Head-butting at Foxwoods

Gamblers brawl over slot machine, one bites the other

Ledyard - A Massachusetts man allegedly bit a Manchester man on the nose early Saturday during an argument over a $100 slot machine in the high-stakes gaming area of MGM Grand at Foxwoods, police said.

The argument started about 1:15 a.m. Saturday when John I. Whittaker, 50, of Manchester, was playing two slot machines at once and 50-year-old Thomas C. McDonald, of Hanover, Mass., took over one of the machines, according to the Casino Unit of the state police.

Whittaker allegedly head-butted McDonald, who in turn bit Whittaker on the nose. Whittaker was treated at the scene for the bite wound and charged with second-degree breach of peace, police said.

McDonald was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace.



Hanover man charged with biting in dispute over a slot machine


A 50-year-old man from Hanover is back home after posting $500 bail following his arrest on charges he bit another man's nose in a fight over a $100 slot machine at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

The Day of New London reports that Thomas C. McDonald took over one of two slot machines that John I. Whittaker, 50, of Manchester,Conn., was using early Saturday morning.

Whittaker allegedly head-butted McDonald and McDonald bit Whittaker.

Whittaker was charged with second-degree breach of peace and McDonald was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace.