Foxwoods Resort Casino · Nashantucket

About Foxwoods Resort Casino

Foxwoods Resort Casino is a tribal gaming resort on Route 2 in Mashantucket, Connecticut, owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. The property traces its origins to the Mashantucket Pequot Bingo Hall, which opened in 1986 before expanding to full casino gaming in 1992 following the tribal-state compact with Connecticut under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988. Foxwoods now runs 4,800 gaming machines, 380 table games, and a 147-table poker room on a 24/7 schedule, with a hotel, bar, restaurant, self-parking, and valet on site. The minimum gambling age is 21. Gaming is regulated by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Gaming Division. Phone: 800-FOXWOODS (800-369-9663); website: foxwoods.com.

Mashantucket is in Ledyard Township, New London County, in the forested interior of southeastern Connecticut, approximately 12 miles west of New London and 130 miles northeast of New York City via I-95 and CT-2 west. The Mashantucket Pequot Reservation occupies land in the Mashantucket area that the Pequot people have continuously occupied since the 17th century. The Route 2 address is accessible from I-95 via multiple exits and from I-395 via CT-2.

For the first decade after its 1992 expansion, Foxwoods was the highest-grossing casino in the world and became one of the defining examples of tribal gaming’s economic impact on a Native American community. At its peak in the mid-1990s, Foxwoods generated over $1 billion annually in gaming revenues for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, funding a full range of tribal services, infrastructure, and cultural programs. Foxwoods and its Connecticut neighbor Mohegan Sun (Mohegan Tribe, 12 miles east) together form the largest and most competitive destination gaming market in the northeastern United States.

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Gaming Floor

Foxwoods Resort Casino’s gaming floor holds 4,800 slot machines and 380 table game positions. The table spread includes 3 Card Poker, Baccarat, Bingo, Blackjack, Craps, Pai Gow Poker, Pai Gow Tiles, Racebook, Roulette, and Video Poker.

Pai Gow Tiles uses the traditional 32-piece Chinese domino set — players form two tile-based hands from four tiles and must beat both of the dealer’s two hands. Pai Gow Tiles is one of the oldest gambling instruments in use at Western casinos, predating standard Pai Gow Poker by centuries. The Racebook handles live race wagering and simulcasting from tracks across the country. Bingo at Foxwoods continues the tradition that originated with the 1986 bingo hall founding, now operating alongside the full casino floor.

At 380 table game positions, Foxwoods runs one of the largest live table game operations in the United States. The 24/7 schedule means the full floor is accessible at all hours, with the mix of traditional table games, Pai Gow Tiles, and racebook creating a comprehensive gaming menu for the full New England and greater New York visitor base.

Poker Room

Foxwoods Resort Casino’s 147-table poker room is one of the largest in the world by table count, spreading 7 Card Stud, Limit Hold’em, and NL Hold’em cash games with a full tournament calendar.

7 Card Stud at Foxwoods reflects the room’s historical heritage — the poker room grew during the pre-Hold’em dominance era when Stud games were central to the poker economy, and has maintained the format as a permanent part of the spread even as NL Hold’em became the dominant format nationally. The 147-table scale allows Foxwoods to run all three formats simultaneously across multiple stake levels and to host major poker series and championship events. Tournament events at Foxwoods have included World Poker Tour stops and Foxwoods-branded championship series. Current stakes, running games, and tournament calendar are at foxwoods.com.

History

Foxwoods Resort Casino traces its origins to the Mashantucket Pequot Bingo Hall, opened in 1986 — making it one of the earliest tribal gaming operations in the country and predating IGRA by two years. Following federal recognition of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe in 1983 and the passage of IGRA in 1988, the tribe negotiated a compact with Connecticut that authorized slot machines and table games in 1992. The expansion transformed the bingo hall into a full casino virtually overnight.

By 1993, Foxwoods was the busiest gaming destination on the East Coast. By the mid-1990s it was generating over $1 billion annually and was the highest-grossing casino in the Western Hemisphere. The revenues funded the tribe’s extensive social services, the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center (a Smithsonian-affiliated cultural facility), and tribal infrastructure. The tribe grew from fewer than 300 members in 1983 to a fully functional tribal government with extensive landholdings.

Tribal Context

Foxwoods Resort Casino is owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, a federally recognized Algonquian-speaking tribe with reservation lands in Mashantucket, Ledyard Township, New London County, Connecticut. The Mashantucket Pequot people have occupied the Connecticut interior since before European contact; their territory shrank dramatically through the colonial period and 19th-century land loss before federal recognition restored the tribe’s legal standing in 1983. Gaming at Foxwoods operates under the tribal-state compact with Connecticut authorized by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988.

Location

Foxwoods Resort Casino is on Route 2 in Mashantucket, Connecticut. From I-95, exit 92 (CT-2 west) provides the primary approach — approximately 12 miles west to the casino. From I-395, CT-2 west from exit 85 also reaches the property. New London is approximately 12 miles east. New York City is approximately 130 miles southwest via I-95. Mohegan Sun (Mohegan Tribe) is approximately 12 miles west. Self-parking and valet are on site.

★ Editor note

Mashantucket Pequot's world-famous Connecticut resort — 147-table poker room, Pai Gow Tiles, and 38 years of tribal gaming

Foxwoods Resort Casino is one of the foundational stories of American tribal gaming: a bingo hall opened in 1986 on a Connecticut reservation that grew within a decade into the highest-grossing casino in the Western Hemisphere. The 147-table poker room is among the largest anywhere; 7 Card Stud alongside NL Hold'em reflects a historical depth rare in today's market. At 380 table game positions and 4,800 machines, the gaming floor scale matches any global destination casino. Mohegan Sun is 12 miles east for side-by-side comparison on a Connecticut trip. Confirm current game schedules at foxwoods.com — the site was unreachable during our data collection.

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Priya Sharma

Responsible Gaming Editor