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To support their continued growth, Mohegan Sun has added new positions to its sales force and hired several new personnel to streamline operations and effectively serve clientele

Casino City reporter Aaron Todd kept a running diary of the final table of the World Poker Tour's Foxwoods Poker Classic, which premieres on the Travel Channel tonight.

News Brief: Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun are the economic engines that drive Eastern Connecticut.

Andy Bloch wasn’t the only member of the MIT Blackjack Team that took casinos around the world for millions of dollars in the 90’s, but the title of the novel that chronicles that incredible run - “Bringing Down the House,” - could easily be assigned just to him.

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation announced today that John A. O'Brien will succeed William Sherlock as President of Foxwoods Resort Casino.

News Brief: Connecticut lawmakers have approved a provision making the additional funding from the Mashantucket Pequot-Mohegan Fund to Eastern Connecticut communities permanent.

News Brief: The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which owns Foxwoods, the world's largest casino resort, is bringing its brand to Biloxi.

Having the most tournament experience at the final table of the April 9th Foxwoods Poker Classic No Limit Hold’Em Championship gave 38-year old Victor Ramdin enough of an edge to grab the title and $1.3 million prize.

Growing up during the Baywatch years made meeting Carmen Electra an obvious highlight in the life of this 24-year old poker reporter, but chatting with Mike Sexton at the opening of Foxwoods Resort Casino’s new World Poker Tour Poker Room was far and away the best part of my day.

News Brief: William Sherlock, president and chief executive officer of Foxwoods Resort Casino for the last six years, has announced he will retire at the end of the year.

When Steven Lipscomb presented the concept of the World Poker Tour (WPT) to Foxwoods executives nearly five years ago, it didn't take the brass at the world's largest resort casino long to decide they wanted to jump on board.

Dozens of poker faces went from serious to smiles as players at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino’s new World Poker Tour branded poker room put aside their chips to watch Carmen Electra stroll down the red carpet on March 23.

Foxwoods Resort Casino has turned to SEPATON to protect and manage its data as its tape-based data protection systems could no longer handle the casino's growing requirements.

News Brief: Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun have activities for children and teens as part of their efforts to be resort destinations but don’t target them for their gambling venues.

Toby Keith, will be adding his star to the prestigious ‘Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame.’

WPT Enterprises and Foxwoods Resort Casino report that Foxwoods' newly expanded poker room, set to open in late March, will bear the World Poker Tour name.

News Brief: Boxing has seen better days, but Native American casinos are latching on to the sport and that may help revive it.

The New York office of SOSH Architects has been selected to develop an extensive, phase-III master plan for the Mohegan Sun Casino’s property in Uncasville, Connecticut, it was announced by the Mohegan Tribal Council today.

Bon Jovi was inducted into Mohegan Sun's Walk of Fame on Wednesday, February 1, 2006.

News Brief: HKS Design Group has been selected for the next phase of design work on the $700 million expansion of Foxwoods Resort Casino.