Foxwoods Welcomes New President And CEO

Foxwoods introduced its new President and CEO Thursday. Scott Butera says he’s planning major changes at the casino, but he hopes that won’t include layoffs. WNPR’s Harriet Jones reports

Scott Butera comes to Foxwoods after managing turnaround efforts at Donald Trump’s gaming empire and at Tropicana Entertainment in Las Vegas. Foxwoods, which is owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, faces growing competition from gaming in surrounding states. It’s also seeking ways to restructure $2 billion worth of debt, and has missed several deadlines for paying off major credit lines. Butera says he will focus on expanding non-gaming entertainment at Foxwoods, as well as looking at ways to get into the digital gaming market.

Butera says he hasn’t yet examined staffing issues in detail, but he doesn’t anticipate big reductions.

Butera, who was born in Boston and brought up in Connecticut, revealed that for a few years he was a next door neighbor in Stamford of Connecticut’s new governor elect, Dan Malloy.

For WNPR, I'm Harriet Jones.