It looks like things at Foxwoods seem to be getting worse and worse. 2014 seems to be a tough year for the Mashantuckets and it appears that things are going to get worse before they get better. First they layoff 120 dealers a few months ago then last week they announce basically that the Rainmaker casino will only be open on the weekends and now yesterday they announce the layoff of an additional 50 dealers (and this is all being done as they are just entering their supposed busy season). I dont know the actual statistics but from a personal viewpoint most of the times I am there the place just seems to be empty... I was there Thursday and it was so dead it felt like it does when you are there during a snow storm in January. Im not sure what the future holds for the place but there just seems to be bad news around every corner and all this is before the new competition shows up to give them a real run for their money.

Here's yesterdays memo from the dealers union:

NOTICE TO FOXWOODS DEALERS AND DUAL RATES
ABOUT FURTHER LAYOFFS

May 17, 2014

With deep regret, we must inform our members that we have just received notice from Foxwoods management that they are cutting 50 full-time dealer and 20 dual rate positions between the Table Games and MGM sub-departments.

As required by the Union contract, dealers and dual rates may apply for voluntary lay off with severance pay and benefits, beginning immediately. The deadline for volunteers to apply is June 2.

The effective date of the layoffs is also still under discussion, but will not be any sooner than June 15.

We will be meeting with management as soon as possible in an effort to finalize these dates.

We will also be attempting to negotiate the terms of a tentative agreement to merge the Table Games and MGM sub-departments, in order to minimize disruptions to our members as a result of any rebalancing needed after the layoffs. Any such merger agreement will be subject to ratification by our members.

We will also be attempting to reach agreement to minimize how any re-balancing of Regular Days Off will be done, in hopes of preventing members from being involuntarily displaced from their current day off pairs. Management has previously asserted the right to do a comprehensive day off rebid and reduce the number of weekend day off pairs to the minimums required by the contract. The Union disagrees with management. Ultimately, such a dispute would be resolved by a neutral arbitrator. We are exploring ways to address the issue without the need for arbitration. We cannot, however, guarantee that the number of weekend day off pairs will not be reduced as a result of the past and current round of layoffs.

We will be posting an updated seniority list as soon as possible along with further information about procedures for volunteers and for potentially affected members to make their bumping selections, as soon as that information is available.

As always, we stand ready to do whatever we can to help and support our sisters and brothers and their families who will be affected by these cuts. Members with questions or concerns should feel free to contact the Union office.

UAW Local 2121 President

Billy

nope. unless they happen to be part of a festival/holiday event.....they have not been posting results of daily/weekly events.

Thanks

1/2 - 2/5 nl player here. I pretty much play 12 hours a day when I am there. Will I ever get comped a room? Or should I just forget about it and stick to Atlantic City?

How long have you been doing this? At 18 pts/day you should start seeing mid-week rooms within 2-3 months.

Has anybody in the lower ranks who usually get rooms received their rooms for July yet? For the last several months I have noticed they have come out for me on the Thursday in the middle of the month but I have not seen them yet.

I haven't got anything about July yet after receiving May and June rooms. I've played a decent amount of hours too so I assume I'll be getting something.

I just got mine on Friday so I'd expect it to take a few more days.

LOL at this National Hamburger Day email I just got.

Hey come on! Earn two points then go get your free ****ty Fuddrucker burger!

Played the $1/$2 PLO game Sunday afternoon to night for the first time. Few decent guys, but I can see why people like playing the game when it runs. Quite a few players played very poorly.

WOW. 2-3 MONTHS? It takes one day at The Borgata, AC. Go down there with no experience, play for 8 hours at 1-2nl or like 5-6 hrs at 2-5nl, on any day between Sunday-Thursday, and you'll get comped a room that night, pretty much 100% of the time.

Yup the offers come out monthly, and there's typically a 2 month or so lag between the gaming and marketing departments.

That's rough. Thanks for the info though!

In the poker room. Believe me, I was as confused as you guys. Having only played FW a couple times before, I just assumed that I was the idiot. Maybe the chick was new?

Speaking as someone who used to play in AC (1/2nl everywhere on the boardwalk and 2/5nl at Caesars when they had it) quite frequently, unless you play a lot of hours down there, you won't get free rooms. The only reason why I got free rooms down there (I once got an enormous corner suite at Caesars AC) is by playing table games.

But up here, I would personally pay a small amount to stay 10-15min from Foxwoods. It's not like I'd be staying in the room for too long.

yeah pass. I'll walk the extra mile and get a steak burger from JR's

Definitely not this

lol ok whatever. I've literally been comped a room 3-4 nights a week on a regular basis down there, with no prior reservations, by grinding long sessions of 1/2 and 2/5. Unless something has changed in the last 6 months that I haven't been down there...

It depends on what day of the week.

Weekday comped rooms are easier to get at FW.

Weekend discounted/comped rooms are easier to get in AC.

At least that is the case with mainly playing poker only IME.

You pretty much exclusively have to book your rooms in advance at FW right?

Booking in advance is most important for the FW free rooms. Especially for weekends and high traffic days (holiday weekends, big concerts, etc...)

If you book your free rooms as soon as the offers come out you are more likely to get the comped room. (Only a set amount are offered as comp rooms and the smallest percentage of them are available to low tier level players). The higher tiered players will also get their offers first and will have first option to book comped rooms.

If you are talking about discounted room rates, you may get lucky by waiting until 2-3 days before your stay because they will release additional rooms as the dates approach if they are not at capacity.

Even in AC (mainly talking about CET) it is better to book in advance because you will get better rates on discounted weekend rooms but for sure the comped FW rooms should be booked ASAP before they sell out.

There are a limited amount of rooms available with discounts on any given night. Generally you have to book in advance when you get room offers. You can ask the floor when playing to check on rates and depending on what is available you can sometimes get a discounted or free room the day of. Its rare though and it seems like most of the free rooms get booked very soon after people have been given offers.

My July rooms have come out now. Monday-Thursday again unfortunately.

Still waiting for my July rates....