--- In vpFREE_NewEngland@yahoogroups.com, "jack33ct" <jack33ct@c...>
wrote:
I don't track this stuff religiously but I read awhile ago that MS
was close
to overtaking Foxwoods as the top dog in CT casinos. As far as I
know this
may have happened months ago.
I'm not surprised. I live in CT and no one that I know goes to
Foxwoods.
Obviously some do but MS appears to be the casino of choice for
most locals.
Just last Sunday, Foxwoods had an insert in the Hartford Courant
with
coupons for various stuff at the casino. I was shocked that they
had to
offer 20% off stores and restaurants to get people to show up.
My guess is that MS has continued to capture a big piece of
Foxwoods'
business. People coming from western and central MA and NY,
especially NYC,
have no reason to travel the extra 15-20 minutes to go to Foxwoods.
My guess
is that this crowd has a higher per cap wager.
Just my thoughts. Am interested in other opinions.
From: mglty [mailto:mglty@y…]
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 4:47 PM
To: vpFREE_NewEngland@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vpFREE_NewEngland] Casinos' Slot Revenue
Just in case some folks missed this article which was in the
Connecticut Post today.
" Connecticut's two American Indian run casinos contributed more
than $33.4 million from December's slot machine winnings to the
state. Mohegan Sun gave $17.9 million on slot revenue of $71.9
million and Foxwoods paid $15.5 million of slot revenue on $62
million. Mohegan Sun had an average of 6,254 slot machines in
operation, while Foxwoods, had 7,451."
Anyone have an opinion on how Mohegan made $2.4 million more in
December on almost 1,200 fewer machines.
I live in CT a one hour drive away from MS. I used to go to
Foxwoods before MS was built, then when MS came along I used to go to
each one. Because MS is a bit closer (as stated before why drive the
extra 15-20 minutes) I started frequenting MS more. I enjoy going to
MS, I think they are more player oriented than Foxwoods. I have not
been to Foxwoods in over a year, and at this time have no desire to
visit them. Since I mainly play 1$ Pick 'Em now ,I certainly have no
reason to go to Foxwoods.
I'm still a bit upset at MS for reducing the number of the 1$
Pick 'Em machines in half. But at least they did not remove them
completely. I'm just wondering if bringing it to the attention of
people who make these decisions at a casino can have an adverse
effect. Just a thought...any opinions?
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