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The world's largest casino resort — Connecticut's Foxwoods — undergoes
the largest analog-to-digital recording conversion ever undertaken. Without the
luxury of downtime, everyone associated with the project works as a single mind
to pull off the massive upgrade, which includes a new state-of-the-art control room.
The approach offers integrators a way to ease the transition to digital for their
customers.
For most people, the gaming industry consists of four easily identifiable segments.
Las Vegas brings glitter and neon lights to mind. Atlantic City is synonymous with
the celebrity of Donald Trump. European casinos conjure up images of lavishly appointed
private clubs, with debonair secret agents strutting around in tuxedos. Native American
casinos also have their own unique characteristics. "Native American casinos, as
a group, tend to be more on the forefront of technology," says Chris Greco, president
of manufacturers representative firm Intelligent Marketing Inc. in Haverhill, Mass.
"They are privately held and interested in using the latest that technology has
to offer. They're not afraid to try new things and are generally willing to go through
the necessary transition if a future payback is clear. This is particularly true
at Foxwoods."
The Foxwoods he speaks of is the largest resort casino in the world. Connecticut's
Foxwoods Casino Resort features more than 315,000 square feet of gaming space in
a complex that covers 4.7 million square feet. Opened in 1986 by the Mashantucket
Pequot Tribal Nation as a high-stakes bingo hall, Foxwoods has grown to include
six casinos, 7,000+ slot machines and 350 gaming tables. The bingo hall remains
an important part of the facility, as does a high-tech race book.
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