Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont already indicated that he didn’t expect legislation to be approved this session that would have allowed a joint resort casino project in Bridgeport between the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Indian tribes. He has all but ensured that this won’t happen, telling lawmakers just before the end of the current session that they should scrap plans since not enough time remained in the session to make any real progress.

According to the governor’s spokesperson, Maribel La Luz, “This 11th-hour proposal has not been fully vetted or reviewed, and with only one day until the end of session, it’s not in the public’s best interest to take up this matter. Instead of resolving outstanding litigation, it puts the state at increased and immediate litigation risk from multiple parties.”

Connecticut’s lawmakers began their summer break Thursday; however, it’s possible that the state’s General Assembly could discuss the possibilities over a special summer session. The tribes, along with Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim, had hoped to find approval for a bill that would have directed $100 million in city and state funding to the project.

The deal reportedly also included provisions that would have given the tribes exclusivity for sports and online gambling. Ganim asserted that he wasn’t aware of any such arrangement, telling reporters, “I have no idea, no idea. I guess we’ll just have to see what happens.”