Foxwoods Resort Casino Plan to Limit Smoking
MASHANTUCKET, Connecticut -- As reported by The Day: "Gov. M. Jodi Rell and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation have agreed on a plan to limit smoking and its effects at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Foxwoods Casino Resort and MGM Grand at Foxwoods, the parties said Thursday.
"Rell has signed the agreement, and Michael Thomas, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council, is expected to add his signature today, according to Lori Potter, a spokeswoman for the tribe.
"Word of the agreement comes as the General Assembly's Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee prepares to consider a bill calling for a total ban on smoking at the Foxwoods casinos and at Mohegan Sun by Oct. 1, 2011.
"The Mohegan Tribe, which owns Mohegan Sun, reached a smoking agreement with Rell in January..."
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| In 1986 the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation opened the original high-stakes bingo hall. Today Foxwoods comprises six casinos that collectively offer more than 7,000 slot machines and an incredible 400 tables for 17 different types of table games, including 100 for poker. There's a luxurious, high-tech Race Book, as well as the world's largest Bingo Hall. |