Connecticut boasts two of the largest non-Vegas casinos in the U.S. with Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun. Mohegan Sun is run by the Mohegan Tribe, and its Chairman, Bruce "Two Dogs" Bozsum, has come out in support of regulated Internet gaming.

From NPR:

"We're talking about the employment of tens of thousands of individuals," he says.

The governor is negotiating a deal that might put the tribes in charge of Connecticut's new online gaming enterprise.

Malloy says he's no fan of gambling, but he feels the state will lose big if it doesn't explore this potential new revenue stream. This is more important now as other states, including Massachusetts, enter the gaming market.