CASINOS AROUND THE COUNTRY

It was a busy week for casinos around the United States..

Let's start with the casinos closest to the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. east of the Thames River, about nine Miles away lays Foxwoods Resort Casino and the MGM Grand at Foxwoods. The Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise (Mashantucket Pequot Tribe) celebrated being in business for seventeen (17) years.

Michael Speller, the President of Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise, remembered the opening of Foxwoods Casino , and how the parking lots became full and patrons then began parking in farmers fields and walking along Route 2 to get to the new casino. He called it busy. Today, Speller said, "We've got the parking under control."

Speller said, "We have to be the casino of choice in the Northeast and that's how we're going to do it." He believes, that Foxwood Resorts Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods has 5-star service and that the introduction of the rolling chip will help the casino.

Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Inquirer, reported that because of Foxwoods shrinking revenues that it could possibly jeopardize the plans for a casino in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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In U. S. Bankruptcy Court, in Camden, New Jersey, that the three Atlantic City casinos that bear Trump's name have filed for bankruptcy. They filed for Chapter 11.

Supposedly, Donald Trump said, "Other than the fact that it has my name on it, which I'm not thrilled about, I have nothing to with the company." He said this, frustrated that the bond holders refused his offer to buy the company and take it private.

One thing is quite evident, the gaming industry is not bullet proof. It is not doing well anywhere. What do you think?

That's is a quick look about some of things that are happening around the country in the gaming industry. Should the Tribal Councilors, be back in Connecticut, taking care of the problems the Mohegan Tribe is experiencing here? Do we need them in Washington, D. C.? Is it fair that they are going on trips and people are losing their jobs? What do you think?

Editorial Footnote: Bruce "Two Dogs" Bozsum (Chairman of the MTGA) supposedly had Chuck Bunnell, Chief of Staff for the Mohegan Tribal Government, tell the membership about how he, Treasurer Willaim Quidgeon, and Chuck Bunnell had spent a day in Washington, D. C. visiting different U. S. government legislaturers, on behalf of the Mohegan Tribe. Thank you, Mr. Bunnell, Mr. Quidgeon and Mr. Bozsum..