The tribe partnered with Lim Goh Tong, a Chinese Malaysian who founded the only legal casino in Malaysia, for financing to expand Foxwoods into a full gaming casino. They founded Foxwoods in 1986 as a high-stakes bingo hall on their reservation. The tribe moved forward with development. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe gained federal recognition and legal control of their reservation by an act of Congress in 1983, which overrode a veto by President Ronald Reagan. Main article: Connecticut Indian Land Claims Settlement In 2015, a retail complex, known as Tanger Outlet Mall, opened between the two hotel towers with 85 stores featuring luxury goods. The original tower, the Grand Pequot Tower, opened in 1997, while the second opened in 2008 as the MGM Grand. It has been developed since changes in state and federal laws in the late 20th century enabled Native American gaming on the sovereign reservations of federally recognized tribes.įoxwoods has two hotel towers, with a total of 2,228 hotel rooms and an arcade for children and teens. The casinos also have several restaurants, among them a Hard Rock Cafe. The casinos have more than 250 gaming tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and poker, and have more than 5,500 slot machines. Including six casinos, the resort covers an area of 9,000,000 sq ft (840,000 m 2). Mashantucket Pequot Bingo Hall (1986–1992)Ĥ1☂8′26″N 71★7′29″W / 41.47389°N 71.95806°W / 41.47389 -71.95806įoxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel and casino complex owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on their reservation located in Ledyard, Connecticut. 350 Trolley Line Boulevard Ledyard, CT 06338

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