The Grand Ballroom, which has been used for special events and meeting space, became expendable when Foxwoods adopted a plan to convert its original bingo hall into the 75,000-square-foot Rainmaker Expo Center, which is scheduled to open in mid-November. Guyot said the new gaming space, which will replace the Grand Ballroom, will have around 500 slots, including 175 high-limit machines, and 24 table games, including the usual mix of blackjack, roulette, craps and the like, as well as a 40-seat bar.įoxwoods, now operating about 3,000 slots, will reduce the number of machines in some of its existing casinos, leaving it with a total of between 3,000 and 3,300 machines once the new gaming space opens, a number that reflects demand, Guyot said.īy comparison, Mohegan Sun has been operating about 3,700 machines in recent months.

The new, as-yet-unnamed gaming space, or 'casino,' as such spaces are known, will join Foxwoods' five existing casinos: Cedar, Grand Pequot, Rainmaker, Stargazer and The Fox Tower. On Wednesday, Foxwoods announced it will undertake $85 million in improvements this fall, including adding a 50,000-square-foot gaming area and a 250-seat restaurant branded with the name of a celebrity chef whose identity has yet to be revealed. There's no better place to put it (a new gaming space) than Grand Pequot, the busiest section of the property ― the heartbeat of the property.' 'We're spread out so far, from the Rainmaker Casino on one side to The Fox Tower on the other side, it's difficult for guests to manage.

'The thought is to create a vibrant hub of activity in the heart of the property,' Jason Guyot, president and chief executive officer, said in a phone interview. 2-MASHANTUCKET - Foxwoods Resort Casino's plan to add a sixth gaming space is as much about rearranging the layout at North America's biggest casino as it is expanding, Foxwoods' top executive said Thursday.

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