You don't need a weatherman....

Foxwoods announced it laid off almost 200 middle managers today, a move believed to be the first of its kind in the casino's 16-year history.

People sometimes ask me what I think about the future of Connecticut's casinos and all I can say is what I know about their present: They're teenagers, both figuratively and literally. They're fighting some strange battles — unions, economic unease and, today, layoffs — now that they're no longer the cute, new kids in the northeast.

And it will probably be some years before they settle into a regular rhythm, if they ever do.