Foxwoods Resort News - Page 23

News brief: The woman will spend 18 months in prison and will be deported for her involvement in a fraudulent credit card scheme.

News brief: Two hundred eighty-six employees indicated they would accept a severance package the Tribal Council offered two weeks ago.

News brief: Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun both post declines in slot revenue but are significantly less than those reported by Atlantic City last week.

News brief: Unnamed sources believe that the former campaign manager of U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays used re-election funds to gamble.

News brief: The two Connecticut casinos reported October declines that were less than what occurred in September.

The Massachusetts native outlasted 330 people for his third title in three years.

News brief: Mohegan Sun CEO Mitchell Etess says September could have been "the worst month ever" for the gaming industry as the casino's slot revenue fell 13% while Foxwoods suffered a 16% drop.

News brief: Some employees at Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods will have the opportunity to volunteer to leave their posts at the casinos.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

News Brief: Attorney General's office investigating role of a Las Vegas company in check-cashing problem at Connecticut's two tribal casinos that has also affected consumers nationwide.

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With the release of Casino City’s Indian Gaming Industry Report last week and the opening of the new Casino of the Wind at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut later this week, we thought this would be the perfect time to dig into our bank of data and find out what are the 10 largest Indian casinos in the world.

News Brief: The ongoing slump in slot revenues continued at both Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun in July.

Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods reported to the state Division of Special Revenue a net slot win of $63.6 million, a $6.1 million decrease from June 2007.

News Brief: A roulette worker at Foxwoods came up the big loser when he bet that nine women gathered around his table couldn't understand the gross comments he was making about them in Spanish.

News Brief: Table games dealers at Foxwoods Resort Casino can go the bargaining table with their employer, according to a decision released by the National Labor Relations Board.

News Brief: Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods posted slot revenue of $72.5 million in May, nearly 8 percent higher than the net slot win a year ago.

News Brief: The second union election this month at Foxwoods Resort Casino will take place on May 30, when approximately 40 employees in the off-track betting area of the casino will vote for or against representation by the United Auto Workers union.

News Brief: The United Auto Workers union beat out the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and has the exclusive right to seek representation of slot technicians at the Foxwoods Resort for the next two years.

The new $700-million resort and casino drew a heavy dose of celebrities this weekend as the MGM celebrated its arrival in Connecticut by opening the doors to its lavish casino, hotel, restaurants, ballroom and 4,000-seat theater.