Gambling In Connecticut

There are three casinos that you can choose from if you want to do some gambling in Connecticut, and even though the choice is small you will be very impressed with the selection that is on offer. Back in the late 1980s the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe sued the state in order to gain permission to open their Foxwoods Casino, winning the case in the US Supreme Court and beginning construction right away. Though twenty two separate US lenders turned down their loan applications, a Malaysian conglomerate eventually backed them – and proving their doubters wrong, they managed to create not only the first casino in New England but, eventually, the second largest casino in the world.

Foxwoods is incredibly impressive these days, and you can access a huge range of games there. You can easily try blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, a big six money wheel, pai gow poker or tiles, sic bo, let it ride, war, Spanish 21, many forms of poker, bingo, keno, and pull tabs. You can also bet on horses, greyhounds, and jai-alai there, although there is no racetrack on the property. You can be sure that you will be able to find something that you enjoy so long as you come here, as there is such a range of variety on such a large scale that it is possible to find just about any entertainment forms here. There are an astonishing twenty eight restaurants in the casino, as well as a buffet, and other amenities include the following: a pool; three hotels; spa and beauty salon; golf; gift shops; a branch of the Hard Rock Cafe; and much more, including headline entertainment acts.

It was the Mohegan Tribe who were next to make a deal with the state, and they started building their Connecticut casino, Mohegun Sun, in 1994, with the official opening in 1996. You can try many of the same games here that you can at Foxwoods, including the off track betting, so there are plenty of opportunities for entertainment here. You will also find a four thousand seat theatre, spa, hair and nail salon, fast food court with six restaurants, and a shopping arcade full of retail stores and boutiques. You will also be right next to the Lake of Isles Golf Course.

The third casino in this region came about as a collaboration between Foxwoods and MGM, so although technically the MGM Grand at Foxwoods is a completely separate hotel and casino you will see the revenue figures combined with that of the original casino. This is the newest casino to be created in Connecticut, and because it is connected to Foxwoods it has allowed the tribes to continue with exclusive deals with the local government – something of a coup for a group that were initially denied the right to open a casino at all. Nowadays Connecticut is one of the premier locations in the world for gambling, so if you are in the state you absolutely must drop by one of these three big name resorts.