Slot machine revenue continues downward slide at Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun casinos in Connecticut

Slots revenue down again at 2 Connecticut casinos

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — The Indian tribes that run casinos in southeastern Connecticut say revenue from slot machines dropped again in November.

The Mashantucket Pequot tribe, which runs Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods, reported Tuesday that slot revenue for November totaled $53.7 million. That was down 1.4 percent from November 2008 and down 2 percent from October of this year.

The Mohegan tribe, which operates Mohegan Sun, said it netted $59.6 million from its slot machines last month. That’s down nearly 11 percent from November 2008 and down about 5 percent from October of this year.

The casinos give the state 25 percent of their slot machine revenues every month, under their gaming compacts. The Mashantucket Pequots gave the state $13.7 million and the Mohegans gave $14.9 million for November.