The announcement Tuesday of a gambling overhaul in Connecticut agreed to by Gov. Ned Lamont and the Mohegan Tribe that failed to mention the Mashantucket Pequots nearly derailed negotiations, said Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequots.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s chief of staff and the head of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation told state lawmakers Tuesday an agreement is near on a rewrite of gambling rules in Connecticut that would allow online gambling. “When it comes to the two tribal nations we are much closer with the Mohegans at this time,” said Paul Mounds, Lamont’s chief of staff. Rodney Butler, chairman of the .