Although Mohegan Sun owns land in Palmer, Mass. and is lobbying to open its own casino there.

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Standard and Poor's recently downgraded its outlook for Mohegan Sun because of the softness in the Connecticut gaming market.

ECONOMIST: Gambling

Hard Rock International has proposed a casino in West Springfield and Mohegan Sun has a plan for the town of Palmer.

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But the folk at Foxwoods and Mohegan are still full of hope.

ECONOMIST: Gambling

Slot machine revenues are down at both Mohegan and Foxwoods.

ECONOMIST: Gambling

Connecticut casinos Foxwoods, which licenses the MGM Grand name, and Mohegan Sun will be the most affected since the two hour drive from Boston means many area resident make the trek south.

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Gale hired Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects to design the city. (Among its projects: the Mohegan Sun Casino and the Shanghai World Financial Center.) The plans proved to be a little difficult because the landfill didn't yet exist.

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Federal funding is available to state, Tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, for the counties of Fairfield, Middlesex, New Haven, and New London and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Mohegan Tribal Nation located within New London County.

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