It appears southeastern Connecticut's casinos have abandoned any lingering interest in expanding into Massachusetts.

Neither Mohegan Sun nor Foxwoods Resort Casino gave any indication last week that they planned to apply for the casino license gaming regulators are expected to award this year for the Bay State's southeastern region - the last of three Massachusetts casinos authorized by a 2011 law.

While the deadline for the last round of applications is Jan. 30, entities that expect to file by that date were required to submit a list of "qualifiers," or investors, by last Friday.

Three entities expressed interest in submitting an application, according to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission: Mass Gaming & Entertainment, a subsidiary of Rush Street Gaming of Chicago; Seafan Trust, also known as Sun Moon Resort; and Somerset on the Move LLC. A fourth entity, KG Urban Enterprises of New York City, submitted a proposal for a New Bedford project in an earlier phase of the application process.

Only KG Urban, which has paid the required $400,000 application fee, is considered an applicant at this time, Elaine Driscoll, a commission spokeswoman, said.

Mohegan Sun failed to win casino licenses it pursued in the western Massachusetts town of Palmer and in the Greater Boston region, where it proposed a Revere project. The licenses were awarded to MGM Resorts International's Springfield plan and Wynn Resorts' proposal for Everett.

Foxwoods also sought the Greater Boston license, proposing a Milford project that voters rejected. It then expressed interest in the southeastern Massachusetts region, investigating sites in Fall River and New Bedford.

The awarding of the southeastern Massachusetts license has been complicated by the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's interest in opening an Indian casino in the region. The Mashpees have identified a Taunton site and have signed a gaming compact with the state but have yet to gain federal approval for the project.

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