Advantage Plays How-To | Connecticut Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2019

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Hello! Today’s episode #70 of the Professor Slots podcast discusses advantage plays how-to’s while answering chat questions during our regular Saturday Q&A Session on YouTube. Plus, in this episode I’ll be covering the current state of slot machine casino gambling in the great U.S. state of Connecticut.

Thank you for joining me for the Professor Slots podcast show. I’m Jon Friedl and this is the podcast about slot machine casino gambling. It is where I provide knowledge, insights, and tools for helping you improve your slot machine gambling performance. On Last Week’s Episode…

In case you missed it, on my last episode I went over early 2020 casino changes to watch out for and other chat questions from our last live Q&A session.

Further, I reviewed Colorado slot machine casino gambling in 2019.

I hope you enjoyed listening to my last episode as much as I enjoyed making it for you. Live on YouTube Q&A Sessions

Remember, my weekly Q&A session on YouTube is on Saturdays from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. ET. Bring whatever slots questions you have, and I’ll do my best to answer them. An easy-to-remember link to my live YouTube show is ProfessorSlots.com/Live. Feel free to stop by anytime during my hour-long Q&A. Call to Action #1 (add sound effect afterward)

Remember to visit professorslots.com/subscribe to get my Free Report Revealing … The top 7 online resources for improving your gambling performance, including the one I’ve used as a top-tier slot machine casino gambler. YouTube Q&A Session from Saturday, December 21, 2019

Here’s the audio recording of my live Q&A session. As usual, we had a lively Q&A session growing even more lively every weekend. Next time, join us on YouTube!

Advantage Plays How-To | Connecticut Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2019

For this live session, I had a bit of a technical issue, known in the business as an operator error, where I wasn’t live on YouTube for the first 10 minutes or so even though I thought I was.

However, I pull the audio recording for this podcast episode from the Facebook Live event where no such difficulty occurred. The upside? If you missed the first part on YouTube, you’ll be able to hear it here next. Enjoy! Call to Action #2 (add sound effect afterward)

Up next is the second segment of the show on slot machine casino gambling. Here, I provide a brief overview of the current state of gambling in a U.S. state, territory, or the federal district emphasizing, by far, anything of interest to slot machine casino gamblers.

Up next is Connecticut slot machine casino gambling in 2019. Here goes!

Connecticut slot machine casino gambling consists of two tribal casinos. Also, two proposed casino projects are under consideration for Bridgeport and East Windsor.

Connecticut’s tribal casinos have no theoretical payout limits, but return statistics are publicly available. Relevant Legal Statutes on Gambling in Connecticut

The minimum legal gambling age in Connecticut depends upon the gambling activity:

• Land-Based Casinos: 21 • Poker Rooms: 21 • Bingo: 18 • Lottery: 18 • Pari-Mutuel Wagering: 18

Pari-mutuel wagering has had a long history in Connecticut, including dog and horse racing tracks and the sport of jai alai. Since 2005, only Off-Track Betting (OTB) sites exist in Connecticut. Slot Machine Private Ownership in Connecticut ProfessorSlots.com Podcast Episode 70 Copyright 2019 Jon Friedl LLC Page 2 of 6

Advantage Plays How-To | Connecticut Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2019

Next up is a usually short statement about slot machine private ownership, which I have included in case you live in this U.S. state and are considering owning a slot machine. Here it is:

In Connecticut, it is illegal to own a slot machine privately. Gaming Control Board in Connecticut

Connecticut’s two tribal casinos have tribal gaming agencies, including enforcement, as outlined in their negotiated tribal-state gaming compacts. However, the state of Connecticut has its Gaming Division, which:

• Provides oversight of gaming activities at tribal casinos. • Regulates sports betting at all OTB locations.

Connecticut’s remaining state gaming control boards are the Charitable Games Section of the Gaming Division and the Connecticut Lottery Corporation.

Connecticut’s two federally-recognized tribes are:

1. Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, the owners and operators of Foxwoods 2. Mohegan Tribe, owners and operators of Mohegan Sun.

Through their Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment venture, the Mohegan Tribe has expanded its gaming interests to international levels. In 2019, they won the contract to operate two casinos near Niagara Falls for the Ontario Province of Canada.

