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Index
■ Reporter's Notebook: PG. 5
■ Week in Review: PG. 6
■ Deal Watch: PG. 10
■ The Lists: PGs. 11, 12
■ Movers & Shakers: PG. 14
■ Nonprofit Notebook: PG. 14
■ Opinion & Commentary: PG. 16
Feet on the Street
The revival of the Goodwin Square office-hotel
complex on downtown Hartford's western edge
has reawakened not only interest from office and
retail tenants but stirred anew fresh hopes for the
quadrant. PG. 3
Competitive Pressures
As Connecticut preps for a possible third casino in
East Windsor, the state's off-track betting industry
has been reeling from declining revenues for a
decade. PG. 5
Keno puts up $70M in first year
By Matt Pilon
mpilon@HartfordBusiness.com
W
hen West Haven bar owner
Sue Kelly decided to start
selling Keno last April she
had reservations.
Kelly's on Campbell is a neigh-
borhood bar, with lots of loyal
regulars. Kelly likes to think of it
as a living room for her patrons.
"I wasn't sure I wanted an
onslaught of people I didn't
know," said Kelly, a Yale New
Haven Health nurse by day who
co-owns the watering hole with
her husband Kevin Kelly.
Now, just over a year later, the
decision has paid off.
During Keno's first year of
operation in Connecticut — from
April 2016 to April 2017 — Kelly's
on Campbell sold $665,000 in
Keno tickets, making it the high-
est grossing Keno seller among
the Connecticut Lottery Corp.'s
new retailers, many of which are
bars and restaurants, according
to state officials.
"It has been [a boon] because
the bar business itself is very
tough," Kelly said. "It's made a huge
difference."
Retailers receive a 5 percent
Kelly's on Campbell owner Sue Kelly with regular customer Charlie Sarzynski, who was
up more than $400 playing Keno on a recent Friday evening.
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CFO
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2017
MICHAEL ANGERTHAL
CHARLES DANIELS
PAUL FALVEY
MICHAEL SHEA
