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April was a cruel month for casinos
Slot-machine revenues plummeted last month at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun, tumbling by 13.4 and 10.8 percent, respectively.  Connecticut Revenue5/15/2013
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Connecticut Casino Revenues Continue To Decline
(Connecticut) -- Connecticut's casinos reported Wednesday that their take from slot machines was down again in April compared with the same month a year ago, the 16th...
4/29/2013
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Springfield, Worcester casinos worst-case scenario for CT
(Connecticut) -- As Massachusetts picks and builds four gambling sites in the next three years, the worst-case scenario for Connecticut and its casinos is if proposals...
4/16/2013
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Casinos' slots revenue decline slows in March
(Connecticut) -- March was no lion, weather-wise, which helped Connecticut's casinos rebound from a severe February that clobbered their slot-machine revenues.
4/15/2013
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Casinos report modest declines in March slot revenues
(Connecticut) -- Bouncing back from the severe declines they reported a month ago, the casinos today reported modest decreases in their March slot-machine revenues...
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Connecticut Casinos Monthly Slot Revenues Continue Slide
(Connecticut) -- Connecticut's casinos reported Monday that their take from slot machines was down again in March compared with the same month in 2012 – the...
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Foxwoods March slots revenue down 5.7%
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino’s slot machine revenue fell again in March, dropping 5.7 percent to $49.6 million and continuing a trend that stretches...
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Foxwoods Slot Revenue Rebounds in March
(Connecticut) -- Slot revenue at Foxwoods(R) Resort Casino fell 5.7 percent in March to $49.6 million, the company reported today. The monthly figure marked an $11.1...
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Mohegan Sun March slots revenue down 1.9%
(Connecticut) -- Mohegan Sun's March slot machine revenue fell 1.9 percent from a year earlier. Revenue, or “win,” which is the amount the house keeps...
3/20/2013
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State Lowers Casino Revenue Expectations
(Connecticut) -- The state's budget office, in a monthly budget update issued Wednesday, lowered its expectations for casino slot revenues by $7.1 million, to $293...
3/19/2013
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State Budget Office Betting On Slot Revenues' Stabilizing Despite Recent Bad Run
(Connecticut) -- The governor's budget office is placing upbeat bets on slot revenues even as a study released this week describes dwindling traffic at Connecticut...
3/18/2013
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Luck seen running out at region's two casinos
(Connecticut) -- New Englanders are making fewer trips to Connecticut's casinos than they once did, with Massachusetts residents, in particular, forsaking Foxwoods...
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Mass. gamblers head to Rhode Island, spurn Connecticut
(Massachusetts) -- More than ever, Massachusetts gamblers are putting money into slot machines in Rhode Island, according to a new gambling survey released Monday by the...
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UMass Dartmouth study: Gamblers staying closer to home
(Massachusetts) -- Connecticut's resort casinos once again posted double-digit declines in slots revenues last year, but concerts and other attractions buoyed...
3/17/2013
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Connecticut Casino Slide: Bay Staters Not Coming
(Connecticut) -- More bad news about the golden goose that has provided more than $6 billlion in state revenue since the early 1990s.
3/16/2013
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Casinos blame blizzard for decline in February slot revenue
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino lost nearly one quarter of its February slot machine revenue as the Feb. 9 blizzard kept customers away on a crucial weekend....
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Casinos' slots revenues plummet to historic lows
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun reported Friday historic declines in the slot-machine revenues they collected in February, posting the lowest...
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Slot Revenues Fell At Record Rates In February
(Connecticut) -- The state's casinos had the largest decline ever for slot revenues in February, with both Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun posting steep...
2/16/2013
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Casinos' decline in slots revenue continues
(Connecticut) -- Slot-machine revenues at the casinos again plummeted by double-digit percentages last month, dropping to levels not seen in more than a decade.
2/15/2013
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Casinos' slots revenues take another double-digit dive
(Connecticut) -- Slot-machine revenues at the casinos declined sharply again last month, falling by 12.1 percent at Foxwoods Resort Casino and by 11.1 percent at Mohegan...
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Foxwoods And Mohegan Slot Revenues Down Double Digits
(Connecticut) -- Slot machine revenues at the state's two casinos fell double digits in January. Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket brought in $40.7 million...
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Revenue from slots drops as rival casinos gain
(Connecticut) -- Slot machine revenue at Eastern Connecticut’s two casinos fell again in January, continuing a trend that ran through all of last year, while rival...
1/15/2013
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Casinos’ slots ‘win’ down 12 percent in December
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun both reported today that their slot-machine revenues fell 12 percent last month compared to December 2011, their...
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CT casinos’ Dec. slot revenue falls 12%
(Connecticut) -- Connecticut's two casinos both saw their combined revenue from slot machines drop 12 percent in December, as increased competition and a stale...