If completed, both tribes will operate a satellite casino proposed for East Windsor together, not located on either of their tribal reservations. Casinos in Connecticut

In this section, I’ll discuss Connecticut gambling establishments.

There are two American Indian tribal casinos in Connecticut.

The largest casino in Connecticut is Mohegan Sun with 4,100 gaming machines and more than 300 table games in September 2019.

The second-largest casino is Foxwoods Resort Casino with 3,435 gaming machines and over 250 table games in September 2019.

Advantage Plays How-To | Connecticut Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2019

The Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos compete, always striving to be better than the other. This ongoing competition is to the advantage of slots players as well as resulting in these two tribal casinos having a world-wide reputation.

A proposed casino in East Windsor may, as reported by the Hartford Courant, “blunt the competitive threat” of the MGM Springfield in Massachusetts.

This casino is a joint venture of the tribal owners and operators of Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods, called MMCT Venture. A planned mid-2020 opening may get delayed.

If the proposed MGM Bridgeport also opens, perhaps as early as 2022, it will become the second-largest casino in Connecticut.

Expanded gaming in Connecticut, including state-wide sports betting, is at a something of a stalemate. While MMCT Venture has received federal approval for Tribal Winds Casino in East Windsor, negotiations with the state of Connecticut are ongoing. Non-Tribal Casinos in Connecticut

There are no non-tribal casinos in Connecticut with slot machines. American Indian Casinos in Connecticut

The two tribal casinos in Connecticut are:

1. Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, located 50 miles southeast of Hartford and 60 miles southwest of Providence, Rhode Island. 2. Mohegan Sun in the town of Montville, the east end of the area known as Uncasville, located 17 miles west of Foxwoods Casino. Other Gambling Establishments

As an alternative to enjoying Connecticut slot machine casino gambling, consider exploring casino options in a nearby state. Bordering Connecticut is:

• North: Massachusetts • East: Rhode Island • West: New York

To visit any of my articles on these U.S. states, simply visit ProfessorSlots.com followed by its two-letter postal designation. For example, my Massachusetts slots article is available at ProfessorSlots.com/MA.

Advantage Plays How-To | Connecticut Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2019

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There, you'll be able to privately share your slots experiences as well as chat with players about slots gambling in or near Connecticut. Again, use this convenient link I’ve created to go directly to our Group on Facebook: professorslots.com/FBCT. Join us! Payout Returns in Connecticut

Theoretical payout limits have not been set in either tribal-state compact for the tribes owning the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos.

However, these gaming compacts require they report actual return statistics to the state of Connecticut. Each month, Connecticut’s Gaming Division provides these return statistics by casino, including casino hold% and player win%.

Further, the American Casino Guide’s Connecticut entry has annual return statistics for each tribal casino by slot machine denomination. These “extra” return statistics are from the state of Connecticut’s Department of Special Revenue but are not generally available to the public. Database access requires special password-protected permission, which I have recently requested from the state. Summary of Connecticut Slots in 2019

In summary, Connecticut slot machine casino gambling consists of two American Indian tribal casinos, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods. Two proposed casinos, MGM Bridgeport and Tribal Winds in East Windsor, may open as soon as mid-2020.

No theoretical payout limits are in the tribal-state gaming compacts with Connecticut’s two tribes. However, these compacts require Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods to report their return statistics to the state, where they are publicly available. Annual Progress in Connecticut Slot Machine Casino Gambling

Over the last year, Foxwoods has reduced its slot machines by 1,302, from 4,907 to 3,435 gaming machines, in part due to its temporary closing of Festival Casino for renovations. Call to Action #3 (add sound effect afterward)

Advantage Plays How-To | Connecticut Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2019

Part I of the next episode of the Professor Slots podcast is not yet determined.

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Part II of the next episode of the Professor Slots podcast is another brief overview of the current state of gambling in a U.S. state, territory, or the federal district. Next time, I’ll be talking to you about the great U.S. state of Delaware. Closing (closing music)

That’s the end of another great episode of the Professor Slots podcast. Thanks so much for listening!

Show notes for this episode are now available within most podcast Apps, but are also available on my website at professorslots.com/episode70.

I plan to have the next episode come out very soon for you, where I’ll have more amazing content for the show.

Until the next episode: Have fun, be safe, and make good choices! Bye.

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