Here's a news story from a couple of weeks ago -- Foxwoods building a high-roller casino on top floors of one of its towers. Wonder if it will have special chips, like the London Club at the Alladin? For roulette collectors, the chips from the single-zero roulette table should prove challenging to harvest. New England collectors have something to watch for around the end of the year.
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Foxwoods Is Building Premium Casino Atop Its Grand Pequot Tower; A New Casino With Commanding Views Is Designed To Dazzle

MASHANTUCKET, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000 via NewsEdge Corporation -

Building on the runaway success of its high-end casino, Club Newport International, and the appeal of its luxurious villas, Foxwoods Resort Casino has begun construction of one of the most elegant, intimate and exclusive casinos anywhere. The new casino, scheduled to open before the end of the year, will be markedly upscale and offer the highest level of service for discerning clientele on the 24th and 25th floors of the Grand Pequot Tower.

It will feature a warm and highly personalized gaming room with 10 tables for Blackjack, Baccarat and single zero Roulette. A salon prive for the discrete player will have two tables and offer the ultimate in privacy, bringing to 12, the total number of gaming tables in the as-yet-unnamed casino. A cocktail lounge area will seat 24.