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Where Are The $1 Blackjack Tables At Foxwoods Resort

by Bill Burton

• Answer 1 of 6: Never been to Foxwoods nor Mohegan Sun, just wondering what the Table Minimums are. My wife and I play craps and 3 card poker mostly. We will be visiting Sunday thru Wednesday in the winter time. We normally play the $10 in AV and Vegas and just.
• Feb 07, 2015  $1 blackjack has arrived in my neck of the woods, Foxwoods, so I’ve been reading postings here and on other forums about the game which apparently has infested casinos everywhere. The 25-cent ante fee for Foxwoods tables was all I needed to hear to know the game is a MAJOR rip-off, but how bad is it? Specifics are hard to come.

Foxwoods Resort Casino Mashantucket, Connecticut

Foxwoods Resort Casino is owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and is located on its reservation in southeastern Connecticut. Foxwoods began in 1986 as a high stakes Bingo parlor.
The casino was opened in 1992 offering table games only. In 1993, the Pequots made a deal with the State of Connecticut that allowed them to install slot machines in return for 25% of the revenue generated from the machine’s profits.
In the following 17 years Foxwoods has grown to become the largest casino in the United States and second largest in the world behind the Venetian Casino in Macau, China. Casino size is measured by actual gaming space and Foxwoods has 340,000 square feet of gaming space which houses over 380 table games, 7,400 slot machines and a 104-table poker room.
Foxwoods is a unique resort/gaming destination set in the beautiful woods of Connecticut, but still close to dozens of Connecticut’s other vacation attractions. It has something to offer everyone including: fine dining, major entertainment, golf, shopping and of course some of the best gambling in New England.
The sprawling resort has been a work in progress since its beginning and every time they expand it is like a new casino has been added. Legal texas holdem sites usa. In fact, their web site proclaims that they have six casinos within the property.

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Foxwoods Resort Casino and the new MGM Grand at Foxwoods

The original Rainmaker, Grand Pequot, MGM Grand at Foxwoods and the Newport casinos offer table games and slots. There are also slot-only casinos, including a non-smoking casino. All of the “casinos” are connected and you never have to wander outside. However, be prepared to walk about a mile if you want to go from one end of the property to the other.

The 12-foot-tall Rainmaker statue is illuminated and features a narrative story about the Pequot tribe's history.

All of the traditional table games are offered at Foxwoods. The only drawback is that during crowded weekends and holidays the table limits are raised and many times you will be hard pressed to find any tables with minimum bets under $15. Unfortunately, Foxwoods does not “grandfather” a player in at their starting limits so if the table limits are raised you have to either raise your bets or leave the table.
Blackjack - Foxwoods offers mostly eight-deck games with good rules. You can find some six-deck games in the high stakes Newport casino and the high stakes area in the MGM casino. The blackjack rules at Foxwoods are: double down on any two cards, double down allowed after splitting, dealer stands on soft 17 (six and an ace) and they are now offering late surrender. You cannot re-split aces.
Craps – If you like “rolling the bones,” then you will find that Foxwoods is one of the best places to play craps. All of their tables are 12-feet long and they offer 3-4-5 times odds on all of their games. On points of 6 or 8, players are allowed to make an odds bet equal to 5 times their pass/don't pass bet. Points of 5 or 9 allow a 4 times odds bet, and points of 4 or 10 allow a 3 times odds bet. They also added the “fire bet” to all of their craps games. A player can make a side wager that will pay them if they make four five or six individual points during their roll.
Slots - There are 7,400 slot machines at Foxwoods and the average payback for the quarter slots is around 91 percent. You can find slots in any denomination from the penny slots to the $100 high roller slots. All of the machines are “ticket in ticket out” so you do not have to handle coins. They offer all of the newest slots along with several wide-area progressive games.
Video Poker - The only disappointment with the gambling at Foxwoods is their selection of video poker games. Unfortunately, Foxwoods is a video poker wasteland. You might be able to find one or two 9/6 Jacks or Better games at the $1 or higher denominations, but there are no full-pay games at the quarter level. You would think that one of the largest casinos in the country would offer decent video poker games, but that is not the case.
Poker - Foxwoods has a WPT (World Poker Tour) branded poker room with 104 tables. They hold two major tournaments a year that are stops on the WPT tour which are recorded and televised. You can play Texas Holdem, Omaha and 7-Card Stud 24/7 at any limits. Foxwoods also offers daily poker tournaments as well as satellite tournaments where you can win an entry into one of their major events.

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The entrance to the WPT World Poker room at Foxwoods

Bingo - Foxwoods still maintains its roots with a bingo hall that seats 3,600 players. It is the only place in New England and one of the very few casinos in the country that still offers high stakes games.
Race Book - Foxwoods has a state-of-the-art race book where you can bet on horses, dogs or jai-alai. Races are shown on a 50-foot, high resolution screen. There are also 200 individual betting stations equipped with 12-inch touchscreens for personal viewing. Due to Federal law, sports betting is not legal at Foxwoods.

