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Originally Posted by dpg
Foxwoods has been sold, I've been told a few years back.
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I live six miles from both Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun. I work at Mohegan Sun. Foxwoods has not been sold. They are in partnership with MGM Grand in the construction of their newest hotel and casino in Ledyard, CT.
Mohegan Sun recently purchased Pocono Downs Racetrack in Pennsylvania where they have about 1500 slot machines in operation with more to come very soon.
Mohegan Sun announced this past November their Project Horizon which will begin construction in the Summer of 2007 and be completed by 2010. That will include another 1200 room hotel and casino.
Mohegan Sun makes more money than Foxwoods even though we are the second largest casino in the world after Foxwoods. Mohegan Sun is better managed than Foxwoods, so they have a higher profit margin than foxwoods.
Also the general opinion of the local people here in Eastern Connecticut is that they prefer to go to Mohegan Sun over Foxwoods. Mohegan Sun is known to have better hospitality and be a more friendly environment than Foxwoods. I hear this all the time from our customers when I talk to them on the phone.
http://www.mohegansun.com/projecthorizon/
We have not had any increase in crime here in Eastern Connecticut due to the casinos being located in this area. New jersey might have had that problem, but our Indian casinos here in Connecticut do not have any ties with oranized crime.
Both Connecticut Casinos contribute 25% of their gross slot machine take to the coffers of the State of Connecticut, that our Democratic State Legislators deems necessary to squander.
Between Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun they employ in excess of 20,000 workers. Many of the jobs are low paying close to the minimum wage paying positions with great benefits. Both casinos employ large amounts of minority workers in order to fill all their job requirements. Our local newspaper, the
Norwich Bulletin stated the other day that Mohegan Sun employs more than 2000 Asian workers. Our local schools now have to have special English Teaching classes for their children. This has caused school budgets to increase along with taxes in the communities near the two Indian Casinos.
If it were not for Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, our local economy here in Southeastern Connecticut would be in shambles, since the companies associated with the defense industry had a major slowdown here in Connecticut.
Again, I hope that New Hampshire elects not to add casino gambling to it's entertainment venues. I want all you New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts residents to continue to visit Mohegan Sun.
Please remember to tip the Limousine Drivers generously.