Oct 7, 2013 | Breaking News, Gaming, General News
Momentum offers guests a more personalized experience with tailored rewards and faster earning power
UNCASVILLE, CT – Innovative; individualized. These are just some of the words guests are using to describe Mohegan Sun’s new rewards program, Momentum. The four-tiered program, designed to propel players forward based on frequency of play, offers perks not found at competitor programs including generous discounts, the ability to earn rewards faster based on one’s frequency of play and tier status, and access to unique events and experiences.
“We are putting the power in players’ hands,” said Bobby Soper, President and Chief Executive Officer for Mohegan Sun. “Momentum is designed to empower our guests, allowing them to choose their experience. Whether that reward is access to a private lounge, complimentary hotel rooms, tickets to a show or more, the choice is completely theirs. No other rewards program has this heightened level of flexibility for its guests.
The Momentum card can be used to enjoy over 100 dining, shopping, nightlife and entertainment options, hotels, spas and golf courses at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut; Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Pennsylvania; and at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. One Momentum Dollar is equivalent to one dollar when shopping or dining in any of the property shops or restaurants.
Membership is free and open to all guests age 21 and over. To sign up, please visit a Player’s Club booth with valid identification.
To learn more about Momentum, visit mohegansun.com/momentum.
About Mohegan Sun: Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and dining destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 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. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, like on Pinterest and view us on YouTube.
Sep 26, 2013 | Breaking News, Entertainment, General News
Mohegan Sun Arena awarded Best Arena of the Year & Tom Cantone wins Entertainment Executive of the Year
Mohegan Sun took home two awards at the G2E Global Gaming Conference’s inaugural Casino Entertainment Awards in Las Vegas last night. Mohegan Sun won Best Arena of the Year, topping MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas and Thunder Valley Casino Resort Amphitheater in Lincoln, California and Senior Vice President of Sports & Entertainment, Tom Cantone, took home the prize for Entertainment Executive of the Year. Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den was also nominated for the Best Theater of the Year.
This was the first ever entertainment awards ceremony at the G2E with votes tabulated nationwide.
“Accepting this award is the pinnacle of recognizing the best entertainment team in the nation, who all have ownership of building our entertainment product into one of the elite programs and venues in the world” said Tom Cantone, Senior VP of Sports & Entertainment.
Cantone was recently named to Senior Vice President of Sports and Entertainment for Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (MTGA), operators of Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Pennsylvania and Mohegan Gaming Advisors, managers of Resorts Hotel Casino in Atlantic City.
G2E – is world’s largest gaming event from 32 countries, including Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. G2E is the premier trade show and conference event for the international gaming entertainment industry held Sept. 23-26, 2013 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked 3rd in the U.S. and 5th in the world by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 and 2010 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” Venues Today also ranked Mohegan Sun Arena #3 in 2012 and ranked it in the top six of “Top Stops of The Decade” in 2012. Venues Today also named Mohegan Sun Arena #4 in mid-year Top Stops for 2013. For more information on concerts and other great events visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
Sep 17, 2013 | Breaking News, Employment, General News
UNCASVILLE, CT – Mohegan Sun is pleased to welcome Frederick Brown as Senior Vice President of Information
Technology and Chief Information Officer where he will oversee all aspects of the Information Systems department. Brown has over 20 years of IT experience, most recently as Vice President of Information Technology at the flagship’s sister property, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Brown began at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in 2006 first serving as IT Engineering Manager, then moving on to become the Director of Information Technology before being promoted to Vice President of Information Technology in 2011. Prior to that, he worked as a programmer, analyst and Manager for Penn Software, Southern Union and System One Solutions.
Brown received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from King’s College located in Pennsylvania. He currently resides in the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania area with his wife Leann and two children.
About Mohegan Sun:
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and dining destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 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. Connect with us on facebook.com/mohegansun, follow us on twitter.com/mohegansun and view us on youtube.com/mohegansunvideos.
