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Hartford, South Windsor Trimmed from Potential Casino List
The two municipalities, along with East Hartford, were eliminated from consideration for a third Connecticut casino.

HARTFORD, CT — A proposal to build a third casino in Connecticut is still going forward, but three of the five potential suitor towns, including Hartford, have been eliminated from the running.
A release issued Friday by MMCT, a joint venture of the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes, indicated Hartford, South Windsor and East Hartford were no longer under consideration for the new casino.
Windsor Locks and East Windsor are the lone two towns remaining on the radar for the tribal venture, as they "align best with our development models," according to Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council chairman Rodney Butler.
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The combined effort came about in 2014 following approval of an MGM casino in nearby Springfield, Mass.
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