The Mashantucket Pequots and Mohegan tribes may find themselves back to the drawing board after a bill seeking to open casino expansion to a competitive bidding has been filed before the State Capitol.

It also turns out that the new casino expansion bill, which is scheduled to be tackled on March 8, also calls for the repeal of a law that gave the tribes the go signal to start constructing a casino in East Windsor.

The Hartford Courant reported that lawmakers from Bridgeport, Connecticut, are pushing for the repeal of Public Act 17-89 (PA 17-89), which authorizes the operation of an entertainment and casino gaming facility in East Windsor.

On Thursday, the Public Safety Committee co-chairman Rep. Joe Verrengia justified the move for the scrapping of PA 17-89 since the new bill requires the $50 million licensing fee, which isn’t found in the East Windsor Expansion Act.