The Race Book at Foxwoods Casino Resort

Players Club - The Wampum club was the original name of the player’s club at Foxwoods. When the MGM Grand atFoxwoods opened in May 2008, the Wampum club was renamed to the the Dream Club. Players can earn comp points on their Dream card by playing any table game or slot machines. The points can be used for food, merchandise, hotel, or any other expenses. One point equals $1 in comps. Players can also earn cashback for slot play, but that is only paid at a 2:1 ratio. The amount of coin-in to earn a point varies on the game and the denomination of the machine being played. In order to maintain the points on your card you must use it within 12 months. If your account is inactive for more than 12 months you will forfeit your points.
Hotels and Spas – There are more than 2,000 rooms in the resort’s four hotels. They include the Two Tress Inn, Great Cedars, Grand Pequot and MGM Grand at Foxwoods. The Two Trees Inn is the only hotel not physically connected to the casino, but there is a shuttle bus. There are also spas, beauty salons, pools and exercise rooms where guests can be pampered, work out or just relax.
Restaurants - A wide variety of dining choices are offered, all the way from the food court and buffet up to the elegant gourmet restaurants. There are over 30 different restaurants to choose from that will fit anyone’s taste or wallet. There is even a Hard Rock Café located inside Foxwoods.
Entertainment – This world-class resort offers entertainment on every level from free shows in one of its many lounges to big name headliners in its 4,000-seat theatre. There are also several nightclubs and even an arcade for the kids. An area has been built to house touring exhibits such as the “Bodies Revealed” exhibit that is on display during the summer months of 2009.
If you venture to New England, you should be sure to take some time to see Foxwoods. It is truly a modern wonder set in a rustic surrounding.
Foxwoods Resort Casino is located on Route 2 in Mashantucket, Connecticut. For driving directions, more information, or reservations, call them toll-free at 1-800-FOXWOODS, or visit their web site at www.foxwoods.com

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by Bill Burton

Bill Burton is a best selling gaming author and columnist. He has been playing blackjack in casinos for 25 years. He started using the Hi/lo count and tried several others throughout the years. He attended one of the first Golden Touch Blackjack courses to learn Speed Count and now uses it exclusively because of its simplicity and ease of use. Bill shuns the high roller pits preferring to 'fly under the radar' and is more than content to walk away with small profits. In his career as a player he has never been barred using this tactic. Burton is also the Casino Gambling Guide and columnist for the Internet portal About.com located at: www.casinogambling.about.com. He is the author of '1000 Best Casino Gambling Secrets' and 'Get the Edge at Low Limit Texas Hold'em'(the latter available at 10% discount in the BJI store). He is also an instructor for Golden Touch Craps: www.thecrapsclub.com

Connecticut Blackjack

Once again summer has arrived in Connecticut. The dead giveaway is not so much the soaring temperatures, as it is the soaring table limits at the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun Casinos. During the winter months you can usually find a five- dollar game early in the morning on weekdays but when the summer tourist season arrives, these games disappear faster than an Ice Cream cone in the hot afternoon sun. I visited both casinos early on a Thursday morning and only found a few $10 games but if you plan to visit at night on the weekend you probably won’t even find a game at this level. You are more likely to find $15 or $25 as the lowest denomination game.

Foxwoods

Of the two Connecticut casinos, Foxwoods is better for card counters. They offer an eight-deck game with about 75 percent penetration. In the Newport high roller casino they offer a six-deck game. Foxwood’s rules are: DOA, DAS, S17 and they are now offering late surrender. The only negative is that you can’t re-split aces.

Mohegan Sun

Blackjack games at the Mohegan Sun have gone from bad to worse. In fact, the Mohegan Sun is a wasteland for counters. They used to deal a six-deck game at all tables with two decks cut off giving you only around 66% penetration. Now, however, continuous shufflers have replaced many of their six-deck games and the rest have been switched over to eight-deck games. The rules at the Mohegan Sun are the same as Foxwoods, however, at the Mohegan Sun you are not allowed to split tens if you so desire.

The Mohegan Sun is actually two casinos: The original Earth Casino and the newer Sky Casino. One thing the Mohegan Sun casino lacks is consistency in the number of decks and their mid shoe entry rule.

You can still find a few six-deck games in the 'Spring' section of the Earth Casino and in the high roller pit near the Fall section. In the Earth casino they do allow mid shoe entry on their six-deck games. However, over in the Sky casino you will find six-deck games in the high roller pit and in the adjacent pit # 22. The six-deck games in the Sky casino have No Mid Shoe Entry even though the penetration is terrible.

Comps

The comps at the Mohegan Sun have also been tightened more than they were before. Foxwoods is by far the more liberal of the two casinos when it comes to scoring a comp. Both casinos use the same comp system. Each point you earn is equal to $1, which can be used in the restaurants, retail stores or to pay your hotel bill. The Mohegan Sun also has a gas station and you can use your comps there as well.

As of June 1^st Foxwoods is offering same day cash back to their slot players. With the new cash back program players can redeem half of their points for cash at the rate of 50 cents per point. For example: If a slot player earns 20 points for the day, they can redeem 10 points for $5 in cash and the other 10 point remain on the players card.

Poker

The Mohegan Sun closed their poker room a few years ago and claim they have no plans to re-open it any time in the near future. Foxwoods expanded their poker room last November and now have a World Poker Tour branded room with 114 poker tables.

Video Poker

Unfortunately, Connecticut is a video poker wasteland. Foxwoods has three, old Double Jackpot machines in the old Bingo Hall. These are the only three full pay machines in the casino and I think they are there by mistake. They used to have full pay Pick’em poker, but they recently changed the pay table so 3-of-a-kind pays 4 instead of 5 coins. Most of the JOB are 6/5 machines and all of the deuces wild games are short pay as well.

The Mohegan Sun still has a six or seven full pay Pick’em games in the old poker room. All the others have been lowered to pay 4 coins for 3-of-a-kind (they way Foxwoods did). There are no other playable video poker games at either casino.