Press Release
May 4, 2001
MASHANTUCKET, CT -- Foxwoods is staying ahead of the curve in gaming entertainment by introducing 400 new IGT EZ
Play slot machines in one of its smoke-free casinos. The new multi-denomination, multi-line slot machines with
advanced technology and features replace existing machines in Slots Down Under, which is located just beneath the
Rainmaker Casino. Foxwoods' other smoke-free casino has an additional 802 reel and video slots.
``These new EZ Play machines are the first in any casino on the East Coast and are the wave of the future,'' said
Tony Celona, vice president of Slots for Foxwoods. ``They are extremely versatile and give our guests more time
to play and more options from which to choose. People can play with cash, coin or ticket.''
The new video slots in Slots Down Under will allow players to insert coin or currency up to several one-hundred-dollar
bills, then pick the denomination they want to play from nickels to one-dollar. When players decide to cash out,
they can receive it in coin or in the form of a ticket with the amount encoded on it. The ticket can be cashed
in at a cage or taken to another machine and inserted to begin play.
The tickets are produced by a Bally's SDS Ticketing System. Tickets reduce the load of coins players have to carry
from machine to machine, and reduce the requirement for frequent hopper fills by casino personnel. It's more convenient
for everyone.
In addition to the multi-denominational slots, Foxwoods has introduced two clusters of Slotto, a lottery bonus
slot game that is exclusive to Foxwoods in Connecticut. Just like the lottery, numbered balls on top of the slot
machine bubble around and one drops to enhance the jackpot registered on the wheels.
Also, Foxwoods has added Mystery Cove, 52 games linked together in the Festival Casino. These slots will regularly
pay out random bonus jackpots to players ranging from $200 - $700. It's a new theme and concept available only
at Foxwoods.
Readers of Casino Player magazine named Foxwoods Resort Casino the Best Native American Casino for the quality
and variety of its services and amenities. With more than 6,000 slot machines and 350 table games, Foxwoods Resort
Casino offers gaming in a relaxing atmosphere, live entertainment with headliners from around the world, and fine
dining at Mashantucket, the ancestral home of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. Foxwoods is easily reached
via Interstates 95 and 395 and is a short distance from T. F. Green Airport serving Providence, R.I. and Bradley
International Airport serving Hartford, Connecticut. For more information, visit our web site at www.foxwoods.com
or call 1-800-PLAY-BIG.
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860-396-6572