There is a lot going on in New England Casinos. Sometimes, there are just good stories happening, big or small. Here are a few "Tid-Bits" in a "Mish-Mash" of gaming news:
Foxwoods-MGM Resort Casino
Every Tuesday, there is a "Deal of the Week. This week, the deal is
Available at 9am on Tuesday March 26, 2013
"Buy One, Get One Pequot Museum"
Go to the Foxwoods website to get the deal emailed to you weekly.
Poll: Mainers believe casinos good for economy
According to the poll, 48 percent said that the Hollywood Casino in Bangor has been good for the city's economy, compared to 16 percent who said it wasn't. Thirty-six percent said they were undecided. For the Oxford Casino, which opened in 2012, 43 percent thought it was good for the local economy, while 15 percent did not. Forty-two percent were undecided.
The survey also found that 11.5 percent of Mainers visited Hollywood Casino at least once last year, compared to 8.4 percent who visited the Oxford Casino, which was only open for the last six months of the year.
The numbers also show that 75 percent of Hollywood Casino's visitors traveled more than an a hour to the facility. Seventy-eight percent of Oxford Casino's visitors traveled more than an hour to get there.
Bay State gamblers are flocking to slot machines in Rhode Island
Mass player like Rhody slots and enjoy the restaurants, shops and other non-gambling amenities at Connecticut casinos. A new gambling survey released yesterday by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s Center for Policy Analysis states that 66 percent of the visitors to Twin River in Lincoln, R.I., were from Massachusetts, compared with 27 percent from Rhode Island.
The survey also shows that gamblers are spending less, traveling fewer miles and want amenities other than gambling when they visit a casino, said Clyde Barrow, executive director for the UMass center.
“Convenience gamblers don’t care about bells and whistles, they want to play slot machines and they want to do it close to home,” Barrow said. But increasingly casino venues are attracting non-gamblers with amenities such as shopping, restaurants and entertainment.“The results show that now about 20 percent of the visitors to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun don’t gamble at all,” said Barrow, who has been overseeing the survey on gambling habits for six years.
Is Worcester the Place for the Slot-Only License in Mass?
Rush Street Gaming of Chicago has reportedly called its shot in Worcester, Mass. – a 14-acre property on Madison Street formerly owned by metal parts maker Wyman-Gordon.
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports Mass Gaming & Entertainment LLC, a subsidiary of Rush Street, has put forward a $200 million plan to build a slots-only casino and a downtown hotel. Rush Street is one of four applicants for a single, statewide license for a slots-only casino.
That's all for now.
Binbin
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