It IS the economy, stupid

Well. Call me senorita drool cup. Or a fortuneteller. Or the "math is hard" Barbie from the '80s. Or just juggling too many weeks out on my schedule, but the real news is Mohegan Sun slot revenues are down almost 9 percent this June compared to the same month in June 2007.

So, it appears the slide is back on at one of Connecticut's casinos. (A Foxwoods Resort Casino spokeswoman hopes to have their numbers out by about noon.)

What do you think about this news? Beginning of the end? Bottom of a bad economy? Drop a vote in my latest poll....

Breaking News

Mohegan Sun slot revenue down almost 9 percent in June

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By ERICA JACOBSON

Norwich Bulletin

Posted Jul 15, 2008 @ 10:42 AM

Last update Jul 15, 2008 @ 11:35 AM

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Mohegan, Conn. —

Slot revenue at Mohegan Sun dropped more than $6.7 million — almost 9 percent — from $74.5 million in June 2007 to $67.8 million last month, according to numbers released this morning by the casino.

Players pumped $804.7 million through the casino's almost 6,000 machines in June compared to $860.8 million played by visitors during June 2007. The state will get almost $17 million from Junes Mohegan Sun revenues compared to $18.6 million in June 2007.

Slot revenue numbers from Foxwoods Resort Casino have yet to be released.