East Windsor casino to receive Federal Government's approval

Ryan Zinke, the secretary of the Department of the Interior, spoke during the event held at the Mohegan Sun Casino, a significant appearance for the groups in attendance and for the state, Brown said.

"It was really monumental to see the state of Connecticut’s governor Dannel Malloy stand with the secretary of the interior particularly in the shadow of this agreement that we’ve struck with the state to build a third casino," Brown said.

The Connecticut General Assembly approved legislation last week that would allow the Mashantucket and Mohegan tribes to build and operate a casino in East Windsor.

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Since there is no tribal land in East Windsor, it would become the state’s first commercial casino.

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Malloy said Tuesday that he thinks the legislation and legal reasoning are sound, which will likely to lead his signature on the bill.

The governor said recent guidance from the Bureau of Indian Affairs factored into his and lawmakers’ decisions.

"I don’t think that without the advisory opinion from the BIA to begin with, I don’t think the legislature would have sent that package to me and so you know I think those two things are very much linked," Malloy said.