Foxwoods thumb|Mashantucket Pequot Museum Exterior In 1986, Skip Hayward and financial backers built a high-stakes bingo hall on reservation land, and later they added other facilities. In 1992, the Mashantucket Pequots opened Foxwoods casino, which is now one of the largest casinos in the world. Adjacent to Foxwoods is the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center which interprets Pequot history and culture. The museum hosts local and international indigenous artists and musicians, as well as mounting changing exhibits of artifacts throughout the year.
Foxwoods thumb|Mashantucket Pequot Museum Exterior In 1986 Skip Hayward and financial backers built a high-stakes bingo hall on reservation land and later they added other facilities In 1992 the Mashantucket Pequots opened Foxwoods casino which is now one of the largest casinos in the world Adjacent to Foxwoods is the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center which interprets Pequot history and culture The museum hosts local and international indigenous artists and musicians as well as mounting changing exhibits of artifacts throughout the year