Ray Pineault, president and CEO of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, also commented: 'We remain exceptionally encouraged by our digital gaming performance. “ We’re not all the way back, but we’re in a much better place”, he stated.

Mohegan Sun’s president and general manager, Jeff Hamilton, spoke Wednesday and said he is pleased with his casino’s November performance but noted slots revenue was down 11% from pre-pandemic numbers in comparison to November 2019, when it kept $45.8 million.

Back then, COVID-19 was surging and the start of vaccinations was a month away. The year-over-year comparison leaves Mohegan Sun with a 42.9% increase ($28.5 million in 2020), and Foxwoods up 29.3% ($21.8 million). Moreover, the November slot revenue report showed that Mohegan Sun kept $40.7 million in slot-machine revenue and Foxwoods Resort Casino saw $28.2 million. That resulted in a payment to the state of $819,799. After paying federal excise tax and promotional expenses, Mohegan Sun’s gross revenue was $6 million. Mohegan Sun, in partnership with FanDuel, handled $275.2 million in online casino wagers last month, paid patrons $267.4 million in winnings and had gross revenue of $5.9 million, of which it paid the state $1.1 million.Īs for online sports betting, Mohegan Sun took in $59 million in wagers and paid patrons $50.8 million in winnings. The casino was left with gross gaming revenue of $7.9 million. Foxwoods’ online casino gaming payment to the state exceeded $1.4 million. combined to generate $1.6 million in payments to the state in November, while the lottery’s nine retail sports betting locations anted up another $112,314.įoxwoods’ online casino gaming site, operated by DraftKings, handled $416 million in wagers in November and paid out $405.4 million in winnings.

Online sports betting platforms operated by the casinos and by the Connecticut Lottery Corp.

Of the total revenue, 59% came from the online gaming platforms Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun rolled out in October, which enabled patrons to play virtual versions of casino games including slots, on computers, tablets and handheld vehicles. As reported by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection and the data posted on Thursday, online casino gaming and sports betting generated $4.2 million for the state in November, the first full month the new forms of gambling were available.

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