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Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino
in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Foxwoods is currently
the largest resort casino in the world, with 4.7 million
square feet (440,000 m²) of space and Foxwoods
is set to undergo another expansion beginning in the
summer of 2005. The casino has over 350 gaming tables
including blackjack, craps, roulette, and poker. There
are almost 6500 slot machines there as well as a bingo
room, keno, several restaurants, and 1416 hotel rooms
as well as a new two story arcade for children and teens.
There is also the BB King Nightclub for entertainment.
History
Foxwoods was founded in 1986 as a
bingo hall by the Mashantucket Pequot Nation of Native
Americans. In 1992 the Pequots added table games, followed
shortly by slot machines in 1993. The casino agreed
to pay 25% of their slot revenue to the state of Connecticut,
a sum that now amounts to almost $200 million each year
.
Gaming
Blackjack
Blackjack at Foxwoods is played with
6 or 8-deck shoes. Some tables shuffle manually and
some tables use a continuous shuffling machine. The
rules are similar to Las Vegas: The dealer hits until
soft 17, late surrender, double down on any card, split
to 4 hands [3] (http://www.customstrategycards.com/rules_misc.htm).
Some players may be discouraged by the table minimums:
On weekends, the minimum bet at blackjack tables is
likely $25.
Craps
Foxwoods is one of a growing number
of casinos offering 3-4-5 times odds. On points of 6
or 8, players are allowed to make an odds bet equal
to 5 times their pass/don't pass bet. Points of 5 or
9 allow a 4 times odds bet, and points of 4 or 10 allow
a 3 times odds bet. A side effect of this rule is if
the player takes the maximum odds (it's in your best
interest) the odds payout is always 6 times the pass
line bet.
Table minimums are usually $5 to $10.
Roulette
Slots
Slot machines at Foxwoods payout roughly
91% of the money that is bet. In the fiscal year ending
June 2003, Foxwoods' slots handled over $9.5 billion.
Poker room
Foxwoods deals several poker games
including Limit Texas hold 'em, No-Limit Texas Hold
'Em, Omaha hold 'em (High and High/Low), and Seven-card
stud. There are also weekly poker tournaments and World
Poker Tour events. The poker room currently has 56 tables.
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