LAST NIGHT, THE EDITOR OF FEATHER NEWS AND THE EDITOR OF BROKENWING EDITORIALS, WALKED AROUND THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO. OUTSIDE IT WAS A COLD WINTER NIGHT IN THE TEENS, WITH A SLIGHT WIND BLOWING.
AS TRIBAL MEMBERS, WE WANT TO SEE HOW OUR (TRIBAL MEMBERS) CASINO IS DOING. WHAT WE FOUND WAS DISCOURAGING, TO SAY THE LEAST. THE ATTENDANCE IS DOWN, REALLY DOWN. THE PATRONS WERE ENJOYING THEMSELVES HITTING THE BUTTONS ON THE SLOT MACHINES. ALMOST ALL OF THE POKER TABLES WERE IN USE IN THE NEW CASINO OF THE WIND. THE CASINO IN THE WIND WAS AROUND 80% CAPACITY. THE SKY CASINO WAS NOT THAT BUSY, THERE WERE QUITE A FEW SLOT MACHINES AND GAMING TABLES NOT BEING USED. EARTH CASINO WAS THE BUSIEST. IT WAS FULL OF POSITIVE ENERGY. THE WOLF DEN HAD A GROUP OF FEMALE SINGERS, WHO IN MY OPINION, AFTER LISTENING TO THEM FOR A FEW SONGS LEFT A LOT TO BE DESIRED. THE MUSICIANS, HOWEVER BEHIND THEM WERE QUITE GOOD.
WE LEARNED THAT THE CONSTRUCTION IN THE EARTH CASINO WHERE THE FOOD COURT WAS BY THE WINTER ENTRANCE IS MOVING AHEAD QUITE NICELY. THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (GREY WOLF) IS REMOVING THE TREES AND ARE GOING TO TAKE OUT THE WATER FALLS AT THE BACK OF THE FOOD COURT. PROGRESS. I REALLY LIKED THOSE TREES AND WATERFALLS.
AS WE LEFT THE CASINO, THE RIVER VIEW GARAGE WAS FULL AS USUAL, WITH PEOPLE LOOKING AND WAITING TO FIND A PLACE TO PARK. SOMEHOW, THE CASINO SHOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE THE OTHER GARAGES. IT SEEMS PATRONS COME OFF MOHEGAN SUN BOULEVARD AND DART INTO THE FIRST PARKING GARAGE, WHICH OF COURSE IS RIVER VIEW.
OUR OBSERVATIONS WERE THAT BUSINESS IS DIVINELY OFF. THE SNOW STORMS THE LAST FEW WEEKENDS HAS NOT HELPED THE SITUATION. WE FEEL OUR PATRONS ARE BEING WELL TAKEN CARE OF BY THE EMPLOYEES OF THE MOHEGAN SUN. THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO WORKERS ACT LIKE A TEAM, WHICH THEY ARE. THE FINANCIAL NUMBERS FOR JANUARY ARE NOT GOING TO BE GOOD. WE WILL SEE LOSSES AGAIN. HOPEFULLY THINGS WILL TURN AROUND. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE: BROKENWING EDITORIALS AND THE FEATHER NEWS CHECK OUT THE CASINO SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK AT DIFFERENT TIMES. WHAT WE NEVER FIND IS A TRIBAL COUNCILORS THERE, LOOKING OUT FOR THE MOHEGAN TRIBE'S INTEREST. TRIBAL COUNCILORS, THINGS ARE BAD AT THE CASINO, YOU SHOULD BE THERE, LEADING THE WAY OF CHANGE.
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