Foxwoods Resort Casino – One of the best resorts in the world.

The resort is a hotel as well as a casino and it is located in Ledyard in Connecticut. The resort holds the record of being the largest casino in the world in terms of the floor space. The floor space of the casino measures 340,000 ft² while the whole resort measures a staggering 4,700,000 ft². No wonder it is one of the most popular resort casinos in the world.

Coming back to the casino, it has 380 gaming tables, which include games like roulette, blackjack and poker. There are slot machines as well numbering to 7,400. for those who are hungry, there are several restaurants offering different types of cuisines. Then there is the bingo room as well as the keno. For the entertainment of children, there is the gaming arcade. The resort also has a nightclub.

Coming to the history of Foxwoods Casino Resort, the resort was founded in the year 1986 as a bingo hall. However more games and activities were expanded in the year 1992. The casino decided that it will pay 25% of its revenues to the Connecticut government. Today the amount contributed towards the government amounts to 200 million dollars.

To talk about gaming at the Foxwoods Casino, Blackjack is played with 6 or 8 deck shoes. Machines before shuffled the cards, however, at present; the cards at all the tables are hand shuffled. In relation to the game of Craps, the resort is only one of the few that offers 3-4-5 times odds. The minimum amount to bet is $10, however during non peak hours; the minimum bet can be as low as $5. However in the game of Roulette, the minimum amount to bet is $10 to $25 during the weekend. Most of the Roulette wheels are in American style while there are some that are done up in European style also.

The slot machines are the major sources of revenue in the casino. The slots handle bets of almost $10 billion annually and 25% of the slot revenue goes to the Connecticut State Government. Expansion plans were taken up in 2005 and the construction will be completed in 2008.