"The nationwide explosion of casino gambling has fueled an interesting side effect -- casino golf courses, which are often of better quality and at lower prices than their non-casino peers.

Since the casino boom started in the Northeast, it is no surprise that some of the largest golf facilities are found here. Prices, however, tend to run higher (often quite higher) than casino golf in the rest of the country.

Foxwoods Resort & Casino in eastern Connecticut was the first successful Native American casino.

The Mashuntucket Pequot Tribe, which owns the casino, made golf course designer Rees Jones an offer he couldn't refuse. The tribe let Jones pick his land from 2,000 acres of wilderness, rock ledge and lakes -- with no home sites or other realty constraints -- and build two 18-hole courses of uninterrupted golf."

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Bettor Golf: Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun and Turning Stone anchor golf and gaming in the Northeast (WorldGolf 9/21)