Wallingford casino information led to official’s regisnation

Sunday, May 21, 2000 | 2:29 a.m.

As a result, town Risk Manager Mark Wilson resigned earlier this month.

Apparently, it was Wilson's player's card that did him in. The casino uses the cards to keep track of when a gambler is playing, what game is being played and for what stakes.

Tribal officials say they released the information on Wilson after Wallingford's personnel department filed a request with the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Commission. It was the first time they have received such a request from a town although the state police routinely ask for information during criminal investigations, they said.

Francis Mullen, director of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Commission, said the information was released because the commission decided the Wallingford Personnel Department was a government agency. Requests made by private companies or other organizations not connect4ed to the local, state or federal governments, are routinely denied, he said.

Wilson had no comment about the episode other than to say, "Everything about it bothers me."

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