Dec 29, 2020 | Breaking News, Gaming, General News
Mohegan Sun’s Poker Room, located in Casino of the Earth, reopened 6 of its 33 tables this morning, and will feature no more than 7 players per table
UNCASVILLE, CT (December 29, 2020) – Mohegan Sun Poker has made its return
and will be open daily from 10:00am – 2:00am. With health & safety being the top priority, the Poker Room reopens at under one third of its total tables, will feature a max of 7 players at a table at once and will incorporate safety shields for players and dealers. Spectators, as well as food, will not be permitted in the Poker Room, and guests must sanitize hands with easily accessible hand sanitizer before touching cards.
The Mohegan Sun Poker Room temporarily closed down in mid-March 2020, along with Mohegan Sun as a whole, due to the pandemic. Mohegan Sun, after investing more than $1 million in health and safety protocols across property, reopened to the public on June 1st. The return of Poker at Mohegan Sun will not immediately feature promotions and tournaments, though updates will become available in the near future. Additional details and safety measures include:
- Both guests and team members are required to wear protective masks in the Poker Room, as is required across all of Mohegan Sun.
- Physical distancing will be instituted and monitored.
- Polycarbonate dividers will be used on all active poker tables.
- Cards will be removed and sanitized at regular intervals.
- A player’s seat and section will be cleaned after they end their play.
- Sanitizing dispensers will be located throughout the Mohegan Sun Poker Room.
- The Mohegan Sun Poker Room is smoke-free, spacious and well ventilated.
The most regular cash game offering in the Mohegan Sun Poker Room will currently be limit and no limit Texas Hold ’Em, though other popular offerings include 7 Card Stud and Omaha, among others. The Poker Room may move to 10 open tables in the near future. For more information on the Mohegan Sun Poker Room, visit mohegansun.com/playing/poker.html
Mohegan Sun works in tandem with The Mohegan Tribal Health Department, who operate on-site and whose health & safety guidance and leadership on all resort operations is paramount. To stay up to date on all things Mohegan Sun, and to view Mohegan Sun’s full health & safety plan, visit mohegansun.com/updates
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN: Owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, Mohegan Sun is one of the largest, most spectacular entertainment, gaming, dining and shopping destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to two unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, two world-class spas, a golf course, over 80 shops, restaurants and bars as well as three award-winning entertainment venues including a 10,000-seat Arena. 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. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @mohegansun, view us on YouTube and find us on Snapchat at username MoheganSun.
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Dec 22, 2020 | Community Relations, Employment, Food & Beverage, General News
Mohegan Sun was recently recognized as “Industry Innovator” by the Chamber
of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut’s annual awards, also known as the “ECTys,” aiming to recognize excellence in both business and the community. The “Industry Innovator” award showcases businesses of any size that have shown strong ability to adapt to the marketplace by introducing or embracing new concepts or technologies to better serve customers. This award also takes into account businesses that provide unique opportunities for its workforce development.
“Being recognized with this particular ECTy Award is truly an honor for Mohegan Sun,” said Jeff Hamilton, President & General Manager of Mohegan Sun. “Our goal is to always adapt and evolve to any business environment, stay on the cutting edge of customer service and develop rising stars within our company. Two key areas where this has been a major success is through key upgrades at our hotel and through our Disability Vocational Program.”
With casino & resort competition on the increase in recent years, Mohegan Sun made a major design upgrade to its iconic 36-level Sky Tower hotel. A full VIP treatment was rolled out through a “hotel-in-a-hotel” known as Aspire. Located on the highest levels of Sky Tower, Aspire guests receive their own private valet and check-in, as well as a unique arrival gift that joins sweeping views of the New England countryside and five-star accommodations. Aspire guests also can take advantage of their very own butler and access to the exclusive luxury food and beverage experience on the 33rd floor, aptly titled, Thirty Three.
Mohegan Sun hotel rooms now also feature an advanced and fully automated minibar by Bartech, which allows guests to purchase food and other items with ease, while allowing Mohegan Sun’s hotel front office to easily track sales.
