Faulty Transformer Halts Gambling at Mohegan Sun Casino

Last night around 3am EST, the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut had a fire start at the main transformer shutting down electricity and forcing gamblers into darkness. According to Connecticut State Police, no injuries were reported and they do not expect foul play. Portions of the casino did remain open, however, some gamblers we spoke to decided to leave and head to Foxwoods for the rest of the night.

When the outage occurred, casino officials shut down 31 gaming tables and switched off 2,700 slot machines. Backup generators kept most of the resort's Casino of the Earth running, and some people shifted over there, Mohegan Sun officials said. Some went to nearby Foxwoods Resort Casino.

According to later reports, electricity is crucial for the casino's sophisticated security system. When the power went out, casino officials needed to be able to track down the account balances on slots that were being played at the time. Mohegan Sun used information from the reward cards to track down those players and cut them checks for the money.

Latest reports said Mohegan Casino officials are still investigating the unusual occurence.

August 24, 2006
Posted By Terry Goodwin
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