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The detrimental rise of youth online gambling

With the accessibility of digital platforms, an increasing number of youths are being drawn into online gambling. SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. - Story by Mia Santiago South Windsor High School This intriguing news story delves into the escalating concerns surrounding youth involvement in online gambling. With the accessibility of digital platforms, an…
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The detrimental rise of youth online gambling
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Online gaming sites boost Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The two biggest tribal-owned casinos in the United States, Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun, have launched websites with online versions of casino games. Officials from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe say they want to be prepared in case Internet gambling is legalized at the federal level or…
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Online gaming sites boost Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun
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Green Day plays Downtown Las Vegas club

Green Day played Sears on Thursday night. At least, in a historic sense. Fremont Country Club and its connected Backstage Bar & Grill at 601 Fremont Street was originally a Sears department store, opening in 1942. That store eventually pulled out to become the anchor of Meadows Mall in the late-1970s. The building served as the office that issued…
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Green Day plays Downtown Las Vegas club
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These 2 Mississippi Gulf Coast casino hotels among USA Today’s Top 10 for 2023

It's perhaps something of a surprise that USA Today readers who cast votes for the top 10 casino hotels in the U.S. selected as many from the Mississippi coast -- two -- as they did from Las Vegas. Nominees for the USA Today's "10Best" were submitted by a panel of experts in casinos, lifestyle and travel. From there, 10Best editors narrow the field…
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These 2 Mississippi Gulf Coast casino hotels among USA Today’s Top 10 for 2023
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Foxwoods opens new casino with 430 slot machines, Wahlburgers

LEDYARD, Conn. (WTNH) - Foxwoods Resort Casino celebrated the opening of its newest expansion on Tuesday, welcoming additions that have been in the works for years. The Pequot Woodlands Casino includes more than 430 slot machines, a 40-seat slot bar, 24 game tables, a new high limit slot room and a bar. There's also a Wahlburgers. "We hatched a…
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Foxwoods opens new casino with 430 slot machines, Wahlburgers
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Could teens be gambling despite restrictions?

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Story by Spencer Peterson, Hall High School When many people think about gambling they think of casinos, slot machines, and Las Vegas, But as we move further into the digital age, the way people gamble is changing. As online gambling continues to grow, we see that more people have access to gambling consistently throughout…
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Could teens be gambling despite restrictions?
Texarkana Gazette

Casinos and consulting? Pandemic spurs tribes to diversify

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. -- When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut for three months in 2020, its owners, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, had to reckon with decades of relying heavily on gambling as the tribe's main source of revenue. "The fact that the casino revenues went from millions to zero overnight just…
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Casinos and consulting? Pandemic spurs tribes to diversify
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Tribes diversify away from casinos following pandemic

Tribal leaders and business experts say the pandemic has been a sign that tribal governments with casinos can't depend solely on slot machines to support the future. MASHANTUCKET, Conn. - When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut for three months in 2020, its owners, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, had to…
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Casinos and Consulting? Pandemic Spurs Tribes to Diversify

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. - When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut for three months in 2020, its owners, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, had to reckon with decades of relying heavily on gambling as the tribe's main source of revenue. "The fact that the casino revenues went from millions to zero overnight just…
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Casinos and Consulting? Pandemic Spurs Tribes to Diversify
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Foxwoods to expand casino with new project

The largest resort casino in the Northeast is growing even larger with new additions set to be open in the summer of 2023. LEDYARD, Conn. - Foxwoods Resort Casino is expanding even bigger in southeastern Connecticut, with the announcement of a brand new $85 million casino project on the property. Foxwoods, which is owned and operated by the…
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New High Stakes Bingo Hall opens at Foxwoods Resort Casino in CT

