Foxwoods Resort Casino reported slot revenues of $29.7 million in March, its highest monthly take since July 2020.
Slot machine earnings were up 32% from February and up 21% from January, suggesting a sizeable increase in visitors likely emboldened by the rollout of vaccines against COVID-19.
Foxwoods in March resumed live entertainment with the reopening of its Grand Theater.
Also last month, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which operates Foxwoods, and the Mohegan Tribal Nation signed an agreement with Gov. Ned Lamont on sports betting and online gambling in Connecticut. The three-way pact is considered an important step toward ultimately legalizing expanded gaming options in the state.
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Casino slot-machine revenues bounced back last month, reaching their highest levels since the summer.
Mohegan Sun reported Thursday it “won,” or kept, $43.4 million in slots revenue after paying out prizes in March, about a third more than the $32.7 million it kept in February.
Foxwoods Resort Casino kept $29.7 million in March, about a third more than the $22.5 million it kept in February.
The casinos were closed for much of the previous March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, making year-over-year comparisons meaningless.
Mohegan Sun contributed 25% of its March slots wins about $10.9 million to the state.
Foxwoods contributed 25% of its win $7,422,306 and made an additional contribution of $577,694 for a total contribution of $8 million. That enabled the Mashantucket Pequot-owned casino to meet the “minimum contribution” threshold spelled out in the tribe s revenue-sharing agreement with the state.
Las Vegas-based Sugar Factory American Brasserie, known for couture lollipops, celebrity sightings and $43 tropical cocktails, intends to take over the closed Brio Tuscan Grille site in The Markets at Town Center.
The company said April 14 it will open at the 4910 Big Island Drive restaurant. The projected opening is in January.
It said it has the capacity for 312 seats, comprising 175 inside, 22 at the bar and 115 on the patio, in the property’s total 10,800 square feet of space.
Special features include an Instagram feature cafe in the front; indoor-outdoor dining and a bar with operable doors to a large outdoor patio with a trellis and lighting; and a large video wall. There will a flower and candy wall.
Hartford-area clinics halted vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine early Tuesday after a warning from the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the medication was linked to blood clots in six U.S. patients.
The state Department of Public Health (DPH) announced early Tuesday that it was recommending that all Connecticut providers pause administering the J&J COVID-19 vaccine while the FDA and CDC complete their review.
About 100,000 Connecticut residents have received the J&J vaccine with no reported serious adverse events, according to the DPH. Nationwide, 6.8 million people have received the J&J vaccine, with six women aged between 18 and 48 developing a rare and severe type of blood clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis within two weeks of receiving a J&J shot.
Published April 12. 2021 3:26PM | Updated April 12. 2021 5:29PM
Mashantucket Foxwoods Resort Casino has announced Mystic Market Kitchen & Eatery wlll open in the casino by late summer.
Operated by the Coastal Gourmet Group, which owns four Mystic Markets in Connecticut, the Foxwoods location will offer sandwiches, soups, salads, desserts, coffee and gourmet meals, all made in house with locally sourced ingredients. Dishes will include Spicy Lo Mein Noodles, Kale, Mango and Quinoa Salad, Grilled Salmon Ratatouille, Chicken Cordon Bleu and Smoked Brisket.
The 6,400-square-foot restaurant will be located on the casino’s Great Cedar Hotel concourse.
“If you’ve traveled to or are familiar with north coastal Connecticut, there is a good chance you have been to or heard of Mystic Market Kitchen & Eatery,” Jason Guyot, Foxwoods’ president and chief executive officer, said in a news release. “We’re always looking to deliver new and locally authentic experiences for our g