Aug 26, 2013 | Breaking News, Employment, Entertainment, General News
Tom Cantone to oversee entertainment efforts for all MTGA properties
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority Names Tom Cantone as Senior Vice President of Sports & Entertainment
Uncasville, CT (August 26, 2013) – The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (MTGA) is pleased to announce the promotion of Tom Cantone to Senior Vice President of Sports & Entertainment for MTGA. In this newly-created corporate position, Cantone will oversee all aspects of the entertainment offerings at all MTGA properties including Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Additionally, he will resume similar responsibilities at all future properties acquired and/or managed by MTGA and the Mohegan Gaming Advisors.
“This will give us substantial synergy to select, buy and route artists and tours using our own network of properties throughout the Northeast and will centralize our entertainment buying power giving us more efficient use of our entertainment programming,” said Mitchell Etess, Chief Executive Officer for MTGA.
Cantone previously served as Vice President of Sports & Entertainment of the flagship property in Connecticut since 2007. Prior to Mohegan Sun, Cantone held senior management marketing positions at Foxwoods Resort and Casino, Sands Hotel & Casino, Hershey Entertainment & Resort Co., Hollywood Casino and various Trump properties. He brings over 25 years of experience to his new role and is a graduate of Penn State University.
About the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority: The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority is an instrumentality of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut and the owner and operator of a gaming and entertainment complex located in Uncasville, Connecticut, known as Mohegan Sun, and a gaming and entertainment facility located in Plains Township, Pennsylvania, known as Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. See http://newsroom.mtga.com.
Aug 9, 2013 | Breaking News, Community Relations, Entertainment, General News, Special Events
UNCASVILLE, CT (August 9, 2013) – Mohegan Sun regrets to announce that due to inclement weather, tonight’s Festive Fridays Summer SunFest Concert on the rooftop of the Riverview Garage has been cancelled. Jus Us Band was scheduled to perform.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN: Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, 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 three unique casinos, a 34-story, 1,200 room luxury hotel, a world-class spa and golf course, over 75 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 our website. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, find us on Pinterest and view us on YouTube.
Aug 6, 2013 | Breaking News, General News, Special Events
Renowned author Elin Hilderbrand to host Mohegan Sun's Winning Authors event on Sunday, August 18th
WHAT: Elin Hilderbrand, summertime-enthusiast and author of twelve beach-read romance novels, will be featured in a Winning Authors event on August 18th at Mohegan Sun with her most recent book, Beautiful Day.
WHEN/WHERE:
Sunday, August 18th
3:00pm – Live Q&A in The Cabaret Theatre
3:30pm – Book Signing in The Shops concourse
IN DETAIL: She is the author of more than ten beach-read novels that captivate her readers with the summer-loving tales of beautiful Nantucket and on August 18th, Elin Hilderbrand is visiting Mohegan Sun with her new book, Beautiful Day, for a very special Winning Authors event.
The free event will kick off in The Cabaret Theatre at 3:00pm with a live discussion followed by a signing event at 3:30pm in The Shops concourse. Beautiful Day was released on June 25th and will be available for purchase at Spin Street in The Shops concourse. Hilderbrand is part of a list of outstanding authors that have participated in Winning Authors including Jerry West, Nora Roberts, Harlan Coben, Sue Grafton, Marcia Clark and Robin Cook.
ABOUT ELIN HILDERBRAND : Although born in Pennsylvania, Elin Hilderbrand looked forward to spending her childhood summers in Cape Cod with her family, playing games, adventuring around the beach and getting the perfect golden tan. When Hilderbrand’s father passed away when she was 16 years old, she spent that summer working in a costume factory warehouse, miles and miles away from her Cape Cod home. She promised herself that for the rest of her life she would always have a real summer.
After traveling extensively, Hilderbrand moved to Nantucket in 1993 and took a job as the “classified ads” writer at a local newspaper and later began her writing career. Hilderbrand is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the graduate fiction workshop at the University of Iowa.
Hilderbrand released her most recent book titled Beautiful Day, an emotional story of a Nantucket wedding that takes us into the heart of marriage, what it means to be faithful and how we choose to honor our commitments.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN: Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, 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 three unique casinos, a 34-story, 1,200 room luxury hotel, a world-class spa and golf course, over 75 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.com/mohegansun, follow us on twitter.com/mohegansun, find us on pinterest.com/mohegansun and view us on youtube.com/mohegansunvideos.
