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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.

HRLogix, a leading provider of Web- based, paperless hiring systems, reports that they will provide recruiting solutions to Foxwoods Resort Casino.

The Mohegan Sun hotel and casino unveils it’s holiday experience which includes a 66-foot tree and a 15-minute light show.

News Brief: At Foxwoods Resort Casino or Mohegan Sun, Christmas decorations include a 17 foot-tall gingerbread house and Native American accents.

News Brief: A judge has ruled that a Massachusetts man violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act when he created the domain name www.foxwood.com and attempted to profit from Internet surfers looking for information about casino.

News Brief: When Benjamin P. Lathrop, the next mayor of Norwich, heard details last week of the $700 million expansion at Foxwoods Resort Casino, expected to create 2,300 new jobs, one of his first reactions was: “Where are they going to live?”

News Brief: When casino patrons heard Foxwoods Resort Casino was adding another 2 million square feet to the facility, they had one thing to say: Bring it on.

News Brief: If you're not a gambler or a fan of extravagant stage shows and exotic cocktails, the Mohegan Sun Casino may have found another offering to reel you in: flu shots.

News Brief: Jeff Benedict has stepped down as president of the Connecticut Alliance Against Casino Expansion to pursue a law practice and fulfill a new publishing contract with Warner Books, organization officials said Thursday.