East Windsor is considering welcoming a new casino.
With state legislators looking for ways to keep gamblers – and their money – in Connecticut instead of losing them to Massachusetts, the lawmakers are exploring the possibility of a new casino along the I-91 corridor.
East Windsor selectmen have voted to explore the pros and cons of having a casino in their town.
First Selectman Denise Menard said they've got plenty of room: an old movie theater, a former Wal-Mart and an empty banquet hall, all just off the highway.
Menard said she's been researching the idea for weeks, talking to police, the superintendent of schools and many others who would be impacted by such a development, and most of her findings have been positive.
But any decision to open a casino in East Windsor, Menard said, would ultimately go to the voters who, at this point, she believes are split 50-50 on the idea.
And, long before it would go to vote in East Windsor, the building of a new casino would first have to be approved by the legislature – and the odds may be against it.
