Connecticut Casinos

Connecticut’s casino landscape is two properties — and both of them are enormous. Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket and Mohegan Sun in Uncasville are tribally operated under IGRA gaming compacts and have been expanding since the 1990s into full hotel-convention-entertainment complexes with multiple gaming floors, dozens of dining outlets, and major concert and event venues. Unlike Nevada’s diverse casino market, Connecticut has just two major destinations.

There are no commercial casinos in Connecticut. Every casino gaming operation in the state is tribal. Revenue-sharing agreements built into the original compacts have historically made the two tribes’ slot machine revenues a significant contributor to the state budget.

In 2021 Connecticut added legal sports betting and online casino gambling — two steps that put it ahead of most states in the breadth of legal gaming channels available to residents and visitors.

Two Destination Resorts, Ten Miles Apart

Connecticut's two tribal casino resorts

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Foxwoods Resort Casino

Nashantucket

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Mohegan Sun

Uncasville

24/7 · Poker Room

Mohegan Sun in Uncasville is the other major destination, operated by the Mohegan Tribe and located about 10 miles from Foxwoods. Mohegan Sun’s gaming complex covers three interconnected casinos — Casino of the Earth, Casino of the Sky, and Casino of the Wind — with a full range of table games, slots, and video poker across them. The poker room runs cash games and a regular tournament schedule. Hotel rooms across multiple towers, Mohegan Sun Arena (a major concert venue with capacity for 10,000 or more), and dozens of restaurants make it a self-contained destination on par with Foxwoods.

The proximity of both resorts makes Connecticut one of the few places where a single trip can reasonably include both major properties. Mashantucket and Uncasville are each about 50 miles from Hartford, about 45 miles from Providence, and roughly 130 miles from New York City. Both properties draw heavily from the greater New York and greater Boston areas.

Games at Connecticut Tribal Casinos

Both Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun offer the full Class III game selection: slot machines, video poker, live blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, and a range of table game variations. Poker rooms at both properties run no-limit hold’em, limit hold’em, Omaha, and tournament events. Sports betting is available at retail windows at both properties and via mobile apps from licensed operators statewide. Online casino games and poker are available through licensed digital products operated in partnership with each tribe.

Connecticut Gambling Law and Regulation

Connecticut’s tribal gaming framework rests on compacts between the state and the two federally recognized tribes. The 2021 legislation (Public Act 21-23) added legal sports betting, online casino gambling, and a sports betting product through the Connecticut Lottery, with revenue-sharing provisions tied to the updated tribal compacts. Connecticut is one of only a handful of states with legal online casino gambling as of 2026.

Quick Visitor Reference

• From New York City: Both resorts are about 130 miles northeast — roughly 2 to 2.5 hours depending on traffic
• From Boston: About 100 miles southwest — 1.5 to 2 hours
• From Hartford: About 50 miles southeast — under 1 hour
• From Providence: About 45 miles west — under 1 hour
• Poker: Both properties have active poker rooms with daily tournaments and cash games
• Sports betting: Legal — retail at both casinos; mobile statewide via licensed apps
• Online casino gambling: Legal via licensed Connecticut apps (DraftKings/Foxwoods; FanDuel/Mohegan Sun)
• Minimum age: 21 at both casinos