LEDYARD, Conn. - Foxwoods Resort Casino celebrated the opening of the resort casino's new High Stakes Bingo Hall Wednesday morning. The new offering will provide higher-stakes bingo games and expanded prize pools for guests and bingo lovers. "We couldn't be more excited to open our new High Stakes Bingo Hall at Foxwoods. You're standing in a 2200…
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New High Stakes Bingo Hall opens at Foxwoods Resort Casino in CT
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Foxwoods Casino announces new casino development for 30th anniversary

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (WFSB) - Today, Foxwoods Resort Casino announced $85 million in property development including a new casino which is slated to open summer 2023. The latest addition to the property will feature a gaming space as well as a celebrity chef-owned restaurant, according to a casino representative. This development joins others…
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TransAct Selected to Provide Printing Solutions for the New Sky River Casino

HAMDEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 6, 2022-- TransAct® Technologies Incorporated (Nasdaq: TACT) ("TransAct" or "the Company"), a global leader in software-driven technology and printing solutions for high growth markets, today announced that it has been selected by Sky River Casino located in Elk Grove, California to provide TransAct's…
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Mohegan Sun Voted #1 "Best Casino Hotel" For Fifth Consecutive Year by USA TODAY's 10Best.com Readers' Choice Awards

Mohegan Sun also Finishes in the Top 5 for "Best Casino outside of Las Vegas" and "Best Player's Club" UNCASVILLE, Conn., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mohegan Sun has once again finished #1 in the "Best Casino Hotel" category as part of USA TODAY's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. This is the fifth year in a row that Mohegan Sun has won this award.…
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Best Casino Golf Courses: Top casino golf resorts for 2022

Welcome to Golfweek's Best 2022 Casino Courses in the United States. This list focuses on courses owned and/or operated by or in conjunction with casinos, with data pulled from Golfweek's massive database of course rankings. The hundreds of members of Golfweek's course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them based on our 10…
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Best Casino Golf Courses: Top casino golf resorts for 2022
Brooklyn Eagle

Mets’ casino gamble could crap out in parking lot

EDITORS' NOTE: The location of CitiField, home of the Nets, was solicited by Robert Moses, the architect famous for car-centric urban development and design around the New York metropolitan area and contiguous states. Since the last midcentury and post-war fruition of personal automobiles - quintessential to the suburban lifestyle - the Queens…
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Mets’ casino gamble could crap out in parking lot
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CT Lottery sales terminals currently down

ROCKY HILL, Conn. - The Connecticut Lottery gaming system is back up and running, according to officials. Lottery officials said in a tweet Wednesday afternoon that the problem had been resolved. "Players may now resume purchasing and cashing their tickets at their nearest retailer. We apologize for any inconvenience." Wednesday morning, they…
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Gambling can be an addiction as well

Within the last few years, younger and younger teens have been reported to have gambling addictions. CROMWELL, Conn. - Story by Kasey Schultz Gambling activates the brain's reward system in almost the same way drugs do. That's why it's so easy for teens to become addicted. Katie Kirch, a Clinical Supervisor for the Bettor Choice program at…
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Gambling can be an addiction as well
The Middletown Press

Casino fears drive clash over CT tribal recognition

If you're looking for the definitive Not In My Backyard (NIMBY) issue in Connecticut, consider the plight of tribes. The Schaghticoke Indian Tribe is the latest to seek federal recognition. Leaders in the Town of Kent are against it. If the effort gains traction, expect town leaders to get support from the likes of U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal,…
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Casino fears drive clash over CT tribal recognition
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$3.8 million won in Slot Jackpot at Mohegan Sun

It's been nearly 20 years since someone won a jackpot close to this amount. MONTVILLE, Conn. - A guest at Mohegan Sun won $3.4 million at one of the casino's most popular games, IGT's Wheel of Fortune on April 4, just after midnight. It's been nearly 20 years since someone won a jackpot close to this amount. The previous high mark was on Oct. 2003,…
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$3.8 million won in Slot Jackpot at Mohegan Sun
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Mass. Lottery marks 50 years of winners, losers and local aid

