Mohegan Sun News - Page 36

News Brief: Mohegan Sun increased its slot machine winnings by more than 5 percent last month, to $74.9 million, while the house win at Foxwoods Resort Casino dropped more than 6 percent, to $68.8 million.

The state has received more than $40 million from July slot winnings at Connecticut's two American Indian-run casinos.

News Brief: A regional travel index scheduled for release today will show a 2 percent increase in tourism in Eastern Connecticut for June, compared to the same time last year. The increase is primarily the result of the region's two casinos, Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun.

News Brief: The owners of Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun sent their monthly slot machine payments to the state last week, bringing the total contributions for the fiscal year to $417.8 million.

News Brief: Security is always an issue at the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino, but both have taken special precautions since the terrorist attacks in America nearly four years ago.

News Brief: Snow is not good for Connecticut casinos' bottom lines, and executives said bad weather in January, particularly the mid-month blizzard, was responsible for rare year-over-year drops in slot machine revenue.

Aristocrat Technologies' Millioni$er progressive video slots awarded $500,000 to a lucky player at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun.

News Brief: A Mohegan Sun employee who was cooperating with the FBI attended a party at the Uncasville home of co-worker LeLe Lam last November and secretly recorded a game of Pai Gow, according to a court document.

News Brief: Governor M. Jodi Rell's proposed budget contains good and bad news for the towns surrounding the state's two Indian casinos, representatives here and across the region said Wednesday.

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority reports that net revenues for the Mohegan Sun for the Q1 2005 increased by $12.3 million, or 4.0%, to $319.3 million from $307.0 million for Q1 2004.

News Brief: A $25 million Mohegan Sun ad campaign launched this week aims to convince consumers that there's a world of entertainment surrounding its two casinos.

News Brief: On an average night, Foxwoods Resort Casino attracts 50,000 visitors. But New Year's Eve is not an average night

News Brief: You can count on the Beauregards and tens of thousands of others to visit Eastern Connecticut's two Indian casinos.

News Brief: Catering to a predominantly Asian clientele on Thanksgiving Day, then hosting diverse crowds of gamblers over the long holiday weekend, is an annual tradition at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun.

ews Brief: Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino won more money from their slot machine customers last month than in any previous October, the result of continued growth at the two facilities and a calendar that included two more weekend days than 2003.

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority reports gaming revenues for Q4 of $296.9 million, a 4.2% increase over the corresponding period in the prior year. Net income was $9.3 million, a 69.8% decrease from Q4 2003.

Kerzner International Limited reported a net loss in Q3 of $11.2 million, compared to net income of $6.5 million in Q3 2003, resulting in diluted net loss per share of $0.32 compared to diluted net income per share of $0.22 in the same period last year.

News Brief: Foxwoods Resort Casino's slot machine revenues surpassed Mohegan Sun's in August for the first time in many months, according to figures released Wednesday by the two southeastern Connecticut casinos.

News Brief: Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods are not worried that the introduction of 61,000 slots into neighbouring states will adversely affect their business.

Mohegan Sun and Ticketmaster have signed a multi-year ticketing agreement for all Mohegan Sun events.