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Additional low limit tables now available in a variety of games including Spanish 21, Roulette and Texas Hold’em

Mohegan Sun continues its special ‘stimulus, recovery and rebound’ efforts by adding more $5.00 tables to its mix of over 300 table games. In February, the Northeast’s premier entertainment destination introduced six low-limit blackjack tables, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as part of its overall ‘stimulus, recovery and rebound’ getaway package.

“We are excited to expand our affordable low-limit table games offerings,” said Mitchell Etess, President and Chief Executive Officer for Mohegan Sun. “We had such a favorable response from our guests on our new $5.00 blackjack tables that we decided to add more games in a variety of styles so that more of our guests could enjoy their time spent with the low-limit bets.”

The twelve new low-limit denomination games will join the existing $5.00 minimum bet blackjack tables in Casino of the Earth, between Seasons Buffet and Sunrise Square.

The mix of new tables will include seven additional blackjack, two Spanish 21 tables, one Texas Hold’em game, a roulette table and one big 6 wheel, bringing the total number of $5.00 minimum bet games to 18.

The new low-limit gaming area is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week including all major holidays. For more information on this new offering, or others available at Mohegan Sun, please visit mohegansun.com.

Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States.  Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country.  More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com.

Live on Sunday, July 12th with special guest Steve Azar

Montgomery Gentry will take their Academy of Country Music Award’s Album of the Year nominated Back When I Knew It All  to the road with a live performance at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, July 12th at 7:30pm with special guest Steve Azar.

Tickets are $40.00 and go on sale Saturday, March 28th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster.  Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet.  Tickets may also be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Sunday, March 29th subject to availability.

Montgomery Gentry has captured a large following with their “what you see is what you get” mentality.  Their accolades include gold and platinum albums, CMA and ACM awards, a Grammy nomination and sold-out tours. Kentucky natives, Montgomery Gentry – Gerald Edward (Eddie) Montgomery and Troy Gentry – have also been added to the performance lineup of the Country Music Association’s Music Festival on June 11th joining the likes of Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley and John Rich.

Country singer Steve Azar is touring in support of his latest album, Indianola. The multi-talented Mississippian has created music for movies, narrated a documentary, was ranked #5 on Golf Digest’s 2008 Top 100 Musician Golfers and recently released his latest single “End of the Money.”

For more information on Montgomery Gentry with special guest Steve Azar and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com.  For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.

Mohegan Sun Arena to host boys and girls high school state
basketball finals

Mohegan Sun and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference have announced the schedule for this weekend’s boys and girls 2009 high school state basketball finals in Mohegan Sun Arena. 

The ladies will tip off the first session at 6:30pm on Friday, March 20th. The #1 seeded Norwich Free Academy Wildcats will meet the #2 seeded Career Magnet Panthers from New Haven for the Girls Class LL championship. The action will continue at 8:30pm as the Fairfield Warde Mustangs face off with the Hillhouse Academics from New Haven for the Girls Class L championship.

A full day of action is in the mix for Saturday, March 21st, as six championship games dictate the bragging rights for 2009. The second session tips-off at 9:00am as the Old Lyme Wildcats take on the Cinderella-story Coventry Patriots for the Girls Class S championship. The guys will take the court for the first time at 11:00am as the Cromwell Panthers take on the Hyde Leadership Howling Wolves from Hamden for the Boys Class S championship.  The girls will return to the court at 1:00pm for the Girls Class M championship as #1 seeded Bacon Academy Bobcats from Colchester take on #3 seeded Berlin Redcoats.

At 4:30pm, the third session will feature #1 seeded Sacred Heart High School Hearts from Waterbury versus #2 seeded Bloomfield Warhawks for the Boys Class M championship. The Boys Class L championship will be decided at 6:30pm as the Torrington Raiders face off with the Bulkeley Bulldogs from Hartford. The final game of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference championships will tip-off at 8:30pm as the Windsor Warriors take on the Crosby Bulldogs from Waterbury for the Boy’s Class LL championship. 

Tickets will be broken down by three sessions; each session’s admission is $10.00.  Tickets are currently on sale at the Mohegan Sun Box Office and through Ticketmaster.  Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. All eight games will be tape delayed and broadcast on CTSN-TV, the Connecticut Sports Network.  Broadcast schedule TBA. 

Members of the media are to pick up their media credentials at the will call windows at the Mohegan Sun Box Office located near the main entrance to the Arena.

About the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC)
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference serves as the governing agency for high school sports in Connecticut.  It boasts a long tradition of providing quality interscholastic athletic programs for Connecticut’s students.  The CIAC currently sponsors post-season championship tournaments in twenty-seven sports serving over 103,000 student athletes statewide.   The CIAC is a non-profit organization located in Cheshire, Connecticut.

About Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country.  More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or by visiting mohegansun.com.