Effects of MGM Springfield on Connecticut tribal casinos are starting to show. To view the glass as half-empty, slot revenues at Mohegan Sun were down 17.5% last 
month and 15.5% lower at Foxwoods Resort Casino. The glass-half-full perspective is that in September MGM grossed on $18 million at slots compared to $38 million and $47 million at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun respectively. So the tribal casinos still have some incentive to pursue that satellite casino in East Windsor. But, compared to MGM, their current business is gangbusters.
* Steve Wynn has scored at least a temporary victory in his war with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. A Bay State judge has enjoined the MGC from releasing the findings of its investigation into Wynn Resorts. Regardless of whether the report is made public, no one seems to expect any worse fate for Encore Boston Harbor than a hefty fine. Chalk it up as a cost overrun.
* We hear a lot of talking about geofencing, in connection with sports betting and Internet gambling. But how does it work? Here’s how Resorts Atlantic City does it. It’s all very James Bond and suchlike.