When it comes to workforce development, Mohegan Sun has been an industry leader. Mohegan Sun’s Student Vocational Inclusion Program, which gains improvements and new talent every year, provides internships across various focuses for young people with physical, developmental and intellectual disabilities. Local schools in Montville, Norwich, Waterford and more, are partners in the program that has now been running strong for nearly 10 years. Mohegan Sun’s Wardrobe department, Culinary team, Environmental Services (EVS), among other areas, have all had positive impacts from the program. As a testament to that success, many internships result in permanent and meaningful roles at Mohegan Sun.
While Mohegan Sun’s showrooms have not been open to the public during the global pandemic, earlier in 2020, an innovative food app ordering system (Noble) was implemented in Mohegan Sun Arena where guests can order concessions directly from their seat. This service will return in the future, when entertainment programming on a wider level is able to safety return.
Mohegan Sun, like so many businesses and destinations, also had to evolve and adapt quickly over the course of the global pandemic and become smart, creative and most importantly, safe. After a temporary closure that occurred in the spring, Mohegan Sun re-opened with well over $1 million spent on a health & safety plan that involved non-invasive thermal temperature scans, UV light technology throughout air handler systems, plexiglass dividers at transactional locations, rigorous cleaning protocols, mask requirements and much more. The Mohegan Tribal Health Department also operates on-site and proved vital in all phases of Mohegan Sun’s health & safety measures. They also played a key role in Mohegan Sun Arena becoming home to multiple bubble-site residencies for major sporting events in recent months, such as College Basketball’s “Bubbleville,” that featured 26 games, many of which were nationally televised, across 10 days in late November and early December.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN:
Owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, Mohegan Sun is one of the largest, most spectacular entertainment, gaming, dining and shopping destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to two unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, two world-class spas, a golf course, over 80 shops, restaurants and bars as well as three award-winning entertainment venues including a 10,000-seat Arena. 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. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @mohegansun, view us on YouTube and find us on Snapchat at username MoheganSun.
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Dec 16, 2020 | Entertainment, Food & Beverage, General News, Shopping, Travel & Leisure, Uncategorized
Celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve with dining and retail specials across property
UNCASVILLE, CT (December 16, 2020) – Mohegan Sun is sharing holiday cheer with dining and retail specials for Christmas and New Year’s. Guests can have a festive feast at their favorite restaurant and pick up the perfect gift for a loved one in The Shops at Mohegan Sun.
Christmas dinner at BALLO Italian Restaurant starts with roasted candy stripe beets and mozzarella. For the entrée, enjoy pan seared duck breast and sweet potato & maple bacon tortellini. End the meal on a sweet note with delicious snickerdoodle cannoli. BALLO Italian Restaurant is open on Christmas Day from 4:00pm – 9:00pm.
Guests who dine with Hash House A Go Go on Christmas Day have a variety of delicious options to choose from:
- The peppermint bark pancake is back! Enjoy a famous Hash House pancake cooked with crushed candy cane and milk chocolate chips, topped with whipped cream
- The cream cheese stuffed French toast has cream cheese sandwiched between two pieces of milk bread, dipped in banana cream batter, grilled to perfection and topped with a lemon curd sauce
- A mouthwatering house-cooked prime rib will be served with garlic mashed potatoes, sautéed vegetables, au jus and horseradish cream
- The shrimp scampi pasta includes sautéed gulf shrimp atop a bed of linguini pasta, tossed with a scampi butter, bay shrimp, white wine, roasted red pepper and green onions
Dinner on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Todd English’s Tuscany includes braised veal osso buco and risotto alla Milanese. Guests can also enjoy a decadent New Year’s Eve dinner that features a 16 oz. bone-in prime ribeye, butter poached Alaskan king crab, EVOO silk potatoes, asparagus and Béarnaise. Dinner service is available from 4:00pm – 8:15pm on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and from 4:30pm – 8:15pm on New Year’s Eve. Lunch service will not be offered.
