Dec 1, 2009 | Entertainment
Staind’s frontman will be live in Mohegan Sun Arena February 5th
Aaron Lewis, lead singer of the multi-platinum selling band Staind, returns to Mohegan Sun for a solo acoustic performance in the Arena. The performance is scheduled for Friday, February 5th at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $50.00 and $35.00 and go on sale Saturday, December 5th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log onto ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge by Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Sunday, December 6th, subject to availability.
As the co-founder and lead singer of Massachusetts-based Alternative Rock band Staind, Lewis is the innovator behind some of the most memorable songs of the past decade, including the #1 single “It’s Been a While,” which spent sixteen weeks on Billboard’s Modern Rock chart. Lewis will perform solo acoustic versions of well-known hits and fans will get the chance to interact with him as he takes requests from the audience.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” For more information on concerts 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.
Nov 30, 2009 | Breaking News, Gaming, General News
MOHEGAN SUN AWARDS ANOTHER WHEEL OF FORTUNE® MEGAJACKPOT® – 2nd IN THREE DAYS
Uncasville, CT — Mohegan Sun awarded its second major jackpot in just three days on Friday, November 27th. The winner, who asked to remain anonymous, won $364,762 on an IGT Wheel of Fortune® MegaJackpot® one-dollar slot machine in Casino of the Earth between the Bow & Arrow bar and Seasons Buffet.
The anonymous winner said she visits Mohegan Sun regularly and “always plays Wheel of Fortune® in that area.” She went on to say she had been playing for about forty-five minutes when the jackpot hit.
Friday’s MegaJackpot® hit is the second to be paid in just three days at Mohegan Sun. On November 24th, a customer was awarded a $224,347 jackpot on a Wheel of Fortune® MegaJackpot® nickel machine and less than two weeks ago, on November 18th, Mohegan Sun paid an incredible $503,808 Wheel of Fortune® MegaJackpot® on a one-dollar machine. This most recent MegaJackpot® brings the total payout for just these machines at Mohegan Sun for 2009 to an incredible $2.8 million.
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, located 15 minutes from museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country.
Nov 30, 2009 | Entertainment
Shine All Night Tour is live in the Arena on March 13th
Country superstars Martina McBride and Trace Adkins are set to bring their Shine All Night Tour to Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, March 13th at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $75.00 and $60.00 and go on sale Saturday, December 5th 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, December 6th, subject to availability.
Martina McBride’s 10th and most recent studio album, Shine, surfaced in March. The set, co-produced by McBride and Dann Huff (Carrie Underwood, Bon Jovi), hit #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, and spawned the hit single “Ride.” The album follows 2007’s Waking Up Laughing, which debuted at #4 on The Billboard 200 and produced hit singles “Anyway,” “How I Feel” and “For These Times.”
Trace Adkins continues to support his 10th record, appropriately titled X, which surfaced last fall and reached #7 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. The lead single, “Muddy Water,” continues to climb Country singles charts, along with follow up hits “Marry For Money” and “All I Ask For Anymore.”
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” For more information on concerts 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.
Nov 30, 2009 | Breaking News, Special Events
Mohegan Sun regrets to announce that the tree lighting ceremony scheduled for tonight on the rooftop of the Thames Garage has been rescheduled for tomorrow, December 1st due to inclement weather. The festivities will start at 5:00pm.
Tonight’s live performance of American Stars In Concert For The Holidays will still take place at 7:30pm in The Shops at Mohegan Sun.
For more information on the tree lighting ceremony and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com or call 1.888.226.7711.
Nov 25, 2009 | Breaking News, Gaming, General News
Mohegan Sun Awards a $224,347 Slot Winner
Uncasville, CT — Mohegan Sun congratulates Jessica Weller of Connecticut on her morning jackpot of just under $225,000. Weller won on an IGT Wheel of Fortune nickel slot machine located in Casino of the Earth near the Harvest Moon Bar and across from Sunrise Square.
Weller, who is a regular visitor of Mohegan Sun, said, “I didn’t know I had won.” As for her plans for the winnings, “[I will] probably help my grandkids with college.”
Last week, Mohegan Sun paid an anonymous winner over $500,000 on a Wheel of Fortune® MegaJackpot® slot in Casino of the Sky near Johnny Rockets and Starbucks.
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, located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available at mohegansun.com.
Nov 24, 2009 | Entertainment
Performing live in the Arena March 26th & 27th
One of the most beloved groups in Rock music, Bon Jovi, will appear live at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, March 26th and Saturday, March 27th, with both shows beginning at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $195.00 and $125.00 and go on sale Friday, December 4th 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. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, December 5th, subject to availability.
Bon Jovi is hitting the road in support of their latest studio effort, The Circle. The album’s first single, “We Weren’t Born To Follow,” hit radio airwaves in August. The cut debuted at #90 on The Billboard Hot 100, marking the band’s 27th career entry on the singles chart.
The group’s previous full-length effort, Lost Highway, debuted at the top of The Billboard 200 in 2007, spawning the hit “(You Want To) Make a Memory.” It was the band’s first chart-topping album since 1988’s New Jersey.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” For more information on concerts 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.
