Its design, masterfully executed by Dallas-based Wilson & Associates, is dedicated to reflecting the surrounding beauty of the Connecticut woodlands.

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods includes its own valet entrance, upscale rooms and celebrity-chef restaurants. However, instead of adding once again to Foxwoods, the Mashantucket Pequot tribe decided to add a completely new hotel-casino, with its own distinct-and famous-brand. “While our company is supportive of tribal gaming as permitted under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the law passed in Connecticut gives two preferred tribes an unfair and unjustified preferential treatment by designating them as the only entities, tribal or commercial, authorized to negotiate with cities and enter development agreements for a new commercial casino on non-reservation land in Connecticut,” Bill Hornbuckle, MGM Resorts International president, said in a statement.MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Foxwoods, ConnecticutĬONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR: Perini Building CorporationĬonnecticut’s Foxwoods Resort Casino was already the largest casino complex in North America when it added its latest expansion.

The joint venture between the Mohegan Tribe and the Mashantucket Tribal Nation to build a third casino in the state would compete with MGM’s Springfield casino. The law signed June 19 by Malloy allows the state’s two Indian tribes to form a special business entity and negotiate casino development with a town, which would still need legislative approval. Malloy and other state officials in federal court claiming that they approved an unconstitutional law earlier this year.

MGM Resorts International is suing Connecticut Gov. Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Chairman Rodney Butler and Mohegan Tribal Council Chairman Kevin Brown (CTNJ file photo)

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