Last we checked, Connecticut had a new sports gambling bill to consider, and it was expected to sail through committee with very little resistance. Now that it has been brought up for discussion in the Committee on Public Safety and Security, it’s met quite a lot of resistance, and its future is in doubt.

SportsHandle reports the committee met for seven hours on March 13, and discussed House Bill 7331, which would legalize mobile sports betting in Connecticut. Representatives from the state lottery, the NBA, operators, local tribes, and addiction groups all showed up to share their piece of mind with lawmakers.

Lawmakers came prepared for a fight.

Republican Representative Craig Fishbein grilled Rich Pingel, chief legal officer for Sportech, an operator in the state for off-track betting. He asked, “Off-shore gambling of this ilk is going on in this state. Certainly you wouldn’t sit here today and say that that will go away?”