The Chief Executive Office of the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, Patricia Irvin has become one of over 700 employees who have lost their jobs in a major restructure to reduce operating costs. The Casino is owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot tribe and a spokesman said that the position of CEO had been removed and the duties covered by a CEO would be shared by the acting President of Foxwoods and the General Manager of the MGM Grand Facility.

Turnover at the Casino had dropped due to the current state of the financial markets, slot machine revenue at the Casino had fallen by 7 percent since 2005.