Foxwoods Plans Massive Expansion, Renovations: Report

MASHANTUCKET, CT — As Foxwoods celebrates its 30th anniversary, the resort casino is announcing a massive renovation and expansion project that will add an indoor water park, family entertainment center, and hotel, The New York Post reported. Dubbed Great Wolf Lodge at Mashantucket, the project is scheduled for completion in 2024.

The casino is partnering with Wisconsin-based theme park Great Wolf Lodge on the project, a family resort chain known for its water-centered amusement parks that include accommodations, restaurants, arcades and children's activities. Foxwoods would be the first Great Wolf Lodge location in the state, according to The Hartford Business Journal.

The expansion will take place on 15 acres adjacent to Foxwoods. Foxwoods, which opened in 1992, is currently the largest resort casino in the region with 340,000 square-feet for gaming.

A new, 30,000 square-foot high-stakes bingo hall is also opening in the previous Festival Casino space, which will seat more than 2,200 people. The old bingo hall is being transformed into the 75,000-square-foot Rainmaker Expo Center, which will open for trade shows, sporting events and corporate meetings, The Hartford Business Journal reported.

Foxwoods will also renovate the Grand Pequot Casino, Great Cedar Casino, the Fox Tower Casino, Rainmaker Casino, the Fox Tower, and the Great Cedar Tower, according to The New York Post.

Foxwoods will be donating $30,000 to a local charity each month for the rest of the year, beginning with The United Way of Southeastern Connecticut this month, according to The New London Day. The casino will also be giving away $30,000 in cash and prizes to a patron each day this week.