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Tribal Casino Leaders Say Gambling Age Tied to Drinking Age
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT --
After representatives from Foxwoods Casino floated the concept of lowering the state's legal gambling age to 18, officials from the Mohegan Tribal Council said the Mohegan Sun has found it problematic to attempt any change that is not tied to a corresponding change in drinking age. As long as the drinking age remains 21, said the Mohegan representatives, the gambling age should stay the same.
"We believe that the difference between a gambling age of 18 and a drinking age of 21 would make such a change very difficult to implement and manage," said the chief of the Mohegan tribe, Lynn Malerba, in a statement released earlier this week.
Foxwoods officials had said they were not pushing for a change in gaming law, but were open to it if Connecticut is interested in finding ways to replace lost revenue.
But the Mohgan Sun, the other casino in the state, indicated its staff believed enforcing two different age standards would be too difficult. No suggestion was made by either casino to drop the drinking age, although a national panel of college presidents recommended such a move to prevent private binge drinking.
Gambling revenue at Mohegan Sun remained flat from last year, dropping less than one percent. Foxwoods, however, found revenues down nine percent from April of last year.
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