There were 4783000 tickets sold for the first drawing of The Game, but only seven had the winning numbers - 302424. And among those seven winners, only one could say they were the very first Massachusetts Lottery winner in history. Fifty years ago Wednesday, on the morning of Thursday, April 6, 1972, the Massachusetts Lottery held its first-ever…
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Mass. Lottery marks 50 years of winners, losers and local aid
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Growing number of Connecticut residents seek gambling addiction help

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) - The state's general fund has already benefited since the debut of online gaming and sports betting last October. The state collected nearly $2 million in the first month alone, but it comes with a price. A growing number of Connecticut residents are seeking help for gambling addiction. This includes the number of younger…
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Growing number of Connecticut residents seek gambling addiction help
The Denver Gazette

Connecticut’s launch of expanded gambling yields billions for gamblers, millions for state and casinos, but deeper debt for some

HARTFORD, Conn. - Bettors dropped more than $2 billion late last year as Connecticut launched its long-awaited legalized sports betting and online gambling, generating tens of millions of dollars for the state, the two tribal-owned casinos and Connecticut Lottery Corp. But for some gamblers who too easily take on debt with gambling now available on…
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Online gambling starts in Connecticut, with the first bets placed on NLCS

HARTFORD, Conn. - Online gambling in Connecticut began at 6 a.m. Tuesday, kicking off expanded wagering that was years in the making in negotiations between elected officials and the state's two Native American-owned casinos over details of sports betting and digital games. FanDuel, the partner of Mohegan Sun casino, and DraftKings, which is…
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Online gambling starts in Connecticut, with the first bets placed on NLCS
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Unrestricted online gambling set to begin Tuesday in Connecticut, ushering in broadest expansion in decades

HARTFORD, Conn. - Unrestricted online gambling in Connecticut begins Tuesday, inaugurating the broadest expansion of legalized wagering in the state since the two Native American casinos opened in the 1990s. The state Department of Consumer Protection authorized the launch of online sports wagering and iCasino to begin at 6 a.m. Tuesday following a…
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Unrestricted online gambling set to begin Tuesday in Connecticut, ushering in broadest expansion in decades
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Tyrone GAA star Conn Kilpatrick praised for opening up on gambling addiction

Tyrone GAA star Conn Kilpatrick has been widely praised after an open and honest interview about his gambling addiction. The Edendork midfielder played a key role as the Red Hands scooped the Sam Maguire trophy against Mayo in September. But, as he told Claire Byrne Live on Monday evening, things could've ended up an awful lot differently. Conn…
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Tyrone GAA star Conn Kilpatrick praised for opening up on gambling addiction
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Tyrone's Conn Kilpatrick Opens Up About Gambling Addiction

Tyrone All-Ireland winning footballer Conn Kilpatrick has opened up his gambling addiction and recovery from the affliction. The Edendork player - who is likely to win an All-Star this year - had a breakthrough season at midfield with Tyrone. Speaking on Claire Byrne Live, Kilpatrick revealed that he racked up £10000 - £15000 in gambling debts by…
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Tyrone's Conn Kilpatrick Opens Up About Gambling Addiction
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Tyrone All-Ireland winner opens up on gambling problem

Tyrone All-Ireland winning midfielder Conn Kilpatrick has opened up about the gambling addiction that twice saw him rack up debts of over £10000. Speaking on RTÉ Claire Byrne Live, the Red Hand midfielder revealed how an intervention from friends and family in February 2018 led to a temporary stop to his problem before he relapsed the following…
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Tyrone All-Ireland winner opens up on gambling problem
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Post-lockdown gamblers give casinos jackpot 2Q

Gamblers play a cash wheel game on June 28, 2021, at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Figures released Tuesday, Aug. 10 by the American Gaming Association show the nation's commercial casinos had their best second quarter in history, with $13.6 billion in revenue, and are on pace to have their best year ever in 2021 as gamblers return to…
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Post-lockdown gamblers give casinos jackpot 2Q