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Mohegan Sun, located in Uncasville, Connecticut, is one of the largest casinos in the United States, with of gaming space. It is located on along the banks of the Thames River. It is in the foothills of southeastern Connecticut, where 60 percent of the state's tourism is concentrated. It features the 12,000-seat capacity Mohegan Sun Arena, home of the Women's National Basketball Association's Connecticut Sun. It houses a 350-seat Cabaret Theatre, the 300-seat Wolf Den, and of meeting and function room space, including the Northeast’s largest ballroom〔Inside Norwich (Trip Advisor ) Retrieved on December 14, 2007〕 and of retail shopping. It is the home of New London's WMOS FM radio station. The casino contains slot machines, gaming tables including poker, blackjack, craps, roulette, Caribbean stud poker, keno and baccarat. The race book offers live horse or greyhound racing from around the U.S. as well as from Australia and England. It also offers wagering on jai-alai from Florida. The economic recession that began in 2007 took a heavy toll of receipts, and by 2012 both the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods were deeply in debt.〔Associated Press, "Indian casinos struggle to get out from under debt," (January 21, 2012 online )〕 ==History== The development of the Mohegan Sun began in 1992 with RJH Development and LMW Investments of Connecticut, and Slavik Suites Inc. proposed the idea of developing a casino with the Mohegan tribe. The three companies formed Trading Cove Associates (TCA), which provided the Mohegans with financial support, tribal attorneys, and advisers to assist in the tribe's effort to gain official recognition as a people. In March 1994 they gained federal recognition as a sovereign people, opening the way to develop a casino. Sol Kerzner, head of Kerzner International (formerly Sun International), became involved with a 50 percent interest in TCA. Waterford Gaming had the other 50 percent interest in TCA. The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (MTGA) hired TCA to oversee development and construction of the casino.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority )〕 The casino and resort first opened on October 12, 1996.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Felt Jungle )〕 In 2000, Trading Cove Associates gave complete control of the resort to the Mohegan tribe; TCA still receives a 5% dividend on the gross revenue generated by Mohegan Sun until 2014.〔Waterford Gaming - Amended And Restated Omnibus Termination Agreement (Socratek ) Retrieved on November 21, 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mohegan Sun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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