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Foxwoods was New England’s first casino and it is now the second largest casino in the world. In May, 2008 a new casino was added at Foxwoods.in partnership with Las Vegas-based MGM/MIRAGE Corporation. Although MGM Grand at Foxwoods is a separate hotel and casino, its gaming machine revenue firgures are incorporated with those of Foxwoods. The minimum gambling age at both properties is 18 for bingo and 21 for the casino. Both casinos are open 24 hours. For information on visiting Connecticut call the state’s Vacation Center at (800) 282-6863 or visit their website at http://www.ctbound.org/
The games offered at Foxwoods are: blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, mini-baccarat, big six (money wheel), pai gow poker, pai gow tiles, Caribbean stud poker, Texas Hold’ Em bonus poker, Let it Ride, casino war, Spanish 21, Three-Card poker, Crazy 4 poker and poker; in addition to bingo, keno and pull tabs. There is also a Race Book offering off-track betting on horses, greyhounds and jai-alai. The following information is from Connecticut's Division of Special Revenue regarding Foxwoods' slot payback percentages:
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each denomination of slot machine from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. Foxwoods' total win on its slot machines during that year was slightly more than $760 million and of that amount 25%, or slightly more than $190 million, was paid to the state.
The games offered at Mohegan Sun are: blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, mini-baccarat, pai gow, wheel of fortune, bingo, pai gow poker, Caribbean stud poker, let it ride, Spanish 21, casino war, sic bo and keno. There is also a Race Book offering off-track betting on horses, greyhounds and jai-alai. Here's information from Connecticut's Division of Special Revenue regarding Mohegan Sun's slot payback percentages:
These figures reflect the total percentages returned by each denomination of slot machine from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. The total win on all of the Mohegan Sun slot machines during that period was slightly more than $885 million and of that amount 25%, or slightly more than $221 million, was paid to the state. Shown below are the three Connecticut casinos. Click on a name to see a page of detailed information about that particular casino. |
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