Foxwoods is proud to host the
“Tails on the Trail” Dog Walk
in support of the Connecticut Humane Society. Saturday, June 15, 9AM - Noon
Two Trees Inn at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Suggested Donation: $20 to benefit the CT Humane Society. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. in the rear parking lot of the Two Trees Inn, located at 240 Indiantown Rd. in Ledyard, Conn.
The one-mile walk will take place on a marked section of the picturesque Woods Trail of the famed Pequot Trails. The wooded terrain features some inclines for a moderate level of difficulty.
Note*** The first 50 dogs to pre-register will get a chance to win their owners an overnight stay at the NEW pet-friendly Two Trees Inn. How's that for man's best friend!
Liquid Sundays May 26 - September 1, Noon to 6pm
Join us this summer every Sunday for the Northeast's ONLY outdoor Vegas style pool party!
Go to the Foxwoods to view upcoming events on Liquid Sundays and how to become a Liquid Sundays "VIP!"
And now, the Foxwoods / CT News
Google Glass causing a Stir - and not available yet!
Google Glass may be the latest in "wearable" computing-geek paraphernalia, but they've already been banned from Las Vegas casinos, are generating debate about bad driving in West Virginia, and could see similar problems in Connecticut. The casino angle to Google's latest high-tech innovation involves the tiny camera embedded in the wearer's computerized eyeglass frame. The idea that so many folks apparently think is so cool is that you can take a photo with a word or even with just a blink of your eye. Which is why they're likely to be banned from the gambling floors of Connecticut's Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort casinos.
Foxwoods spokeswoman Dale Wolbrink says her organization hasn't yet set a policy on the new wearable technology because they haven't yet seen any of the fancy-ass glasses. "We'll take a look at them when they become public and make a decision then," she explains.
But she noted that the ability of the Google gizmo to take pictures is going to be a major problem at Foxwoods. "We don't allow cameras on the casino floor," Wolbrink points out.
Konnecticut Keno?
Finally, I never thought I would be writing about keno in CT. Keno, as a pseudo-lottery run game found in many New England States and usually run by the state's lottery commission, is a numbers game that got it's start hundreds of years ago as a push-out numbers game that was run legally and illegally in Europe and brought to America. It seems that the declining casino revenue problem in CT, even causing panic in some school districts such as Milford, (a % of revenue goes to the state and used for education, and other state needs) has caused CT politicians to look to an additional saviour - KENO! The House speaker is quoted saying that legalization for State-run keno is 'likely', but, that still requires gaming tribes' say-so.
A Mohegan Tribe official issued that reminder Thursday in the wake of a report that the proposed state budget would authorize the Connecticut Lottery to introduce keno, a revenue-producing game of chance that's been the exclusive domain of the tribally owned casinos, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods.
"Our position hasn't changed," Chuck Bunnell, the Mohegans' chief of staff, said. "We, the two tribes, have the exclusive right to offer casino games - of which keno is one - in the State of Connecticut. ... Clearly, that exclusivity has value." The state considers itself having a friendly relationship from with the tribes. As recently as five years ago, this topic was brought up. The legal reality at the time was that introducing keno without the tribes permission would break the initial pact with the state, and thus, the state would lose the % going to state coffers. For keno to be introduced to CT state-wide, it seems it would have to be with the tribes permission or be in more financial dire straits by losing the casinos revenue.
That's all for now.
Binbin
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