Guests can dine in luxury with novelle on New Year’s Eve from 4:30pm – 8:15pm. Live entertainment will be provided by Hip Hop Violinist Big Lux. For additional information and reservations, call 860.861.5994. Food service will not be provided on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
Pasta Vita is offering Christmas and holiday catering. In addition to their holiday menu, Pasta Vita features over 100 freshly prepared entrées, vegetable dishes, salads, sauces, soups, breads and desserts, as well as over 25 varieties of the company’s famous specialty-striped ravioli. Pasta Vita has two locations at Mohegan Sun – the Riverview Entrance of Casino of the Sky and right across from the Summer Valet Entrance.
At Michael Jordan’s Steak House, dinner starts with a miniature beef Wellington with Bordelaise sauce. For the main course, choose between the “Prime 23” – a 23 oz. bone-in prime rib, two bacon scallops and two sautéed shrimp, or “The G.O.A.T” – a 23 oz. bone-in prime rib, double cut lamb chops, a 1/2 lb. of King crab legs with black garlic butter and a roasted 6 oz. lobster tail with butter and charred lemon. Complete either meals with a slice of red velvet cake. Both of these surf and turf feasts can be paired with an eggnog martini, made of Van Gogh vanilla vodka, citrus liqueur, eggnog, nutmeg and cinnamon. This dinner special is available on Christmas Day only.
MJ23 Sports Bar & Grill is serving up a three-course meal exclusively on Christmas Day that starts with pasta fagioli. The entrée is prime rib with mashed potatoes, asparagus and natural jus. Dessert is a delectable white chocolate bread pudding. This three course meal pairs perfectly with the white chocolate peppermint martini made with Mozart white chocolate liqueur, Van Gogh vanilla vodka, peppermint, nutmeg and cinnamon.
Over at SolToro, Christmas dinner starts with Mexican street corn on the cob, complete with crème elote, queso fresco and tajín. The main course is a combination of two different fajitas, options include chicken, shrimp or steak. Dessert is a rich chocolate flan. The holiday cocktail at SolToro is a refreshing coconut cranberry margarita with sugared cranberries and rosemary. This special is offered on Christmas Day only.
It’s never too late to get the perfect gift at The Shops at Mohegan Sun! These offers are valid on Christmas Day only.
Ben & Jerry’s has a sweet deal for all! On Friday, December 25th, buy a gift card valued at $10.00 or more and receive a free scoop of ice cream.
At Galina’s, receive 25% off any two items purchased at regular price in the same transaction. Visit Galina’s for additional information.
Guests can receive a free Christmas tree plate at Le Creuset with a $200 purchase, while supplies last. Visit Le Creuset for additional information.
With Swarovski’s holiday sale, guests can spoil their special someone with beautiful, sparkling crystals!
- Spend $175 and receive 20% off
- Spend $200 and receive 30% off
- Spend $600 and receive 35% off
In addition to dining and retail offerings, Comix Roadhouse will offer a variety of limited capacity shows to help wrap up the holiday season. For additional information, visit comixroadhouse.com.
New Year’s Eve at Mohegan Sun will look a little different this year. While there will not be any of the signature major events like breakout parties or celebrations in The Shops at Mohegan Sun, guests are still invited to celebrate the start of 2021 with the “Cheers to the New Year” hotel package. Guests who book this overnight special, valid for Thursday, December 31st to Friday, January 1st, will receive one complimentary bottle of champagne and a $100 food & beverage credit available to use at any restaurant or towards room service. Reservation opportunities are limited, guests are encouraged to book the “Cheers to the New Year” hotel package in advance by calling 1.888.777.7922 or visiting the Mohegan Sun booking page. Guests are also encouraged to make restaurant reservations related to the hotel package in advance.
Mohegan Sun continues to be dedicated to upholding the highest safety standards for all guests and team members, and that certainly continues through the holiday season and beyond. For a full list of our health and safety guidelines, please visit mohegansun.com/updates.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN:
Owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, Mohegan Sun is one of the largest, most spectacular entertainment, gaming, dining and shopping destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to two unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, two world-class spas, a golf course, over 80 shops, restaurants and bars as well as three award-winning entertainment venues including a 10,000-seat Arena. 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. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @mohegansun, view us on YouTube and find us on Snapchat at username MoheganSun.
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Dec 8, 2020 | Breaking News, Community Relations, General News, Uncategorized
UNCASVILLE, CT (December 8, 2020) – Yale New Haven Health, the Mohegan Tribe and Mohegan Sun have announced a new community COVID-19 collection site in the Mohegan Sun Thames Garage.
