Talk:Foxwoods Resort Casino

Opening comment

I think it would make sense to point poker fans who visit this page to http://poker.wikicities.com/wiki/Foxwoods , but I don't know what would be a legitimate (non-spammy) way to do so. Comments? - PhilipR 20:36, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

2008/2009

Maybe I'm making more work for myself, but am i the only one that thinks this page needs a major face lift? The MGM Grand at Foxwoods has been open for 8 months now, not to mention a lot of it's basic information has changed/been updated. At the very least, I would like to add a list of the various outlets currently in the facility... but I think it would also be a good idea to vastly expand the MGM Grand information (if not outright making a whole new entry referencing back to here). What's most notably missing right now are the 700+ employee layoff that occured October 2008; updated MGM Grand at Foxwoods information; updated gaming area/machine information. I am looking to find some reliable sources for these things so I can update them. Coderjcronin (talk) 03:47, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Slots $$ Consistency

In one place in the article, it states that Connecticut receives 25% of slots revenue, an amount that in 2007 was around $200m. In another place, it states that Foxwood slots handled $9.5B in 2003, and that Connecticut receives 25%. Since I can't imagine revenue went from $9.5B in 2003 to $800m in 2007, something is fishy here. Drhamad (talk) 02:21, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I think the correct figure here is 25% of the slot take (or income) which I think may also be classified as revenue although that's more of an accounting question. The $9.5B is probably the total amount that the slots "handled" or what was put through them. Given that most of that money is paid back in the form of winnings, the take is much smaller.zimmhead 15:28, 1 March 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zimm0who0net (talk • contribs)

Zimm0who0net is right, the compact between the state of Connecticut and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation stipulates that the state receives 25% of slot machine take, or profit, every month. This is different from the handle, which is the amount of money that goes through the machine. The handle includes money paid back to patrons (which can vary from 60% to 90%, depending on luck). I will add a section detailing the gaming compact between the tribe and state when I can find it. Coderjcronin (talk) 03:47, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Found it. Very legalese...[1] Coderjcronin (talk) 03:53, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Info Box

Does anyone else think that an Infobox Frame similar to the one on Mohegan Sun should also be added to the Foxwoods article? Misterrick 04:16, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

Largest Casino?

There are several Macau (Chinese) nationalists on Wikipedia who believe that the Sands Macau Casino is the largest in the world. The Sands Macau gaming floor measures approximately 229,000 feet, whereas the Foxwoods boasts 340,000 feet. They are making contradictory claims HERE and HERE. They are not backing down. Help me out guys. VietGrant 08:49, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

what do you mean by "Macau Chinese nationalist"? can I say you are an "American Kansas" nationalist with arrogant attitude? can I say that I have one gaming table inside the building where is larger than 1 million square feet, is the largest casino in the world? 70.52.64.82 02:06, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

By the numbers, Foxwoods is still the largest by floor space. However, Sands Macau does claim 740 table games compared to Foxwoods 380 (that's 95% more). Foxwoods also has 7,000 slot/video poker machines. Sands Macau claims 1,254 slot machines, so it is not a direct comparison. I'm still inclined to say Foxwoods is the largest casino in the world because it's measurement is in an SI unit, whereas Sands Macau is claiming the title on number of table games, which isn't a unit of measure... just a quantity. However, the Sands Corporation does claim the title in this press release. --Meadowbrook 05:09, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

slot machines are deliberately not expanded as Asians don't feel interested in it. Again, I don't care if the casino is larger than 1 billion square feet, if it has lesser tables, it doesn't mean anything. Standard casino only count tables, but not the numbers of bingo, slot machines, video poker. Why not put one table in the baseball stadium and claim it is the largest casino in the world? I am still inclined to say Sands Casino is the largest in the world. 70.52.64.82 05:47, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't deny that Sands Macau can claim largest title, but you have to put the qualifier on it that it is measured by number of table games. Similarly, Foxwoods needs the qualifier that its as measured by gaming space. --Meadowbrook 09:08, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

What do I mean by nationalist? Nationalist: devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others. That's what I mean. To me, it does not matter WHERE the casino in question is located. America, China, Brazil, I DON'T CARE. I care about Wikipedia having accurate information, whereas it has become abundantly clear that you are here to promote your agenda at any cost. I don't care about Foxwoods. I don't care about Sands. I care about truth. If you could find a third party to back up your claim, this debate would end immediately. But you can't, or you won't. NEITHER casino has the right to make the claim without an objective declaration from a third party. VietGrant 08:59, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

How is it possible to claim that Foxwoods or Macau as the largest. What about Mohegan Sun?

