Connecticut News - Page 74

News Brief: A 27-year-old Wethersfield man jumped to his death from the 28th floor of the Mohegan Sun hotel Tuesday afternoon.

News Brief: The high odds of losing money at a table game are making some gamblers balk at stepping up to a table in favor of a slot machine.

News Brief: Lawsuits that threaten to expose the cozy relationship between wealthy casino investors and Indian tribes seeking federal recognition will go forward in Connecticut court, a judge has ruled.

News Brief: Some experts are blaming Connecticut’s casinos for Massachusetts’ decline in attendance and betting.

News Brief: Ursula Scott, sober and employed at 42 after struggling for 20 years with a substance abuse problem, was not going to quietly accept the news that bus service from Hartford to Foxwoods Resort Casino would be discontinued.

News Brief: Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino are using different methods to account for the tickets issued by some slot machines after players have finished betting.

News Brief: Lacking a union, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods employees can appeal if they think they've been treated unfairly.

News Brief: State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal wants a moratorium on recognition of American Indian tribes, while lawmakers in Hartford considered a bill that would limit tribes to opening casinos only on their reservations.

News Brief: Foxwoods Resort Casino ‘out-handled’ Mohegan Sun last month but Mohegan Sun beat Foxwoods in wins.

News Brief: Lawmakers are considering several proposals that could throw roadblocks at Indian tribes considering casinos in Connecticut.

News Brief: Some casino workers depend on buses to make the long ride from Hartford to southeastern Connecticut. However, some lawmakers are calling for an end for the state-funded bus program.

News Brief: The former city employee who embezzled more than $78,000 from the city and gambled it at casinos will spend the next two years in prison.

News Brief: On the eve of Connecticut’s third annual Problem Gambling Awareness Week, professionals in the field said state residents are more conscious than ever of the pitfalls of placing too many bets.

News Brief: A casino would seem like a great place to pass counterfeit money. Not so, according to the resident agent in charge of the U.S. Secret Service bureau in New Haven, Connecticut.

News Brief: The founder of the Subway sandwich chain, who has millions already invested in the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation, say he would continue to back the tribe as it acquires new land and plans for construction of a casino.

News Brief: The Connecticut Alliance Against Casino Expansion say that their fight is far from over and plan to continue their battle again gambling expansion on a statewide and federal level.

News Brief: As more slot machines, video lottery terminals and perhaps even new Indian casinos come to states surrounding Connecticut, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun are taking every step to make sure that they preserve their lock on the market.

News Brief: A Connecticut senator is seeking to eliminate a grant program that helps Hartford-area workers commute to jobs at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun, arguing it violates a state labor law.

News Brief: With good road access and proximity to a large city, Danbury is seen as a good spot for a new casino.

News Brief: Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino officials reported record slot machine handles in January despite bitter cold weather.