legislation that would change state law to authorize the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe … to operate jointly casino gaming facilities outside their respective reservations …”

2016-03 (April 18, 2016): “You have asked for a formal opinion about the impact legislation authorizing daily fantasy sports contests may have on the State’s current revenue-sharing arrangements with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation … and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut …”

2017-02 (Feb. 1, 2017): “You have requested an opinion, in light of the enactment of Special Act 15-7 and the subsequent developments pursuant to it, of the risks associated with moving forward with the process for authorizing a casino gaming facility operated by an entity jointly owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation … and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut …”

2018-01 (April 17, 2018): “You have requested opinions on several gaming-related issues. First, you ask questions about the amendments to the existing gaming agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe (Tribes), and the federal approval thereof, required by Public Act 17-89. Second, you inquire about the implications of a decision in a pending U.S. Supreme Court case that could result in the lifting of a federal prohibition on sports betting. And third, you ask about the legal consequences of legislation creating a request for proposal process for sports betting or casino gaming …”

U.S. law

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) (25 U.S.C. §§ 2701, et seq.) provides a framework for resolving jurisdictional, regulatory, and other legal issues involving gaming on federally recognized Indian reservations.

U.S. Supreme Court decision

Murphy et al. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association et al.

For articles on the decision, see SCOTUSblog and the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Government agencies

State agencies

Dept. of Consumer Protection – Gaming Division

Revenue and statistics

Gaming links

Resources for Problem Gambling

Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services – Problem Gambling Services

Federal government

U.S. Dept. of the Interior – Office of Indian Gaming

Other online resources

American Gaming Association

The economic impact of tribal gaming: a state-by-state analysis – Nov. 2018

How much do leagues stand to gain from legal sports betting? – Oct. 2018

Economic impact of the U.S. gaming industry – June 2018

Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Connecticut gaming summary

Connecticut slot data with monthly archives

Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling

Fact sheets

National Center for Responsible Gaming

National Council on Problem Gambling

2016 survey of problem gambling services

Pew Charitable Trusts

States jump at chance to boost revenue with sports betting – Oct. 2018

Show me the money: sports betting off and running – Sept. 2018

U.S. states to gain modest tax revenue from sports gaming – Fitch Ratings, Aug. 2018

Mandated reports

Gambling in Connecticut: analyzing the economic and social impacts – Spectrum Gaming Group, June 2009; pursuant to PA 07-1, June Special Session, s. 77

*Study concerning the effects of legalized gambling on the citizens of the State of ConnecticutStudy concerning the effects of legalized gambling on the citizens of the State of Connecticut – WEFA Group, June 1997; pursuant to CGS 12-564

+Task Force to Study a Gaming Policy report – Dec. 1996; pursuant to PA 96-245 s. 20

+Connecticut Casino Gambling Task Force report – Dec. 1992; pursuant to PA 92-17, May Special Session, s. 56

Items in the Legislative Library’s collection

*Analysis of expanded gaming in ConnecticutAnalysis of expanded gaming in Connecticut – Oxford Economics, March 2016

State revenues from gambling shrinking – from the Council of State Governments’ The Book of the States, 2016 edition

*Mohegan Sun Casino and Foxwoods Resort Casino: potential impact of gaming expansion in Massachusetts and New YorkMohegan Sun Casino and Foxwoods Resort Casino: potential impact of gaming expansion in Massachusetts and New York – Pyramid Associates, March 2015

*Global gaming outlook: the casino and online gaming market to 2015Global gaming outlook: the casino and online gaming market to 2015 – PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2011

Internet gambling: an overview of the issues – General Accounting Office (now the Government Accountability Office) (GAO), Dec. 2002

*The economic impact of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation operations in ConnecticutThe economic impact of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation operations in Connecticut – Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis at the University of Connecticut, Nov. 2000

Regulation and operation of legalized gaming in Connecticut – Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee, Jan. 1993

*These sources are accessible in full text through the Legislative Library intranet catalog or by contacting the library.

+These sources are accessible by contacting the library.

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