Nov 23, 2009 | Breaking News, Special Events
Celebration includes a 24-foot gingerbread house, holiday décor, a tree lighting ceremony, reality TV stars and charity donations
Mohegan Sun’s annual World of Holiday Marvels is set for its biggest holiday celebration to date with fireworks, music, treats, a toy drive, a fire truck parade, performances from former American Idol contestants and Mohegan Sun’s fifth annual tree lighting ceremony on November 30th.
Tree Lighting Ceremony
Welcoming the holiday season will be Mohegan Sun’s fifth annual tree lighting ceremony on Monday, November 30th. The ceremony begins at 5:00pm on the rooftop of the Thames Garage including an appearance from Santa and the 2nd annual Juke Box Jingle singing competition sponsored by Q105 at 5:30pm. Local contestants will compete for top prizes of $250.00, $100.00 and $50.00 gift cards to The Shops at Mohegan Sun. Radio stations WCTY, WKNL and WQGN will be awarding gifts and prizes to guests.
Dollar refreshments will be available including Hot Dogs, Pretzels, Soup and complimentary Cider, Hot Chocolate and Gingerbread Cookies, with proceeds benefiting local charities. The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys For Tots Program, in conjunction with the Hartford Festival of Light will also be accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys.
Performers from Albano’s Nutcracker will meet guests at the Sky Valet, where guests can also take a shuttle to the Thames Garage.
At 6:15pm, Mohegan Sun’s 1st annual holiday fire truck parade kicks off, followed by the lighting of the 66-foot holiday tree and a fireworks display by Pyro FX. The ceremony concludes at 7:00pm.
In the event the tree lighting ceremony is cancelled due to inclement weather, a make-up date is scheduled for December 1st.
American Stars In Concert For The Holidays
The Shops at Mohegan Sun present American Stars in Concert For the Holidays. In celebration of the holiday season, Mohegan Sun will welcome former American Idol contestants Michael Sarver, Alexis Grace, David Hernandez and Gina Glocksen as they perform their favorite holiday tunes on Monday, November 30th in The Shops at Mohegan Sun. The live performance will begin at 7:30pm, followed by a signing event at 8:30pm. The concert will take place rain or shine, even in the event that the tree lighting ceremony is postponed.
28-Foot Gingerbread House
The Shops at Mohegan Sun is once again home to a 28-foot life-size gingerbread house. Created by Executive Pastry Chef Lynn Mansel and Mohegan Sun’s culinary team, this year’s house incorporates approximately 6,525 gingerbread bricks, four 7-foot soldiers made out of milk chocolate and Rice Krispies®, man-made icing, and white, dark and milk chocolate will help out the gingerbread house. Assisted by Mohegan Sun’s culinary team, local children from Mohegan and Murphy Elementary Schools will assist in the construction process. Visitors of all ages can walk through the home to view the tiny rooms inside filled with a standout stone fireplace made from gingerbread and dark icing grout, chocolate stockings, a holiday tree, a chocolate rocking chair and a chocolate glass with assorted cookies for Santa to enjoy. Topping off the house is a cupola and weathervane with four chocolate chefs.
Mohegan Sun’s culinary staff will also construct a gingerbread gazebo that will serve as a gift wrap booth from December 11th through the 24th. Between the hours of 12:00pm and 8:00pm, purchases can be brought to the gazebo to be wrapped for $3.00 to $10.00 per gift. All proceeds will benefit MDA and Hospice Southeastern Connecticut.
Toys For Tots
Mohegan Sun also serves as a toy collection site for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys For Tots Program, in conjunction with the Hartford Festival of Light. New, unwrapped toys for children will be accepted until December 11th, 24 hours a day at the Riverview and Summer Coat Checks.
Holiday Décor
Throughout the property, Mohegan Sun along with The Becker Group has set up a variety of holiday decorations. Casino of the Earth features ornaments and illuminated wreaths measuring over ten feet tall. The Shops at Mohegan Sun will bring the picturesque New England winter indoors with 17-foot ice light curtains and custom-designed snowflakes suspended over iceberg islands. The hotel lobby will be transformed into a whimsical world brimming with adventure including an 18-foot tree of cascading water in an icy atmosphere filled with frosted trees and friendly forest animals. A 16-foot illuminated wreath and a theatrical lighting display of snowflakes will fall above the already-spectacular Taughannick Falls.
Maps highlighting the World of Holiday Marvels displays can be found at any Player’s Club booth throughout the casino and during the tree lighting ceremony.
Over thirty stores are located in The Shops at Mohegan Sun for holiday shopping. For a complete list of the stores and holiday hours, please visit mohegansun.com/shopping.
Additionally, Mohegan Sun gift cards are available for purchase in any denomination at Mohegan Sun’s Box Office, Essentials stores and Everything Under the Sun which are located conveniently throughout the property.
Mohegan Sun gift cards can be used at any store, restaurant or concert and sporting event at Mohegan Sun. They’re also accepted at Mohegan Sun’s luxurious hotel, Elemis Spa and at Mohegan Sun’s Mobil Gas Station and Convenience Store.
