Highlights
The Foxwoods Resort Casino is the largest casino in the world and one of the busiest. It has 340,000 square feet of gaming space in a complex that covers 4.7 million square feet. More than 40,000 guests visit Foxwoods each day. The casino is part of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which brought gambling to Connecticut in 1986 when it opened a high-stakes bingo hall. It is located in southeastern Connecticut, near the Rhode Island border. Today Foxwoods has six casinos with more than 7,000 slot machines and 400 tables for 17 different types of table games, including 100 for poker. There¿s a high-tech Race Book, and it continues to offer the world¿s largest Bingo Hall.
The Foxwoods Resort Casino is the largest casino in the world and one of the busiest. It has 340,000 square feet of gaming space in a complex that covers 4.7 million square feet. More than 40,000 guests visit Foxwoods each day. The casino is part of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which brought gambling to Connecticut in 1986 when it opened a high-stakes bingo hall. It is located in southeastern Connecticut, near the Rhode Island border. Today Foxwoods has six casinos with more than 7,000 slot machines and 400 tables for 17 different types of table games, including 100 for poker. There¿s a high-tech Race Book, and it continues to offer the world¿s largest Bingo Hall.
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Getaway for love
Want to escape with your sweetie for Valentine's Day? Packages abound, both near and far, for married soul mates or those who are single and want to mingle. (Taxes and gratuities are not included unless noted.) Here are just a few.
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A developer bets on Florida fortune
Sun StaffHOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- The peaks and depths of James E. Billie's life are evident in the hardened creases of his nine fingers. He wielded astonishing power during his 22 years as chief of the Seminole Tribe of Florida -- nose-diving in the tribe's private...Tags: History, Johns Hopkins University, Internal Revenue Service, Restaurants, Electronics
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Connecticut Jobs: Some Dental Hygienists Make More Than Actuaries
The Hartford CourantThe 2,000 aerospace engineers listed as working in Metro Hartford — one of the jobs found here in a higher concentration than just about any other region in the country — make $85,860 a year on average. "That's what I would consider a...Tags: MetLife Incorporated, Hartford Life Incorporated, NASA, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Cigna Corporation
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Mothers Day specials in the New Haven area
Skip the breakfast in bed routine this year and take Mom or Grandma out for a meal. The Bee & Thistle Inn (100 Lyme St., Old Lyme, 860-434-1667, beeandthistleinn.com) is has seatings on Mother's Day at 11:30 a.m., Noon, 2 & 2:30 p.m. See their website for...
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Springtimes: 5 Great Comedy Events
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Springtimes: 15 Great Music Shows
Open your wallet or purse, grab a card with bumpy numbers on it and find a Wi-Fi connection, or pick up a phone, if you'd rather: there are dozens of top-notch hip-hop, indie rock, metal, R&B and jamband acts passing through the state this spring. It's...Tags: My Darkest Days (music group), Ticketmaster, Thompson Square (music group), Opeth (music group), Darius Rucker
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Sister Of Victim Won't Stop Tracking Case Until Serial Killer Is Caught
The Hartford CourantMelissa Cann has four kids to tuck into bed at night. But by day, the Norwich resident is busy trying to make certain that her late sister — believed to be the victim of a Long Island serial killer — rests in peace. Cann's sister, Maureen...Tags: Groton, Genes and Chromosomes, Fire Island, Transportation Accidents, Pregnancy and Childbirth
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“The X Factor” begins Season 2 auditions March 1
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Rapper Jim Jones Arrested At Foxwoods
The Hartford Courantrapper Jim Jones and four others were arrested early Saturday after they were involved in a brawl at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino, state police said. Jones, 35, of Newark, N.J., was released without having to post bail, police said. He and...Tags: Punishment, Trials, Movies, Police Arrests
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Susan Campbell: New Haven Violence Prompts All-Faiths Conference
The Hartford CourantBack in October, a call went out to New Haven's faith groups to devote five minutes of prayer every Sunday for God's intervention to stop the violence in town. This in addition to marches, job programs, counseling centers, and other initiatives set up by...Tags: Child Abuse, Hamden (New Haven, Connecticut), Sex Crimes, Abusive Behavior, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Our Picks: Show in (or near) Hartford that you don't want to miss this week
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