The drive-through site was selected to provide more community testing in the Uncasville region, but also to allow Mohegan Sun team and Tribal members access to fast, safe COVID-19 testing. The Thames Garage location is open to the public and Mohegan team members by appointment only.
The new Yale New Haven Health site will provide COVID-19 testing (symptomatic and asymptomatic) for patients with or without insurance. If a child is under age 18, a parent/guardian must be present. All adults over 18 must bring a photo ID. Face masks are required.
Appointments are required and can be made by a physician placing an order or by using the following link: https://covidtesting2.ynhhs.org/
The Mohegan Tribe and Mohegan Sun recently expanded a partnership with Yale New Haven Health, to further ensure the safety and health of not just team members of Mohegan Sun, but for the larger surrounding community. This COVID-19 collection site in the Mohegan Sun Thames Garage is a significant part of that goal. Construction of an 8,500 square-foot health center located in Trading Cove lot, which will provide Primary Care, Walk-in care and Specialty care for employees, the public and Mohegan Tribal members, is also underway and planned for a spring 2021 opening.
Since temporarily closing in March 2020, and reopening to the public on June 1, 2020, Mohegan Sun has been at the forefront of making health & safety a top priority as well as assisting on important community efforts. During the spring and summer of this year, the Mohegan Tribe and Mohegan Sun teamed up with the Connecticut National Guard to serve as Connecticut’s Region 4 PPE distribution site. N95 masks, gloves, sanitizer and more were distributed to public health teams and medical services in surrounding towns, from the 125,000 square-foot Earth Expo center.
In the last few months and still on-going, Mohegan Sun struck major deals with Bellator MMA, SHOWTIME Boxing and the NCAA, to create bubble atmospheres for athletes to safely compete, often to national TV audiences. These events have taken place primarily in Mohegan Sun Arena, without fans in attendance. The successful execution of these sporting residencies is in large part due to the invaluable work and guidance provided by the medical professionals with the Mohegan Tribal Health Department and Yale New Haven Health.
ABOUT YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH (YNHHS), the largest and most comprehensive healthcare system in Connecticut, is recognized for advanced clinical care, quality, service, cost effectiveness and commitment to improving the health status of the communities it serves. YNHHS includes five hospitals – Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial, Westerly and Yale New Haven hospitals, several specialty networks and Northeast Medical Group, a non-profit medical foundation with several hundred community-based and hospital-employed physicians. YNHHS is affiliated with Yale University and YSM’s clinical physician practice, Yale Medicine, which is the largest academic multi-specialty practice in New England. YNHHS and Yale partner on clinical care, education and research, bringing the latest discoveries, technology and therapies to patients. www.ynhhs.org
ABOUT THE MOHEGAN TRIBE
The Mohegan Tribe was founded on the banks of southeastern Connecticut’s Thames River by Chief Uncas in the early 17th century. The Tribal Council serves as the leadership for the sovereign nation, and also serves as the Management Board for Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) in regard to the Tribe’s gaming properties and interests. After its federal recognition in 1994, the Tribe opened the world-class Mohegan Sun on its reservation land in Uncasville, CT in 1996 and Mohegan Sun Pocono, Pennsylvania’s first casino, on commercial land in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 2006. Additionally, MGE manages Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, Paragon Casino Resort in Louisiana, ilani in Washington State, as well as the Fallsview Casino and Casino Niagara Resort. MGE is currently developing a casino and entertainment complex at Seoul Incheon International Airport in South Korea. MGE is also the owner and operator of Connecticut Sun, a professional basketball team in the WNBA and New England Black Wolves, a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. To learn more about the Mohegan Tribe visit https://www.mohegan.nsn.us
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN
Owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, Mohegan Sun is one of the largest, most spectacular entertainment, gaming, dining and shopping destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to two unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, two world-class spas, a golf course, over 80 shops, restaurants and bars as well as three award-winning entertainment venues including a 10,000-seat arena. 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. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @mohegansun, view us on YouTube and find us on Snapchat at username MoheganSun.
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