Politics & Government

Malloy: Online Gambling's Arrival Can't Be Stopped

It will eventually make its way to all 50 states, the governor said.

 

Gov. Dannel Malloy told reporters at a press conference in Hartford on Monday that there's no way he'll be able to stop online gaming from coming to Connecticut, according to the Hartford Courant.

Malloy said that because the U.S. Justice Department's decision to bring online gambling to states such as New Jersey — where lawmakers are already drafting legislation on the matter — was made on a national level, eventually it will make its way to all 50 states.

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Malloy is known for backing the expansion of brick-and-mortar casinos across the state, but .

There's so much data that shows how detrimental they are to the cities and towns were they're built," state Rep. Brenda Kupchick, a Republican representing Fairfield in the 132nd House District, told Patch last month. 

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