{"id":122400,"date":"2019-12-16T14:39:51","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T22:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=122400"},"modified":"2019-12-16T15:26:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T23:26:59","slug":"foxwoods-casino-slot-revenue-posts-second-consecutive-monthly-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/foxwoods-casino-slot-revenue-posts-second-consecutive-monthly-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun Slot Revenue Increases for Second Consecutive Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun both reported their second consecutive month of gross gaming revenue (GGR) growth stemming from their slot machines, a positive sign for the tribal venues.<\/p>\n

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Foxwoods casino in Connecticut enjoyed a thankful Thanksgiving month, as slot win again increased. (Image: Foxwoods Resort Casino)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Foxwoods slot machine win totaled $36.6 million in November, a 3.8 percent gain on the same month in 2018. That’s a difference of $1.3 million. November was a lucky month for the house, as handle \u2013 the total amount wagered on the gaming devices \u2013 was actually down 0.5 percent year-over-year to $452.3 million. The slots simply won at a higher rate for the casino.<\/p>\n

Mohegan Sun, the other tribal casino in Connecticut, reported slot GGR of $45.8 million, a 3.6 percent bonus. Handle was also down there at $543.8 million from $555.2 million in November 2018.<\/p>\n

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November’s positive slot machine GGR reports mark back-to-back monthly increases. It comes after the casinos endured 15 consecutive months<\/a> of revenue declines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Both Native American gaming venues share 25 percent of their slot win with the state. They don’t share table game win, nor are they required to report GGR from those operations.<\/p>\n

Market Settles<\/b><\/h2>\n

November presented a rather attractive comparable for Connecticut’s two tribal casinos. A year ago, there was still plenty of hype from MGM Springfield opening August 24 in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

Gamblers in the Nutmeg State traveled north to the $960 million integrated resort to see the casino live. But the excitement was apparently short-lived.<\/p>\n

MGM Springfield projected its first-year GGR would total $418 million. Instead, the casino won $273.8 million \u2013 more than $144 million short of expectations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The reviews for MGM Springfield have been relatively good: 3.9\/5 based on 7,500 Google ratings. However, it appears Connecticut’s two tribal casinos have enticed back some of their patrons who have tested out the Springfield integrated resort.<\/p>\n

Gaming Expansion<\/b><\/h2>\n

Connecticut relies heavily on its slot tax revenue allocation. The state collected $433.6 million in the 2006 fiscal year, but that figured plummeted to $263.6 million in fiscal year 2018.<\/p>\n

The state is looking to end what will be a 13-year slide after FY2019 is in the bag. MGM Springfield, of course, doesn’t make that mission any easier, which is why the state is trying to allow its two tribal entities to jointly build a satellite casino in East Windsor \u2013 just 13 miles south of MGM Springfield.<\/p>\n

A legal juggernaut has stalled the satellite progress. Last month, the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes claimed in federal court they have the legal right to intervene<\/a> in MGM Resorts’s lawsuit against the US Department of the Interior (DOI).<\/p>\n

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MGM has argued the DOI erred in approving Connecticut’s amended gaming compacts that guarantee the tribes will continue sharing 25 percent of their slot win at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, as well as at the East Windsor casino. The satellite plan calls for 2,000 slot machines and 120 table games.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Native American groups say the MGM vs. DOI litigation impacts them directly, which is why they should be able to interject. Their ultimate goal is to have the lawsuit dismissed. The Interior Department is also seeking dismissal.<\/p>\n

MGM contends the DOI approved compacts that “have the stated purpose of facilitating off-reservation, commercial gaming operated by a joint venture wholly owned by Indian tribes” \u2013 something MGM calls “unprecedented and unlawful” under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun both reported their second consecutive month of gross gaming revenue (GGR) growth stemming from their slot machines, a positive sign for the tribal venues. Foxwoods slot machine win totaled $36.6 million in November, a 3.8 percent gain on the same month in 2018. That’s a difference of $1.3 million. 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