By contrast, Mohegan Sun (opened by the Mohegan Pequot Tribe in 1996) offers only 300,000 square feet of gambling space, with 6,200 slots and nearly 300 table games.ĪESTHETICS: Assuming you even notice the nondescript green and blue floral designs, all six of Foxwoods' gambling halls will remind you of every other modern, oversize casino you've ever been in. And it's getting even bigger, thanks to an addition scheduled to be completed later this year. Twelve years later, Foxwoods Resort and Casino is the world's largest casino complex, boasting more than 320,000 square feet of gambling space - including more than 350 table games and 6,400-plus slot machines. 15, 1992, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation opened up a high-stakes bingo hall.
Berdan to check out the Nutmeg State's big daily double. So how do these two betting behemoths stack up against each other? We asked special contributor Marshall S. And they're only a day's drive from Washington. Two of the world's largest casinos - Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun - are within eight miles of each other in the woods of southeastern Connecticut.
