Sep 21, 2017 | Entertainment, General News
With special guests Kacey Musgraves and Midland on Friday, February 23rd, 2018
UNCASVILLE, CT (September 21, 2017) – Grammy Award-winning vocal group Little Big Town announced on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon yesterday they will bringing their critically-acclaimed harmonies to 26 arenas nationwide starting Spring 2018 with The Breakers Tour. Little Big Town’s The Breakers Tour comes to Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, February 23rd, 2018 starting at 7:30pm with special guests Kacey Musgraves and Midland.
Tickets are $79.00, $59.00 and $39.00 and go on sale Friday, September 22nd at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to Ticketmaster.com or call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Saturday, September 23rd, subject to availability.
Little Big Town’s landmark year to date includes the release of their chart-topping album The Breaker, which debuted #1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and Top 5 on the Billboard 200 All Genre chart-as well as the group’s fifth ACM Award win as “Vocal Group of the Year.” Additionally, the Multi-Platinum selling Country group was recently inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame and earned their 26th career CMA Award nomination, including nominations for “Single Of The Year,” “Album Of The Year,” “Vocal Group Of The Year” and “Music Video Of The Year” categories.
One of the most well-respected and beloved entertainers in music today, the genre-defying group has “expanded their audience beyond Tennessee” states USA Today as well as “the definition of country music from the inside” from Newsday, since first entering the music scene more than 18 years ago. Their critically acclaimed album, The Breaker, as well as their recent headlining Ryman Residency, “Little Big Town at the Mother Church,” have garnered the reigning CMA and ACM Vocal Group of the Year praise for their four-part harmonies and progressive sound that “seems to get even better with time” stated by Forbes. Hailed as a “21st century revival of Fleetwood Mac” by Goldderby, the group has produced hits such as “Boondocks,” “Bring It On Home,” “Good As Gone,” and “Little White Church,” as well as their #1 singles “Pontoon,” “Tornado,” “Day Drinking,” and most recently, the history-making best-selling country single of 2015, “Girl Crush,” and this year’s multi-week #1 single, “Better Man.”
Mohegan Sun Arena is now ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and Venues Today. It has won “Casino of The Year” at the Country Music Awards in 2008 & 2010 and in 2013, was voted “Arena Of The Year” at the G2E Global Gaming Conference in Las Vegas. Mohegan Sun Arena was also ranked among the top 10 arena venues in the nation for 2014, regardless of size. In 2015, Mohegan Sun took home the IEBA award for “Casino of the Year.” Mohegan Sun also won “Casino of the Year” in 2 categories at the 2013 & 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards. 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 21, 2017 | Breaking News, General News
WHAT: Mohegan Sun will commemorate the topping off of the new $80 million dollar project with the raising of a structural steel beam signed by iron workers, Mohegan Tribal Council and guests. 
CONTACT: Elizabeth Woodmancy, PR Specialist, Mohegan Sun
860.862.0024
[email protected]
WHEN: Monday, September 25, 2017
11:00am
Media encouraged to arrive by 10:30am
10:30am – Media check-in and tour sign-up
11:00am – Program and speakers
11:20am – Steel beam topping off
11:30am – Guided media tours
WHERE: Mohegan Sun
Exposition Center construction site – Winter surface lot
WHO: Kevin Brown “Red Eagle”, Chairman, The Mohegan Tribe
Ray Pineault, President and General Manager, Mohegan Sun
IN DETAIL: The final structural beam for the $80 million, 240,040 square-foot project on schedule to open June 2018 will be raised and lowered into place by crane.
Parking will be available in the Winter surface parking lot. Entrance to the event will be near Winter surface lot parking alongside the Winter Garage.
On-site interviews with Mohegan Sun and Mohegan Tribal executives will be available, as well as numerous photo opportunities.
VISUALS: Media are welcome to take guided tours of the construction space. As is tradition, the final steel beam will be topped by a small evergreen tree, as well as the Mohegan, United States and Connecticut state flags.
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 three unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, 2 world-class spas, a golf course, over 90 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.
Sep 20, 2017 | General News, Special Events
WHAT: New York Times bestselling author and star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Giudice, visits Mohegan Sun with her fifth and newest book, Standing Strong, during and October 19th Signings & Sightings event.
WHEN: Thursday, October 19th
7:00pm – Photo Meet & Greet
The Shops at Mohegan Sun
IN DETAIL: This Real Housewife is “standing strong” and ready to share her latest book with fans during an exclusive Signings & Sightings event. Teresa Giudice returns to Mohegan Sun on Thursday, October 19th for a free autograph session of her book Standing Strong.
*Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis. Signing personalization and personal photos are prohibited. Teresa will only be signing copies of her latest book Standing Strong which will be available for purchase at Spin Street on the day of the event.
Sep 20, 2017 | Entertainment, General News
A Pentatonix Christmas Tour adds 2nd show at Mohegan Sun Arena
UNCASVILLE, CT (September 20, 2017) – Due to popular demand, A Pentatonix Christmas Tour will be adding another date at Mohegan Sun Arena. Pentatonix will now have back-to-back 7:00pm shows slated for Saturday, December 9th and Sunday, December 10th.