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Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun December slot revenues down 12%
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun reported lower slot machine revenues again in December, finishing a year in which revenue fell every month...
1/2/2013
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Casinos still at mercy of economy in the new year
(Connecticut) -- Economic recovery at the state and national levels is all that stands between Connecticut's casinos and a prosperous 2013. Sound familiar?
12/15/2012
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Slot revenues: More of the same
(Connecticut) -- Slot-machine revenues were down significantly in November, the casinos reported Friday. Foxwoods Resort Casino, which includes MGM Grand at Foxwoods,...
12/14/2012
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Casinos' slot-revenue declines continued in November
(Connecticut) -- Slot-machine revenues at the region’s casinos fell significantly last month, though not by the huge levels recorded in Superstorm Sandy-ravaged...
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Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun Slot Revenue Down In November
(Connecticut) -- Slot machine revenue at Foxwoods Resort Casino totaled $42.9 million in November, flat from October's total but a 10.4 percent decline from November...
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November Slot Revenue at Foxwoods Declines
(Connecticut) -- Slot revenues for the month of November at Foxwoods Resort Casino® remained virtually unchanged from the previous month, but at $42.9 million the...
11/16/2012
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Drop in casino revenue costs Conn. $100M
(Connecticut) -- A financial slump at two tribal-run casinos is contributing to budget woes for Connecticut, which has seen its annual share of gambling revenue drop in...
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Hurricane Sandy blows slots revenues down steep slope
(Connecticut) -- Really bad weather is really bad news for casinos. October slot machine revenue reported Thursday by Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun — and...
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Superstorm Sandy Causes Slot Revenue to Plummet in October for Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun
(Connecticut) -- The Connecticut shoreline was not the only victim of Superstorm Sandy. Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun, the two biggest Indian casinos in the...
11/15/2012
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Casinos’ slot revenues tanked in October
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun today reported dismal slot-machine revenues for October, evidence of Storm Sandy’s devastating effect on...
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Foxwoods And Mohegan Sun Post Lower October Slot Revenues
(Connecticut) -- Slot revenues at Connecticut's two tribal casinos fell double digits in October. Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket took in $42.9 million from...
11/7/2012
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Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun face challenges from R.I. casinos
(Connecticut) -- The approval of table games for Rhode Island’s largest casino is being viewed as an opportunity and a challenge by executives at Foxwoods Resort...
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Votes for gambling seen as saturating market
(Connecticut) -- Election Day voting results in Rhode Island and Maryland authorized more gambling in the Northeast, "further saturating" the market, Moody...
11/5/2012
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On Election Day, Rhode Island will roll the dice on table games
(Rhode Island) -- For all the focus on Massachusetts' embrace of casinos, it's another neighboring state that poses a far more immediate threat to the Foxwoods...
11/2/2012
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Connecticut's casinos see uptick after storm
(Connecticut) -- Connecticut's two casinos have been doing a good business in the wake of Monday's storm, which shut down the 12 casinos in Atlantic City.
11/1/2012
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Connecticut's casinos see increase in business following Sandy
(Connecticut) -- Connecticut’s casinos may be getting a post-hurricane boost in business, perhaps the result of Atlantic City casino closures and widespread power...
10/23/2012
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As Table Games Hit Rhode Island Ballot, Connecticut Casinos Eye Their Bottom Lines
(Connecticut) -- In the next two weeks, Rhode Island voters will decide on a ballot measure that would bring table games to the state, an effort to solidify their...
10/22/2012
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Revenues down, budget gap up
(Connecticut) -- The Malloy administration's estimate of the state deficit more than doubled to $60.1 million in the last month. The governor's budget office...
10/16/2012
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Casinos' slots 'win' tumbles again in September
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun on Monday reported significant year-over-year declines in their September slot-machine revenues.
10/15/2012
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CT's Foxwoods, Mohegan post Sept. slot losses
(Connecticut) -- Connecticut's two casinos each lost more than $5 million on slots in September amid mounting out-of-state gambling competition.
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Negative slots trend continues at Foxwoods, Sun
(Connecticut) -- Slot machine revenue at Eastern Connecticut casinos fell for the ninth consecutive month in September as a weak job market, high gas prices and...
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Slot Revenues At Foxwoods And Mohegan Fall In September
(Connecticut) -- Slot revenues fell at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun last month, continuing a six-year slide for Connecticut's two large resort casinos.
9/29/2012
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Amid Casino Slump, A Few Signs of Life
(Connecticut) -- The economy continues to take a toll on Connecticut’s two tribal casinos. In 2011, for the fifth consecutive year, both venues endured a decline...
9/18/2012
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Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun slot revenues extend slide
(Connecticut) -- Connecticut’s casinos saw slot results slip again in August compared to 2011, but not as much as last month’s double-digit drops. Foxwoods...
