With 1,600 forested acres providing nearly limitless expansion opportunities, tribal leaders can pick and choose how they want Foxwoods to grow. Opened in 1986, Foxwoods was the first of about 400 tribal casinos opened by about 200 tribes in what is now a $30 billion industry, Jalbert said. 24, and Encore Boston Harbor, being built by Wynn Resorts Ltd.įoxwoods attracts about 12 million customers annually, and Jalbert said the hotel operates at about a 94.5 percent occupancy rate.įoxwoods’ size is a result of the property’s history and location.

“But in the last few years, we’ve really made a conscious effort to expand to become a fully integrated resort casino, a destination casino, and a lot of that has been evidenced by the high-end-brand restaurants and other attractions.”įoxwoods and the nearby Mohegan Sun tribal casino are the two biggest competitors to MGM Springfield, which opened its doors in Massashusetts on Aug. “We’re still a gaming-centric property, that’s the bread-and-butter core business,” said Adam Jalbert, Foxwoods’ public relations manager. Massive, as in the 340,000-square-foot casino footprint is the largest in North America, about 100,000 square feet more than Las Vegas’ largest gaming floor at The Venetian and the Palazzo.Īnd, more recently, massive in terms of a host of new attractions drawing a broader variety of customers. Massive, as in large enough that joggers will come into the climate-controlled environs to run laps through and around the seven casinos 85-unit, high-end-brand Tanger shopping mall and 4,000- and 1,400-seat performance theaters. There is no getting around the most striking characteristic of the Foxwoods Resort and Casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation in southeastern Connecticut. Fox Tower at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

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