State Sen. Vince Fumo said that he had offered operators of the proposed Foxwoods and SugarHouse casinos $50 million and $20 million, respectively, last year to abandon their waterfront sites.

Fumo spoke of his efforts to relocate the casinos yesterday in a wide-ranging interview in which he addressed his fears and hopes about his forthcoming corruption trial, doubts about the Convention Center expansion, and national threats to civil liberties.

Fumo said that the cash he offered to the casinos – which would have helped to offset relocation costs if they had moved – would have come from state gaming revenues, but the casinos refused the offer.

Spokeswoman Maureen Garrity said that the president of Foxwoods recalled Fumo mentioning $30 million, not $50 million, last year, but never pursued the idea.
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