'I can say we do not have a gaming space that that this modern and this updated anywhere on property.'Ĭoming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Guyot said they had to rethink about what gaming could look like five years down the line. It's just been completely repurposed,' he said. The old restaurant next to it, retail area and bathrooms were also demolished, Guyot said. The Pequot Woodlands Casino is located in what was previously the Grand Pequot Ballroom, used for banquets and corporate events. Another bar across the Pequot Woodlands Casino is also opening on Tuesday, called “Drip.”Įverything in the space is brand new, from the custom chandeliers to the carpet, which is also and aims to mimics light refracting through trees as a way of incorporating Pequot-inspired designs and symbols and create a unique, forest-like atmosphere. The new casino also features a wrap-around bar, giving guests easy access for when they want to grab a drink.

“That’s first-class gaming right there,” Dan Desrochers, the digital manager leading a tour of the new casino said as he pointed toward the TV playing a baseball game. There are even televisions mounted to each high limit slot station. “Which is really for some of our best slot players, with over 130 games and over 15,000 square feet, so they have plenty of room to relax and enjoy themselves while they play,” Guyot said. Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut MediaĪnd with over 430 new slot machines, a 40-seat slot bar named Truth Searcher, 24 table games, a new High Limit Slot room with 130 state-of-the-art machines, a public bar, and casino cage, the Pequot Woodlands Casino does just that.Īt the back of the new casino is the high limit slot area.

Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Ledyard, Conn. In a central location like the Grand Pequot Tower, Guyot saw the space as an opportunity to expand in the heart of the property to give guests more options, he said. 'It's not just like you have to go through a doorway to get into the casino. 'Now that the walls are down, I think I'm most excited about how open it is,' said Jason Guyot, president and CEO of Foxwoods Resort Casino. In a behind-the-scenes tour ahead of the grand opening, CT Insider got an inside look at all the new features of the $25 million project as finished up construction before opening the 50,000-square foot Pequot Woodlands Casino to the public on Tuesday. And on Tuesday, number six will be opening. Foxwoods already had five separate casinos within its over nine-million square feet of property in Southeastern Connecticut.

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