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Is a resident of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation reservation also a 'bona fide permanent resident' of the Town of Ledyard for purposes of getting a Connecticut pistol permit?
Yes. The MPTN reservation sits geographically inside Ledyard, and Connecticut law treats reservation residents as residents of the surrounding municipality for state-administered licensing programs. T…
Can Connecticut grant only the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes the right to operate an off-reservation joint casino without losing the slot-machine revenue Connecticut already gets from those tribes?
The AG flagged serious risk on every front. Granting the Tribes an exclusive right could face equal-protection and commerce-clause challenges. Submitting the necessary compact amendments to the federa…
Could authorizing daily fantasy sports contests in Connecticut blow up the slot-machine revenue-sharing deals with the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes?
Possibly. The AG concluded there is a substantial risk that legislation authorizing daily fantasy sports contests could jeopardize Connecticut's slot revenue-sharing arrangements with the Mashantucket…
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Attorney general opinions in Connecticut are written by the Connecticut Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.