After years of delay, Mohegan Sun to open a scaled-down hotel
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — A decade ago, when the throngs of gamblers crowding into Mohegan Sun seemed endless, casino officials had something of a happy predicament. How could they expand the casino, already among the nation’s largest, to capitalize on the vast demand?
Flush with confidence, they launched plans for a new 43-story hotel, to stand as the tallest building in Connecticut and a soaring glass testament to the casino’s success.
That hotel will finally open next month, but in a vastly different era, with a smaller scale and starkly diminished goals. Now, in the face of gambling revenues that have declined by one-third from their $1 billion peak, Mohegan executives are hoping that a far more modest 14-story, $130 million resort hotel will help ward off the gambling rivals that are being built in Massachusetts.
The development also represents a strategic response to years of flat gambling revenue, courting non-gamblers with an array of shopping, dining, and entertainment options.
“We have made our forecast, and our strategy is to build up our amenities,” said Bobby Soper, Mohegan Sun’s president and chief executive. “We have no concerns about filling the rooms.”
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