9/17/2012
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BLOG: Foxwoods And Mohegan Sun: Coming Threats From New MA/NY Casinos
(Connecticut) -- US gambling casinos are in trouble. The two largest casinos in the world, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun (both in Connecticut), have real problems. With $2.3...
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Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun slot revenues dip again in August
(Connecticut) -- Connecticut’s casinos saw slot results slip again in August compared to 2011, but not as much as last month’s double-digit drops. Foxwoods...
9/15/2012
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Casinos' slots declines not so steep in August
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun reported Friday that they experienced relatively modest declines in slot-machine revenues in August, another...
9/14/2012
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Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun slot revenues fell again in August
(Connecticut) -- Slot machine revenues at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun fell in August, continuing a declining trend that’s lasted all of this year.
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Slot Revenues Continue To Slide At Tribal Casinos
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun both reported lower slots revenues in August on Thursday, continuing a trend of decline for Connecticut's...
8/16/2012
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Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun see decline in July slot revenue
(Connecticut) -- Connecticut’s two casinos, facing increased competition from New York slot machines at Aqueduct and Yonkers raceways, saw double-digit declines in...
8/15/2012
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Casinos' slots revenues plummet
(Connecticut) -- The casinos this morning reported double-digit declines in their July slot-machine revenues. Foxwoods said its slots "win" — the amount...
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CT casinos’ July slot take drops
(Connecticut) -- Connecticut's two Native American casinos on Wednesday posted double-digit percent reductions in their slot revenue from July, no longer aided by...
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More Gambling Options To Squeeze Connecticut's Casinos
(Connecticut) -- Connecticut had a sure thing when its casinos opened in the 90s with the nearest competition hours away, but with nearby states positioning themselves...
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Slots revenue down again at both Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun
(Connecticut) -- Eastern Connecticut’s two casinos reported another down month for year-over-year slot machine revenues on Wednesday, although the July numbers...
7/14/2012
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Casinos' slots-revenue slide less steep in June
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun reported Friday that they experienced a sixth straight month of year-over-year declines in slot-machine revenue...
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Foxwoods reports $1.5M decline in slot revenue for June
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino on Friday reported that its slot revenue fell $1.5 million, or 2.9 percent, for June 2012 as compared to June 2011.
6/27/2012
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Gaming revenue gains 'stalling,' Moody's says
(Connecticut) -- Sagging consumer confidence is to blame for a slowdown in U.S. gaming revenues, Moody's Investors Service reported Wednesday. The trend, outlined in...
6/18/2012
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Slot revenue down in May at Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun
(Connecticut) -- You wouldn’t know it from a bustling Saturday evening on the casino floors of eastern Connecticut, but lingering economic doldrums are still...
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Slot Revenues At Both CT Casinos Drop More Than 9 Percent
(Connecticut) -- Slot revenues at both Connecticut casinos fell last month, according to company reports. The slots at Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville brought in $55.4...
6/15/2012
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Casinos took another big hit last month
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun reported today that their slot-machine revenues were down significantly in May, falling by 9.8 and 9.1 percent, respectively,...
5/21/2012
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Connecticut’s Tribal Giants Lag As U.S. Casinos Report Recovery [sub req'd]
(Connecticut) -- Connecticut’s giant tribal casinos continue to see revenue sink, even as the rest of the U.S. gaming industry moves into recovery mode after a...
5/15/2012
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April was a cruel month for casinos
(Connecticut) -- Slot-machine revenues plummeted last month at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun, tumbling by 13.4 and 10.8 percent, respectively.
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Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun April slots down by double-digit percentages
(Connecticut) -- Slot machine revenues at Eastern Connecticut’s two casinos fell by double-digit percentages last month, another sign that the economy continues to...
4/18/2012
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Massachusetts Residents Spent $909 Million on Gaming in 2011
(Massachusetts) -- Massachusetts residents continued to be big spenders at New England gaming facilities last year, dropping nearly $909 million at resort casinos and...
4/17/2012
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Revenue from slots down again for casinos
(Connecticut) -- Eastern Connecticut’s two casinos posted their third straight month of declining slot machine revenue on Monday, a sign that the economy remains...
4/16/2012
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Casinos' March slot winnings drop
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and the Mohegan Sun both reported March slot winnings today that were significantly down from the figures posted for the same...
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Foxwoods March slots revenue down 4.5%
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino reported its March slot machine revenue fell 4.5 percent to $52.7 million. Its total intake for the month, or what the gambling...
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Mohegan Sun March slot revenue down 5.4%
(Connecticut) -- Mohegan Sun’s March slot machine revenue fell 5.4 percent, the Uncasville-based casino reported today. Its revenue, or what the industry calls...
