Watching hawks soar through the air several stories below, we looked down at the giant pool on the ground level and imagined wild summer pool parties (celebrity guests have apparently included TV personality Kendra Wilkinson). Our clean and comfortable 27th floor suite boasted a sweeping view of thousands of acres of unspoiled forest (and, just off in the distance, rival casino Mohegan Sun). We booked a room at the AAA Four Diamond Fox Tower (formerly known as the MGM Grand), located at one end of the complex. The casino boasts an elevated, modern look that seamlessly incorporates Pequot-inspired designs and symbols, creating a unique forest-like atmosphere. Rising abruptly from its rural surroundings, the sprawling complex includes six casinos, four hotels, two spas, entertainment venues and restaurants for every appetite. The new casino includes over 430 new slot machines, a 40-seat slot bar named Truth, 24 table games, a new High Limit Slot room with 130 state-of-the-art machines, a public bar and a casino cage.

OK, maybe little isn’t the right word, considering that Foxwoods is the largest resort casino in North America - and in fact, one of the largest in the world. Yet somewhere in the lake-filled region of southeastern Connecticut is a little place called Foxwoods. The world tends to get pretty woodsy midway between Boston and New York.

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