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06/02/2026 · Jacob Medici

A Region in Play: The Growth of Casinos Across New England

New Hampshire's casino industry has exploded in the past two years, jumping from $35 million in state revenue to over $60 million after the introduction of real slot machines and the removal of betting limits. In Massachusetts, Plainridge Park Casino is pushing the legislature to allow live table games while a brand-new tribal casino from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has grown from 10 slot machines in trailers to a 200-machine operation in under a year. Connecticut's Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun continue to lead the region, with Foxwoods adding celebrity restaurants, a renovated poker room, and a $300 million Great Wolf Lodge water park in 2025. Across all three states, the story is the same: markets that once deferred to Connecticut are now building industries of their own, and the competition for players across New England is only getting sharper.