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March 16, 2021
Foxwoods® Resort Casino is reporting slot revenue of $22.5 million for the month of February 2021. This results in an $8 million direct payment to the State of Connecticut in accordance with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation s long-standing slot revenue contribution agreement. Since 1993, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has deposited over $4 billion of Foxwoods slot revenue directly into the state s budget fund.
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After celebrating the resort s 29th anniversary in February, the celebrations continued as Foxwoods reopened several guest favorite gaming and entertainment options in early March including the highly anticipated return of poker. The largest poker room on the east coast is now open seven days a week with several new safety measures in place, including marked social distancing, mandatory face masks, Plexiglass barriers, digital signage and ample hand sanitizing stations.
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Jason Guyot
Guyot has been interim CEO since April 2020 and has led Foxwoods through the financial crisis brought on by the COVID0-19 pandemic.
“Jason Guyot is the right leader with the right vision to drive Foxwoods through its next phase of evolution, and we are equally proud that Jason is our first Pequot CEO,” said Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. “What Jason has done over the past twelve months has been remarkable, taking the helm of Foxwoods at the onset of the pandemic, building safety guidelines from the ground up to ensure guests feel safe, and championing a new kind of culture for our team members.”
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Guyot as Foxwoods Resort Casino s new President and Chief Executive Officer. With nearly twenty years of resort management experience as a gaming and hospitality leader, Guyot assumed the role of Interim CEO in April, 2020 and was instrumental in effectively leading Foxwoods through one of its most challenging and difficult years. He assumes the role at a pivotal time as the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation sought to redefine its post-pandemic resort experiences and propel Foxwoods toward its 30
th Anniversary milestone next year, celebrating its position as the Northeast s destination for innovative gaming and award-winning entertainment.
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation said Tuesday it appointed its first tribal member as president and chief executive officer of Foxwoods Resort Casino.