4/12/2012
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Massachusetts gamblers' spending climbs 6 percent in 2011
(Connecticut) -- Massachusetts residents spent nearly $909 million at New England's gambling halls last year, including more than $624 million at Foxwoods Resort...
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Maine Gamblers Spend Big in Connecticut
(Maine) -- A new report on casino gambling in New England estimates that Mainers spent nearly $35 million at Connecticut's two casinos last year, while spending...
4/11/2012
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Bay Staters spend big at out-of-state casinos
(Connecticut) -- Even as the lingering recession cuts into casino revenues, Massachusetts residents are spending more and more of their hard-earned money at the region...
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Massachusetts spending at Conn. casinos rose 1.7% in 2011
(Connecticut) -- Spending by Massachusetts residents at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun rose 1.7 percent to $624.1 million in 2011 from the prior year, according...
3/18/2012
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Casinos weigh on host towns
(Connecticut) -- You would think that Ledyard, the small town in the Connecticut woods that hosts Foxwoods Resort & Casino, has benefited financially from the casino...
3/6/2012
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Report: Conn. casinos losing money to Maine
(Maine) -- A report on the Indian gaming industry has found that Connecticut casinos are losing revenue to other New England facilities, including Hollywood Casino in...
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Report: Conn. casinos threatened by competition
(Connecticut) -- A report on Indian-run casinos in the United States says revenue at Connecticut's two casinos fell by 4 percent in 2010, the third straight year of...
3/5/2012
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Conn. casinos see increased competition from Maine, elsewhere
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun generated $2.1 billion in revenues in the 2010 calendar year, a decline of about 4 percent over the $2.2 billion...
2/15/2012
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Casinos’ slot revenue declines
(Connecticut) -- Slot machine revenue at Eastern Connecticut casinos fell for the first month of 2012 after a December when Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun posted...
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Casinos’ slots revenues down in January
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun reported year-over-year declines in January slot revenues today, a month after both reported sizable gains.
1/16/2012
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Foxwoods December slot revenue jumps 11.4 percent
(Connecticut) -- Slot revenue at Foxwoods Resort Casino(R) in December 2011 rose to $50.2 million, up 11.4 percent from the $45.1 million reported for the same month in...
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Foxwoods December slot revenue surged 11.4%
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino’s December slot machine revenue surged 11.4 percent, marking the best month of the year for Eastern Connecticut’s...
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Foxwoods reports 11.4 percent increase in slot machine winnings in December
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino is reporting that slot machine winnings increased 11.4 percent in December compared with the same month in 2010, ending a revenue...
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Foxwoods slot surge boosts confidence
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino on Monday posted its first double-digit percentage increase in monthly slot machine revenue since April 2006, a sign that Eastern...
12/29/2011
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Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun Slots Tumble in November
(Connecticut) -- According to the Hartford Business Journal, Mohegan Sun slots revenue fell 4 percent, to its lowest amount in a decade, while the power was out in much...
12/26/2011
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Two tribal casinos see slot revenue slump for 2nd month
(Connecticut) -- For the second consecutive month, slots revenue at the two tribal casinos in Connecticut, have declined from the previous year.
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Mass. gambling threatens Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun
(Connecticut) -- Kyle Dacey is a regular at Foxwoods Resort Casino, driving the 100 miles from Brookline as often as five times a month. And he knows exactly what he...
12/16/2011
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Mohegan Sun Slots Tumble in November
(Connecticut) -- Here's something else to be blamed on CL&P: weak slot revenue at Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods. According to the Hartford Business Journal, Mohegan...
12/15/2011
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Casinos' November slots revenues down slightly
(Connecticut) -- Slot-machine revenues declined last month at the region’s tribally owned casinos, falling 1 percent at Mohegan Sun and 3.3 percent at Foxwoods,...
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Connecticut's 2 Indian-run casinos report fall in Nov. slots revenue
(Connecticut) -- For the second consecutive month, Connecticut's two Indian-run casinos reported reduced revenue in November.
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Foxwoods November slot revenue down
(Connecticut) -- Slot machine revenue at Foxwoods Resort Casino fell again last month amid an ongoing slack economy. “Win,” or the amount the house keeps...
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Foxwoods Reports November Slot Revenue
(Connecticut) -- Slot revenue at Foxwoods Resort Casino(R) in November 2011 was $47.9 million compared to $49.5 million for the same month last year. Handle for the...
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Mohegan Sun November slot revenue down
(Connecticut) -- Mohegan Sun’s slot machine revenue fell again last month amid an ongoing slack economy. “Win,” or the amount the casino keeps after...
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Slot revenue shows moderate decline
(Connecticut) -- Both casinos Thursday reported modest year-over-year declines in their November slot-machine revenues. Mohegan Sun said it "won" nearly $55...
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