Sources and audience research
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What visitors ask
We read public discussions to choose what to cover. Common questions (not quotes of private data): which Connecticut casino is better for a first visit; whether a new player gets comped rooms (reports say weekday offers appear before weekend ones, which the casinos describe as based on play); parking and smoking at Encore versus the Connecticut resorts; whether any casino buses still run from New York or Boston; and whether tier match exists at MGM Springfield. Threads read: r/Connecticut, r/boston, r/massachusetts, r/AskNYC. Forum posts are opinions and are not used as facts here.
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