Connecticut has reduced the marketing budget for its Commission on Culture and Tourism to $1, down from $4.3 million. Local tourist spots such as the Mark Twain House and the Goodspeed Opera House are looking at increasing their own marketing. The casinos (I still can’t believe my home state has 3 huge casinos) have been hit hard as gamblers are putting down less. At the tourism office they’ll be depending a lot more on Visit Connecticut! website updates. Maybe they should put that $1 in the nickel slots.