Tickets are $65.00 and $45.00 and go on sale Friday, September 29th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to Ticketmaster.com or call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Saturday, September 30th, subject to availability.
Three-time Grammy Award-winning and multiplatinum selling artists Pentatonix have announced A Pentatonix Christmas Tour, which kicks off in Chicago on December 3rd with three nights at The Chicago Theatre and concludes just before Christmas with three shows at New York City’s Beacon Theatre. The concerts will be the group’s first to feature songs from their three hugely successful holiday albums.
To coincide with the tour, Pentatonix has also announced a deluxe version of 2016’s platinum-selling, chart-topping album – A Pentatonix Christmas. A Pentatonix Christmas Deluxe will be released on October 20th via RCA Records and is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.
Additionally, Pentatonix has announced that they will return to NBC with a brand new holiday special featuring live performances from the group and so much more. Last year’s A Pentatonix Christmas Special drew more than 10 million viewers across two airings on the network. An airdate for the special will be announced at a later date.
In just six years, Pentatonix has sold more than 6.4 million albums (in total consumption) in the U.S. alone. They have won three Grammy Awards, received a Daytime Emmy nomination and performed for hundreds of thousands of fans at their sold-out shows across the globe. Their YouTube channel boasts more than 13.5 million subscribers, yielding over 2.6 billion video views and their 2015 self-titled album has been certified gold after debuting #1 on Billboard’s 200.
Additionally, seven of their albums reached the Top 10 on Billboard’s 200 chart (2 at #1) and received multiple RIAA certifications for multi-platinum, platinum and gold selling albums and singles. In 2015, the group released its first tour documentary – On My Way Home – and appeared in the feature film Pitch Perfect 2.
Earlier this year, the group released PTX Vol. 4 – Classics which features their Grammy Award-winning performance of “Jolene” with Dolly Parton, as well as an arrangement of the John Lennon classic “Imagine.”
Mohegan Sun Arena is now ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and Venues Today. It has won “Casino of The Year” at the Country Music Awards in 2008 & 2010 and in 2013, was voted “Arena Of The Year” at the G2E Global Gaming Conference in Las Vegas. Mohegan Sun Arena was also ranked among the top 10 arena venues in the nation for 2014, regardless of size. In 2015, Mohegan Sun took home the IEBA award for “Casino of the Year.” Mohegan Sun also won “Casino of the Year” in 2 categories at the 2013 & 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards. 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 15, 2017 | General News, Special Events
WHAT: Join authors Pam Jenoff, Jessica Shattuck, Hazel Gaynor, Heather Webb and Fiona Davis at Mohegan Sun for a Winning Authors panel event on October 12th.
WHEN: Thursday, October 12th
6:30pm – Live Discussion
The Cabaret Theatre
7:30 – Signing Event
The Shops at Mohegan Sun
IN DETAIL: Get a glimpse of years past through the literary lens of acclaimed authors Pam Jenoff, Jessica Shattuck, Hazel Gaynor, Heather Webb and Fiona Davis during this one-of-a-kind Winning Authors event. This dynamic panel of writers team up for a unique Q&A hosted by Robin Kall in The Cabaret Theatre on Thursday, October 12th followed by a book signing in The Shops concourse.
*Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis. Authors will be signing copies of their respective books, which will be available for purchase on-site through Bank Square Books on the day of the event.
Sep 13, 2017 | Community Relations, Employment, General News
UNCASVILLE, CT (September 13, 2017) – 
After an extensive worldwide review, Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE), operators of Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, manager of multiple properties throughout the United States, and developer of the Inspire Integrated Resort in South Korea, today announced the appointment of Mario Kontomerkos to Chief Executive Officer of MGE effective October 16. In this new role, Kontomerkos will oversee all day-to-day operations for MGE, including ongoing brand growth and continuing to ensure MGE delivers unmatched personalized services and memorable guest experiences. Kontomerkos has served as the Chief Financial Officer for MGE since September 2011.
“Having served as a Senior Executive for Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment for nearly six years, Mario has, in his role as Chief Financial Officer, actively supported Mohegan’s development of new opportunities in the United States and abroad,” said Kevin Brown “Red Eagle”, Chairman of the Mohegan Tribe and MGE Management Board. “Mario’s knowledge and experience has kept us disciplined in our financial approach, competitive in the gaming and entertainment industry, and always cognizant of a business and management approach aligned with our Tribal Culture and the Mohegan Way. We trust he will only further build MGE as a compelling, all-encompassing brand – solidifying MGE as an industry leader in integrated resort experiences around the world.”
“Due to the incredible efforts of a very talented, dedicated, and special group of people here at MGE, we have over the last five years quietly been part of an amazing turnaround story in our industry,” said Mario Kontomerkos, Chief Executive Officer of MGE. “I am grateful to the Mohegan Tribe and the MGE team members for the opportunity to lead MGE into our next phase of growth.”
Prior to his work with MGE, Kontomerkos’s career path evolved through various key financial, research and analytical roles with companies like Penn National Gaming, Magnetar Capital LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities, Lehman Brothers and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Kontomerkos’ experience also includes service as a consultant for TPG Capital LLC on the acquisition of Harrah’s Entertainment, the largest leveraged buyout in the history of the gaming industry.
