The USA Today poll of casinos has named the Mohegan Sun as the top casino in the United States. The Sun upends the Pechanga Resort and Casino in California, which won the distinction last year and fell this year to third place.
The poll is called the 10 Best Readers Choice Travel Awards for 2017
Ray Pineault, president and general manager of Mohegan Sun, greeted the news happily. “We’re honored to have topped that list; it’s a testament to our whole team and how driven we are to provide the best possible entertainment and gaming attraction we can,” he said. The Sun moved up from second place in 2015, the last time the readers poll was published.
The Sun’s neighboring casino, Foxwoods Casino, fell from third place to seventh place in the poll.
The complete listing is as follows:
Mohegan Sun – Uncasville, Conn.
Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casino – Las Vegas
Pechanga Resort & Casino – Temecula, Calif.
L’Auberge Casino Resort – Lake Charles, La.
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa – Atlantic City
Peppermill Resort Spa Casino – Reno
Foxwoods Resort Casino – Mashantucket, Conn.
The Cromwell Hotel – Las Vegas
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Sioux City, Iowa
Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa – Las Vegas
