Facts and statistics
Coordinates: 41°28′26″N 71°57′29″W
Address 39 Norwich-Westerly Rd., Ledyard, CT 06339
Opening date 1986
Theme Native American
No. of rooms 1416 (3 Hotels)
Total gaming space 340,000 sq ft (32,000 m2)
Signature attractions Spa, Casino, Hotel, and Restaurants
Casino type Land-Based
Owner Mashantucket Pequot Tribe
Previous names none
Years renovated 1992, 1997, 2007
Website Foxwoods.com
Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. It is the third largest casino in the world, behind the Venetian in Macau, China and the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, as measured by floor space for gaming, with 340,000 sq ft (32,000 m2).[2] The entire resort comprises 4,700,000 sq ft (437,000 m2) of space. The casino has over 380 gaming tables including blackjack, craps, roulette, and poker. There are over 7,400 slot machines, as well as a bingo room and keno parlor. There are several restaurants including a Hard Rock Cafe. Foxwoods has 1,416 hotel rooms and a two story arcade for children and teens.
History
Foxwoods was founded in 1986 as a bingo hall. The casino was financed by Lim Goh Tong a Chinese Malaysian who founded the only legal casino in Malaysia and passed away in Oct 2007.[1][2]
In 1992 the Pequots added table games, followed shortly by slot machines in 1993. G. Michael Brown became the chairman of the casino in 1993. The casino agreed to pay 25% of their slot revenue to the state of Connecticut, a sum that now amounts to almost $200 million per year as of 2007 [3]
Links
Notes
- ^ "Seneca Niagara Casino Is Cash Cow". The Buffalo News.
- ^ "Native American tribe to honour Goh Tong for his help". The Star.
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