Foxwoods Resort Casino
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Image:FoxwoodsTowers1.jpg Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. Foxwoods is the largest resort casino in the world with 4.7 million square feet (440,000 m²) of space. The casino has over 350 gaming tables including blackjack, craps, roulette, and poker. There are over 7,400 slot machines there as well as a bingo room, keno, several restaurants, and 1,416 hotel rooms as well as a new two story arcade for children and teens. There is also the BB King Nightclub for entertainment. It is also a popular site for live boxing events.
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History
Foxwoods was founded in 1986 as a bingo hall by the Mashantucket Pequot Nation of Native Americans. In 1992 the Pequots added table games, followed shortly by slot machines 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 each year [1].
Summer 2008 Expansion
Construction that started in November 2005 to be completed in Summer 2008 will add:
- 2 million square feet
- 125 table games
- 1,500 slot machines
- 824 hotel rooms/suites
- 4,000 seat performing arts theater
- Four restaurants and four retail outlets
Source: Foxwoods
Gaming
Blackjack
Blackjack at Foxwoods is played with 6 or 8-deck shoes. Some tables shuffle manually and some tables use a continuous shuffling machine. The rules are similar to Las Vegas: The dealer hits until soft 17, late surrender, double down on any card, split to 4 hands. Some players may be discouraged by the table minimums: On weekends, the minimum bet at blackjack tables is likely $25.
Craps
Foxwoods is one of a growing number of casinos offering 3-4-5 times odds. On points of 6 or 8, players are allowed to make an odds bet equal to 5 times their pass/don't pass bet. Points of 5 or 9 allow a 4 times odds bet, and points of 4 or 10 allow a 3 times odds bet. A side effect of this rule is if the player takes the maximum odds (it's in your best interest) the odds payout is always 6 times the pass line bet.
Table minimums are usually $10 but can be as low as $5 during slower hours.
Roulette
Table minimums during the weekend are usually $10 or $25.
Slots & Video Poker
Slot machines at Foxwoods pay out roughly 91% of the money that gamblers bet. In the fiscal year ending June 2003, Foxwoods' slots handled over $9.5 billion. 25% of slot revenue is given to the State of Connecticut. There are over 7,400 machines in five casinos devoted to slots and video poker.
Poker room
Foxwoods spreads several poker games including Limit Texas hold 'em, No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha hold 'em (High/Low), and Seven-card stud. There are also weekly poker tournaments and World Poker Tour events. The poker room underwent an expansion in March of 2006, increasing the number of tables it boasts from 76 to 114, making it the largest poker room on the East Coast, and one of the largest in the world. It is the only legal poker room in New England, after rival Native American casino Mohegan Sun closed their poker room in 2003.