It could well be the battle that defines the online gambling industry for many years to come, the battle that sets all the new standards and expectations for the online players but who will be victorious? Who will be the proverbial last man standing?

To picture the battle in all it’s full glory we have to take a step back and make some assumptions. Firstly let’s assume that today is the day that Sen. Barney Frank has had his bill passed and online gambling in the United States is now legal. Next we have to look at just who is presently dominating the online gambling space.

We could take a global view but let us stick with the American market as it is simply more fun. Leading the way currently would have to include Bodog Casino, Go Casino, and lets include Online Vegas, then we have the big online poker operators such as Poker Stars and Full Tilt.

Fighting in the opposite corner are the big boys from Las Vegas, Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE:LVS), MGM (NYSE:MGM), Harrahs and Steve Wynn (NASDAQ:WYNN). We truly would give just about anything to have a peak in their executive files to see what the plans look like for when online gambling (note when not if) is legalized in the United States.

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Out of the various US casinos, Foxwoods Resort Casino is the largest. It is located in Ledyard in the state of Connecticut and comprises of 340,000 sq ft of gaming area. It is owned by the members of Mashantucket Pequot tribe. It was founded in the year 1986 and was originally used as bingo hall. Since then it has been renovated 3 times in the years 1992, 1997 and most recently in 2007 with the opening of MGM Grand.

The Foxwood offers ample opportunity to gamblers and fun loving players to choose the kind of games which caters to their taste and budget. It comprises of 380 table games, 6200 slot machines, 104 poker tables, bingo, keno and race book.

Table games – The gaming table is comprised of various games like blackjack, roulette, craps, Spanish 21, poker, Casino War, Money Wheel, Pai Gow poker, Pai Gow tiles, baccarat, Caribbean stud poker, and Sic Bo. In order to play the games a player must place cash or gaming chips on the table before the start of the game. However, in order to redeem the chips you must go to cashier cage, as the chips cannot be redeemed at the gaming table. You can also take advantage of getting your game rated by the dealer before the start of the game and get the points credited in your dream card, which can later on be used for purchase of food and services in the resort. The dream card can be acquired by registering at any dream card location.

Slot machines – It has the highest number of slot machines of various denomination starting from 1 cent to $100.The payouts in these slot machines are among the highest in comparison to other casinos in the east coast. It has a non- smoking area too where full family can enjoy the machines.

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