Foxwoods posts 2.7% slots revenue growth in June

Slot-machine revenue of Foxwoods Resort Casino grew 2.7 percent in June as tourists from neighboring states trooped to Connecticut.

In a statement, Tribal casino operator Mashantucket Pequot Tribal announced that its revenue rose to US$36.3 million in June from $35.3 million in the year-earlier period.

But compared to the previous month, Foxwood’s slots revenue slowed from US$38.1 million. It was the second month of the current calendar that Foxwoods showed a gain. March was the last to show a year-over-year gain when revenue rose 3.2 percent.

Last week, Mohegan Sun announced that its June revenue climbed by 8 percent to US$49.3 million from US$45.7 million a year earlier.