MASHANTUCKET, CT – As the weather starts to cool down,Foxwoods Resort Casino is pleased to announce its Bingo Hall, one of the largest in the world, will reopen on Thursday, September 3. Following positive feedback and business levels, as well as extensive consultation with experts, the Bingo Hall will open with several modifications in place to ensure team members and guest safety.

The Bingo Hall, which will operate at a capacity reduced by 70 percent (950 total participants), will be open seven days a week with morning and evening sessions. The morning sessions will begin one hour earlier at 9:30 a.m. to provide additional cleaning time between sessions, with the evening sessions beginning at 6:30 p.m. The duration of each session will be reduced by 40 percent, spanning two hours and 30 minutes.

The Bingo Hall has been modified to ensure appropriate social distancing of at least 6-10 feet between players. The Bingo Hall has been divided into 14 “Zones.” After each Bingo session, participants are asked to remain seated until the caller announces the Zone where you are seated for departure. Guests are also asked not to change their seats during play.

Foxwoods’ perennial favorite Bingo Hall is reopening next Thursday, September 3, 2020. You’ll see specifics in the release below but the Bingo Hall has been modified to ensure social distancing practices. This story was originally published on March 18, 2020. Mashantucket — The only man at the last bar open at Foxwoods Resort Casino sipped bottled water and played Keno on a video screen embedded.

All playing surfaces and video tablets will be regularly cleaned and disinfected according to strict sanitizing protocols. More than 20 sanitizing stations will be added in the hall and at all transaction booths, and the circulation of fresh air will be increased during session times. Masks are required at all times, and smoking is not allowed.

To reduce the number and frequency of interactions between guests and team members, midweek games will be reduced to a $10-$300 game and weekend games will be reduced to a $15-$700 game. Outside food and drink are not allowed but pre-packaged snacks and drinks, including bottled water, will be available from a kiosk for guests to purchase and enjoy.

“The process of reopening certain attractions at the resort takes a lot of teamwork and planning,” said Dr. Setu Vora, Chief Medical Officer of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. “We have virtual meetings of the Safety Response Team almost on a daily basis where we go through pandemic updates at a national, regional, state, and county level down to what we’re noticing in our own microsystems; always relying on the latest science. When the team was first reviewing Bingo, the decision was made not to reopen at that time even though Connecticut statistics were favorable.”

“We’re excited to continue seeing the reopening of the various activities at the resort after collaboration with Dr. Setu Vora, the Gaming Commission and other experts,” said Jason Guyot, Foxwoods’ Interim CEO & SVP of Resort Operations. “Our pandemic response team is making every effort to evaluate all attractions at Foxwoods Resort Casino to provide visitors with the utmost experience as we prioritize the health and wellness of everyone.”

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As part of the resort’s ongoing commitment to ensuring a safe environment, Foxwoods implementednew safety protocols and operating procedures in partnership with medical experts. These comprehensive new measures are aimed at mitigating health risks for both guests and employees. All protocols will continue to be reevaluated and updated as necessary.

For more information on Foxwoods’ continued reopening plan, as well as our response to the pandemic, please visitwww.foxwoods.com/welcomeback andwww.foxwoods.com/coronavirus.

About Foxwoods Resort Casino

As the largest resort casino in North America, Foxwoods Resort Casino offers guests a premier destination resort experience throughout its six world-class casinos; AAA Four-Diamond hotels featuring over 2,200 rooms; dining options for all tastes; luxurious spas; award-winning golf; state-of-the-art theaters; Tanger Outlet Mall; conference space for groups of all sizes; and free online casino games atFoxwoodsONLINE.com. There is always something new at Foxwoods, most recently the arrival of FoxwoodsExtreme Adventures. Adventure knows no limit as guests can zipline or race around on a European-style indoor karting track. Foxwoods Resort Casino truly is The Wonder Of It All, providing a personalized and exciting escape for everyone. Foxwoods, opened in 1992, is owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. For a detailed look at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation visitFoxwoods.comor follow us onFacebook,Twitter andInstagram.

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Foxwoods Resort Casino has canceled or postponed some shows and has closed some parts of the casino amid concerns about coronavirus.

Foxwoods said the resort is canceling or postponing all shows that were scheduled through March 23.

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• If you purchased concert tickets through the Foxwoods Box Office, you can call 800-200-2882 to request a refund.
• If you purchased your concert tickets through Ticketmaster, click here to request a refund.

The High Stakes Bingo Hall will be closed starting Saturday, March 14.

Bingo tickets will be valid for rescheduled dates, Foxwoods said. Any guests who have their Bingo ticket in hand must bring them back to the resort to get a refund.

If you purchased a bingo ticket, but had not picked it up yet, a refund will automatically be applied to the cardholder.

Starting Monday, the Rainmaker Buffet will be closed.

Poker tournaments, poker live action tables, Racebook, Keno and table games at the Rainmaker Casino, Great Cedar Casino and Fox Towers will also all be closed beginning Monday, according to Foxwoods.

The Grand Pequot Tower and all electronic table games will remain open.

Bus transportation to and from Foxwoods has been suspended, the casino said.

For guests who had purchased a hotel room at Foxwoods, the resort is waiving the hotel cancellation fees. You can cancel on the Foxwoods website or you can email information@foxwoods.com.