When Connecticut's two casinos opened in the early 90s, they did so by reaching an agreement with the State of Connecticut to pay the state 25 percent of their monthly slot revenues.
By the nature of just having such massive spaces open, even if both Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun had the same number of gamblers, Mohegan Sun felt much less claustrophobic, and you felt like you could easily avoid walking too close to other people. Answer 1 of 11: My partner and I plan on heading to Maine from New Jersey in a week, and I want to spend the night near a casino. We were last at Mohegan, but that was about 8 years ago, and we enjoyed it.
As a result, both Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods must report their total slot earnings to the state each month. In December 2010, Foxwoods earned $45 million on its slot machines, an increase of 1.2 percent over December 2009.
Mohegan Sun took in $53.5 million dollars in December slot revenue. That's a 6 percent decline over December 2009, according to The Day of New London.
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In reporting its numbers, Mohegan Sun actually revealed some interesting information some gamblers might want to pay attention to.
Overall in December, $673,412,991 went through Mohegan's slot machines. It's a staggering number, referred to as the handle, by casinos. But Mohegan Sun only kept 7.94 percent of that total amount. That means more than 92 percent went back to gamblers.
What may be even more valuable information to the millions of people who drop dollars into those ringing, buzzing and screeching machines is that Mohegan Sun also breaks down which machines actually give gamblers the best odds at winning.
The casino has 6,404 slot machines scattered throughout it's sprawling gaming floors, and as most gamblers know, you can toss your money into those machines in many different denominations. But what the casino's December numbers show is that some of the 'cheapest' slot machines, actually have the worst odds for patrons.
For example, Mohegan Sun kept 11 percent of all of the money that went into its penny slot machines, with 89 percent returned to the players. That must be why the casino has more penny slots, 2,532 machines, than any other type. Not surprisingly, the majority of Mohegan Sun's slot revenue comes from these penny slots. Nickel slot machines took 12 percent, and give back 88 percent in December.
On the other side of the scale, the casino's $2 slots kept just 2.03 percent of the money that went in, giving back just under 98 percent to gamblers. The best deal for players, if you can afford it, was the casino's $10 slot machines, which kept a minuscule 1.77 percent of the money put into them, returning 99.23 percent to those spending their hard-earned cash.
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In the middle were the casino's quarter slots, which returned more than 91 percent of the money put in back to patrons, and the $1 machines gave back more than 93 percent to gamblers.
But for those who want to play those machines, their best bet may be to play Mohegan Sun's multi-denomination slots. Those are machines on which a player can choose to bet in different amounts. In December, they returned 95 percent of the money that went into them. So gamblers had better odds dumping quarters into a multi-denomination machine, than playing those same coins on the quarter slots.
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june262004 But I love the Snow! Member since 5/05 15379 total posts Name: Kristin | Foxwoods or Mohegan sun? Message edited 8/2/2006 2:00:59 PM. |
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2PreciousBlessings The Perfect Pair Member since 5/06 19861 total posts Name: Best Wife & Mommy | Re: Foxwoods or Mohegan sun? I have been to Foxwoods and Mohegan. I love Mohegan more. Also, I work for the Architectural firm that does the architectural work for Mohegan Sun so I may be a liitle biased. |
Posted 8/3/06 7:45 AM | |
Emily Kasey & Me! Lurves it! Member since 7/06 8703 total posts Name: STBHC | Re: Foxwoods or Mohegan sun? Foxwoods is a blast and it is right by Mystic which I adore. |
Posted 8/3/06 12:38 PM | |
jmf423 :) Member since 5/05 6372 total posts Name: | Re: Foxwoods or Mohegan sun? i like mohegan better -- but they are both fun. we stayed in mystic and it is only about 15 or so minutes away |
Posted 8/3/06 3:58 PM | |
mrskk LIF Infant Member since 7/06 212 total posts Name: Karen | Re: Foxwoods or Mohegan sun? I just went to Mohegan Sun and loved it!! The hotel was awesome too. We stayed for 2 nights. |
Posted 8/3/06 4:42 PM | |
JettaD LIF Infant Member since 7/06 53 total posts Name: | Re: Foxwoods or Mohegan sun? Mohegan Sun all the way! |
Posted 8/3/06 9:12 PM | |
munchkinbugs My little loves! Member since 1/06 8093 total posts Name: Lisa | Re: Foxwoods or Mohegan sun? Foxwoods=geriatric Mohegan Sun=much more fun!!!! |
Posted 8/4/06 10:53 PM | |
MikesWife Wanting........... Member since 1/06 6887 total posts Name: Karen | Re: Foxwoods or Mohegan sun? I prefer Mohegan Sun, however, it does not have poker. DH loves poker therefore we go to Foxwoods!!! |
Posted 8/8/06 8:49 AM | |
Jax430 Hi! Member since 5/05 18919 total posts Name: Jackie | Re: Foxwoods or Mohegan sun? We recently stayed in Mystic and went to Mohegan Sun and loved it! On our last day, we took a drive to check out Foxwoods, which is also very close, and we didn't like it nearly as much. It just doesn't seem to be nearly as much fun. |
Posted 8/8/06 10:21 AM | |
anonttcer BOOOO for fall! Member since 7/06 10082 total posts Name: Meaning a NON ttcer! | Re: Foxwoods or Mohegan sun? Mohegan blows Foxwood's out of the water! So much more to do there if you aren't into gambling. The shops are great, there are tons of restaurants and bars, the atmosphere is a lot more beautiful and the hotel is top notch! No comparision! |
Posted 8/14/06 4:39 PM |
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