Before, it was Indian casinos trying to attract investment and management from Las Vegas and Atlantic City.
“It's a total reversal in the way the capital and management is going,” said David Schwartz, director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. At the same time, the Mogehan Tribal Gaming Authority is trying to get a piece of the fledgling casino industry in Massachusetts.īy taking over management of Resorts Casino Hotel, Mohegan becomes the first American Indian-run firm to expand into the established gambling destinations of Atlantic City and Las Vegas. If regulators approve the plan, it would expand the reach of one of the nation's main tribal casinos. The tribe that owns the Mohegan Sun casino extended its reach in the East on Tuesday by taking over operations of Atlantic City's oldest casino, planting itself in the region's gambling mecca as an alternative to luring tourists to its slot machines and poker tables in eastern Connecticut.
