Home of the
Foxwoods® Resort
Casino, the world's largest single casino, the town is located next to North
Stonington, just off of US Route
95. The
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe owns and operates the casino. You can learn about
their history at the
Mashantucket
Pequot Museum and Research Center. It contains actual dioramas and exhibits of
early eastern woodland and Mashantucket Pequot life that tell so much more than
words can say. Read Alice Nash's (teacher of Native American
history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.) comments on
the Museum in Common-Place.
With its six new
casinos,
Foxwoods offers more than 7,000 slot and video poker machines, 350 table games, and
the world's largest bingo hall. The
three hotels
offer 1,400 luxurious rooms and deluxe suites. There are
over 30 restaurants.
Check out the
entertainment
schedule to see current attractions. There are also
nightclubs,
spas, and
shops available for your enjoyment. They also offer
discounts for Wampum Rewards cards holders at local area
businesses and attractions, including Ocean Beach in New London.
You can play golf
in a natural wooded
setting near the casino at
Foxwoods Golf and
Country Club at Boulder Hills or the new
Lake of Isles course which Golf
Digest and GOLF Magazine called "One of the Best New Upscale Public
Courses".
Golf clubs and supplies
Read Kim Isaac Eisler description of the
founding of Foxwoods: Revenge
of the Pequots: How a Small Native American Tribe Created the
World's Most Profitable Casino. "In this well-paced
legal and political saga, journalist Eisler (A Shark Tank; A Justice
for All) recounts the deft maneuvering by Connecticut's tiny Pequot
tribe in its fight to establish Foxwoods, now the most profitable
high-stakes casino in the world.: From Publisher's Weekly
Ray Olson of the American Library Association says:.
"Journalist Eisler tells the Pequot success story so briskly
that there isn't one dull page in the book."
Or, read Jeff Benedict's
version: Without
Reservation: The Making of America's Most Powerful Indian Tribe and
Foxwoods, the World's Largest Casino. According to
Amazon.com "The Mashantucket Pequot
tribe of Connecticut were nearly penniless just a couple of decades
ago. Today, they are the richest tribe in America and owners of the
world's largest gambling casino. "
Read more about the Pequot
Tribe.
Other Resorts and Casinos
The Mohegan Sun Casino is located 15
minutes from Foxwoods in Uncasville,
CT,
LONDON