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LISTEN: Mashantucket Pequot Chairman Explains Foxwoods' DraftKings Deal

Connecticut Public Radio | By John Henry Smith
Published December 7, 2020 at 5:50 PM EST
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The Mashantucket Pequot tribe, owner of Foxwoods Resort Casino, says it’s made a deal with the online sports betting and fantasy sports operator DraftKings. Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, indicates this move is largely in anticipation of state lawmakers legalizing sports gambling in Connecticut next year. Butler joined All Things Considered to talk about the deal and about how Foxwoods is doing nine months into the pandemic.
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John Henry Smith is Connecticut Public’s host of All Things Considered, its flagship afternoon news program. He's proud to be a part of the team that won a regional Emmy Award for The Vote: A Connecticut Conversation. In his 21st year as a professional broadcaster, he’s covered both news and sports.
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