MASHANTUCKET, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foxwoods® Resort Casino has reported slot revenue of $38.6 million for the month of June 2015. This figure is up 2.4 percent compared to $37.7 million in June of 2014. Handle for the month was $484.9 million, up 1.2 percent from the $479.1 million wagered in the same month in 2014.
Foxwoods’ contribution to the Connecticut Special Revenue Fund in June 2015 was $10.2 million, bringing the cumulative contribution to the state since Foxwoods opened in 1992 to over $3.8 billion.
June was an exciting month for guests of Foxwoods Resort Casino as the property hosted celebrity-studded events and parties. In conjunction with OK! TV, Foxwoods hosted “Housewives Weekend,” where cast members from Bravo TV’s “The Real Housewives of New York City” took on the resort casino. Countess LuAnn de Lesseps and Kristen Taekman returned to their native Connecticut for a fun-filled weekend, hosting a meet-and-greet, cocktail party and the property’s famed Liquid Sundays, the Northeast’s only outdoor Vegas-style pool party held at the Fox Tower Pool.
The Fox and Grand Theaters kicked off the summer with highly anticipated performances in June, featuring top musicians, comedians and entertainers all month long. Comedy legend Chris Tucker, nine-time Grammy award-winner Sheryl Crow and iconic rapper and producer Nas each took the stage at the Grand Theater at Foxwoods this month. The Fox Theater hosted the world premiere of renowned-illusionist Criss Angel’s “The SUPERNATURALISTS,” an ensemble performance featuring nine mind-blowing magicians. The SUPERNATURALISTS will continue its four-week run at Foxwoods Resort Casino before embarking on a world tour.
The excitement continues in July with more spectacular performances from R&B legend R. Kelly, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, pop icons Culture Club with Boy George, rockers Hall & Oates, and more.
About Foxwoods® Resort Casino
Foxwoods Resort Casino is one of the premier entertainment destinations in the Northeast. As the largest resort casino in North America, Foxwoods offers a vast array of gaming in six casinos; AAA Four-Diamond hotels, restaurants from gourmet to quick service, world-renowned spas, award-winning golf, state-of-the-art theaters, and exclusive retailers. Perfect for both recreation and business, Foxwoods provides modern and versatile convention and meeting space to infuse new life into any meeting or event. Foxwoods Resort Casino is owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. For a comprehensive look at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation visit Foxwoods.com.
About the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
The Mashantucket Pequots are a native Algonquin people in southeastern Connecticut who endured centuries of conflict and survive today on the oldest continuously occupied reservation in the U.S., dating to its establishment in 1666. As the first native people within the borders of the continental United States to suffer attempted genocidal massacre by Puritan Colonists in 1637, the Pequots and their repatriation is an unprecedented story of restoration exhibited in detail at the Tribe’s world-class Museum and Research Center (www.pequotmuseum.org).