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Casinos and consulting? Pandemic spurs tribes to diversify

Por: WPLG Local 10 Nation February 27, 2023

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MASHANTUCKET, Conn. – When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut for three months in 2020, its owners, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, had to reckon with decades of relying heavily on gambling as the tribe's main source of revenue.“The fact that the casino revenues went from millions to zero overnight just fully reiterated the need for diverse revenue streams,” said Tribal Chairman Rodney Butler.... + full article



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