As of Sept 2009, on its website [2] Foxwoods claims to be the largest casino in North America. Mohegan Sun is undergoing an expansion [3] but I haven't seen a direct area comparison. For lack of a better source, I edited the intro text to mirror Foxwoods' claim. —Kymacpherson (talk) 21:56, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

New Year's Eve

Well, what happened? Did the employees walk out? Anything happen that's worth mentioning in the article? No nothing ever happened as it is a waste of space to mention it in yhis articleVietGrant 11:15, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Theme Song

I'd really like to know more about the Foxwoods Resort theme song. That's the one they used from 2001-2006 approximately. I think it's called, "The Wonder of it All". I really want to find that song and download it, but I have no idea if it's an original song that swingers like the Rat Pack would have sung, or if it was written specifically for the commercial. I think Wikipedia should have an article about it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Burkemancometh (talk • contribs) 00:16, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

"The Wonder of it All"

Take a chance, make it happen Pop the cork, finger snappin...

I still have that song stuck in my head for all those years —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.9.128.253 (talk) 04:49, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Most slot machines claim

I removed from the article the claim that Foxwoods had the most slot machines of any casino. Based on the numbers on their respective websites, Foxwoods claims 6300 machines, and Winstar World Casino claims 6700. I don't know if any others have more than Winstar, but it appears Foxwoods does not have the most. 68.97.28.139 (talk) 03:13, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

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Irretrievable (?) reference

§ History says

In an agreement negotiated with the state of Connecticut, to gain their approval of the casino, the tribe agreed to pay 25 percent of the slot revenue to the state, a sum that amounted to almost $200 million per year as of 2007. In the fiscal year ending June 2008, Foxwoods' 6,300 slots handled more than $9.1 billion.

That reference, http://www.dosr.state.ct.us/PDFFolder/Fosltweb.pdf, is 404, and the deadest URL I've ever tried to deal with. Asking the Wayback Machine for the first archived copy after the original access date starts a series of redirects (301,302,302) through various state pages, ending with

cite web
|title=Gaming Division 
|url=http://www.dosr.state.ct.us/PDFFolder/Fosltweb.pdf 
|website=State of Connecticut : Department of Consumer Protection 
|publisher=State of Connecticut 
|accessdate=11 July 2017
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310202606/http://www.ct.gov/dcp/cwp/view.asp?a=4107&q=480854 
|archivedate=2012-03-10 
|date=2012-01-06}}

The last archived copy before the original access date takes one redirect (301) to reach

cite web
|title=Division of Special Revenue 
|url=http://www.dosr.state.ct.us/PDFFolder/Fosltweb.pdf 
|website=CT.GOV
|publisher=State of Connecticut 
|accessdate=11 July 2017
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829183327/http://www.ct.gov/dosr/
|archivedate=2008-08-29
|date=2008}}

I have no idea how to deal with this. Help, please? (Pointing here from the Teahouse).

--Thnidu (talk) 19:53, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

http://www.ct.gov/dosr/lib/dosr/Fosltweb.pdf (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 21:17, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

Ledyard vs. Mashantucket

The casino's location— whether in Ledyard or in Mashantucket— has been the subject of ongoing edit warring. Since the casino's own site says Ledyard, that's what we should say.

• Ledyard
  Revision as of 15:25, 9 January 2018 by thnidu
• Mashantucket
  Revision as of 15:25, 9 January 2018 by 65.114.186.10
• (still working on this) --Thnidu (talk) 23:56, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

Polish summer workers

Someone from the area told me that the casino has (used to have?) a lot of Polish summer workers, is that true? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.114.143.113 (talk) 07:46, 7 May 2020 (UTC)