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JUNE 15, 2000

Connecticut Governor John Rowland said the anti-Pequot, anti-gaming stance of the towns of Ledyard, North Stonington, and Preston might be allayed if the towns got more of the slot machine revenues the two tribal owned casinos give to the state.

The Foxwoods Resort Casino, owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, and the Mohegan Sun Casino, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, contribute 25 percent of their slot revenue to the state, due to a provision in their gaming compacts.

Of the money the casinos contribute, preference is given to distressed cities and those with more tax-free property. The state has a formula which it uses to derive how much each of the 169 state municipalities will get.

Preston First Selectman Robert Congdon approved of the Governor's suggestion. His town will receive $956,000 this year.

Regarding the towns' challenge to the Pequot tribes, Rowland offered the towns some advice. "The reality is the casinos are here, and they employee tens of thousands of people. Imagine if they weren’t here, where we would be. If there are differences, people should sit down and work them out. The two sides should talk and come to some sort of agreement," Rowland told The New London Day.

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Rowland favors bigger take for casino towns (The New London Day 6/15)

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