Connecticut Casinos and Connecticut Gambling

Mohegan Sun reports results

News Brief: The Mohegan Sun Gaming Authority experienced a double-digit drop in earnings during the first three months of 2008. read more

Connecticut House drops smoking ban extension

News Brief: The Connecticut House of Representatives will not take up a proposal that could have extended the state smoking ban to the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos, the chamber's leader said Tuesday. read more

Connecticut senate stalls on smoking bill

News Brief: The Connecticut Senate had taken no action by Thursday evening on a bill extending the ban on indoor smoking to Connecticut's two tribal casinos. read more

Foxwoods engineers reject union

News Brief: A huge majority of Foxwoods Resort workers from the engineering department voted against union representation by the International Union of Operating Engineers. read more

Union plans to picket MGM Grand at Foxwoods

News Brief: A coalition of labor groups will picket the May 17 grand opening of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, speakers said at a rally Monday, as tensions between the tribal casino and the unions come to a head. read more

Mashantucket Pequots raise sovereignty issue

News Brief: Attorneys representing the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation once again argued that federal labor laws should not apply to the tribe because of tribal sovereignty. read more

Connecticut casinos see decline in slots revenue

News Brief: Slot revenues continued to decline at both Connecticut's casinos during the month of March, but while the losses at Foxwoods Resort Casino continued to grow, Mohegan Sun experienced its smallest decline in recent months. read more

Two unions target Foxwoods technicians

News Brief: The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the UAW have each filed petitions with the labor board seeking to unionize Foxwoods Resort Casino's slot technicians, electronic bench technicians, field service technicians and senior field service technicians. read more

Connecticut smoking ban debate heats up

News Brief: Efforts to ban smoking in the state’s two Indian-owned casinos is turning into a test of wills between legislators, the tribes that own the casinos and Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who wants to negotiate with the owners herself. read more

Connecticut governor begins smoking ban talks

News Brief: Governor M. Jodi Rell has begun preliminary discussions with the owners of the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos over banning smoking at the casinos. read more