Connecticut: Casinos, state post April gaming revenues

Connecticut: Casinos, state post April gaming revenues

Article brief provided by The Day
  • Brian Hallenbeck, The Day
May 18, 2022 6:44 PM
  • Brian Hallenbeck, The Day

Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun this week reported year-over-year declines in their April slot-machine revenues.

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Foxwoods “won,” or kept, $29.7 million after paying out prizes last month, 4.5% less than the $31.1 million it kept the same month a year ago. Mohegan Sun kept $42.7 million last month, down 3.5% from the $44.2 million it kept in April 2021.

The tribal-owned casinos contribute 25% of their slots winnings to the state. Foxwoods’ contribution was $7.4 million while Mohegan Sun’s was $10.7 million.

Other data posted by the state Department of Consumer Protection show Foxwoods generated $9.8 million in gross online gaming revenue in April compared to Mohegan Sun’s $8.7 million. They paid 18% to the state, with Foxwoods paying $1.8 million and Mohegan Sun paying $1.6 million.