on the progress on an agreement to expand gaming in Connecticut.
“This morning while I was participating in the legislative public hearing on this subject with the Public Safety and Security Committee I was also watching the media provide piecemeal hints about a forthcoming online and sports gambling agreement. The cart-before-the-horse nature of the announcement from the Governor and the Mohegan Tribe leaves me with a number of unanswered questions.
Most importantly, let s address the societal addiction to gambling. This is the absolute worst time to expand gaming. There is a considerable pandemic-battered population of people who are home, isolated, bored and spending the majority of their day staring at their computer or mobile phone. They are incredibly vulnerable to the addictive nature of gambling, especially when they can access platforms around the clock from the comfort of their own home.