However, the plans 'do not appear to fit within Connecticut's current casino laws' notes MassLive. The new casino - to be called MGM Bridgeport (an artist's rendering appears above) - was first introduced in a media advisory, followed by a press conference on Monday at which further details were outlined. This week MGM Resorts International announced plans to build a casino in Bridgeport, Connecticut, a decision that will result in 'placing the company at odds with both tribal gaming operators and the gaming plans of Connecticut's state government,' reports MassLive. MGM Stirs Pot in Connecticut, Announces Bridgeport Casino Plan This week in Inside Gaming we share MGM's new plan to build a casino in Connecticut (as well as others' objections to it), we tell how Nevada officials will soon be considering how the state's gaming industry might need to address its fledgling new recreational marijuana industry, we note the four-year anniversary of one of the United States' few online poker sites, and we share how Mississippi casinos have been faring of late.
