These are just some of the typical benefits that come from an open, competitive process when a commercial casino is built. They are trying to avoid providing any community benefits, infrastructure improvements or labor protections.
The second thing that’s clear is that this would be a very bad deal for taxpayers. “Calling this a ‘satellite casino’ – which is how they all referred to this in public – is like calling the Grand Canyon a hole in the ground. First, officials at the CAA and in the Town of Windsor Locks, in communication with the Mohegans and the Mashantucket Pequots, hatched a very detailed plan in secret over the course of the past year – with no public input – to completely remake Bradley International Airport, converting it from an airport into a casino,” said. “After reading through the documents, three things are very clear.