The Becker Group, the design firm chosen to create Mohegan Sun’s World of Holiday Marvels, has over fifty years of experience creating immersive, entertaining attractions and brand-based experiences for a wide variety of clients. Venues include shopping malls, consumer brands, movie studios, television networks, theme parks, museums and casinos around the globe. The award-winning experiential marketing company is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland and has offices in Los Angeles, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, Miami, Barcelona, Spain and San Paulo, Brazil.
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.
Nov 23, 2009 | Entertainment
The Northeast’s most remarkable tumblers, jumpers, dancers and cheerleaders compete at Mohegan Sun Arena on January 9th and 10th
Mohegan Sun, in association with the Spirit Festival LLC, will host the Spirit Festival National Cheer & Dance Championships on Saturday, January 9th and Sunday, January 10th at Mohegan Sun Arena.
This two-day event is the largest cheerleading and dance championship in the state with over 150 teams and 3,000 cheerleaders registered to compete. The event is a qualifier to the USASF Cheerleading World Championships at Disney World in Orlando, Florida in April 2010. The two highest scoring teams in the respective World’s qualifying divisions will receive a partially-paid bid to compete at the World Championships and two other teams will receive unpaid bids. Spirit Fest will also be awarding bids to the 2010 International All-Level Championships to all of the top 3 teams in each non World’s qualifying division. One other feature this season is the addition of Scholastics and Rec teams to the event. Athletes will range from three years to 30 years of age, and teams will represent communities from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and New York. The teams with the highest skill, best choreography and the cleanest two and a half minute routine will win in each division.
The competition includes over 50 divisions, with six levels of competition ranging from beginner to elite. Teams will be judged on motions, jumps, standing tumbling, running tumbling, stunts, pyramids, tosses, choreography, dance, overall impression and perfection of routine. Banners will be awarded to championship teams from each division and the teams that receive the highest score in the super divisions will each receive $500. Over $25,000 is awarded to the teams who compete in the championship.
Tickets are on sale now at the Mohegan Sun Box Office for $30.00 for a two-day pass and $18.00 for a one-day ticket. Children under three years old will be admitted for free.
The Spirit Festival LLC is a member of the Spirit Zone Cheerleading and Gymnastics Training Center located in Hamden, Connecticut. Along with the Connecticut Spirit Association, Connecticut Spirit All-Stars and Copy Cats Gymnastics, the center’s mission is to educate and develop New England’s cheerleading coaches and cheerleaders. It trains cheerleaders and gymnasts and offers highly competitive all-star cheerleading teams, tumbling classes, recreational gymnastics classes, coaches’ clinics, practice facilities, cheerleading clinics and more. More information is available at 203.281.ZONE.
For more information on the Spirit Festival National Cheer & Dance Championships 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.
Nov 20, 2009 | Community Relations, General News
Additional social changes include modified Chinese website, mohegansun.com/888 (Click here for Chinese)
As a leader in the industry and for their dedication to the Asian Americain community, Mohegan Sun is now going social. Recently the Northeast’s premier entertainment and gaming destination launched the first Chinese Facebook and Twitter pages by a gaming facility in the United States. Additionally, Mohegan Sun has modified its Chinese website, mohegansun.com/888 to include more exciting features.
As the first gaming in the United States to have a Chinese Twitter and Facebook pages, Mohegan Sun once again demonstrates its dedication to the Chinese customers providing instant updates and borderless interactivity making planning trips to Mohegan Sun effortless. Some of the updates customers can anticipate seeing on those pages including promotional details, entertainment updates, retail and dining specials, and more.
Additionally, Mohegan Sun has made several modifications to its Chinese website, mohegansun.com/888 to better serve the Chinese Americain customers. The newly edited website has improved content, interface and more enhanced online account management features.
This user-friendly website provides timeless and borderless networks to Mohegan Sun’s Chinese customers with instant and informative updates.
These new and modified web features are just additional examples of how Mohegan Sun continues to provide tailor-made services to its Chinese Americain customers. Following the success of the Asian entertainment area Sunrise Square opened in 2007, the newly revised Chinese website will bring Chinese customers’ Mohegan Sun experience to the next level by allowing guests to obtain the most updated information on a variety of topics such as entertainment, shopping, dining and more.
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.
Nov 19, 2009 | Breaking News, Gaming, General News
MOHEGAN SUN AWARDS A $503,808 WHEEL OF FORTUNE® MEGAJACKPOT® TOTALING OVER $2.24 MILLION PAID THIS YEAR ON THESE MACHINES ALONE
Uncasville, CT (November 19, 2009) – Mohegan Sun paid an impressive $503,808 Wheel of Fortune® MegaJackpot® on a one-dollar machine located in Casino of the Sky near Johnny Rockets and Starbucks on Wednesday, November 18th. The winner, who asked to remain anonymous, said he’s a regular visitor to the casino. “[I] always come here. I like everything about Mohegan Sun.”
When asked what drew him to the winning machine, the MegaJackpot® winner reported being familiar with this particular machine, having played it in the past. “I like the spin button” he said. The winner went on to explain that he was very excited to learn he had won the top progressive prize saying enthusiastically, “I won big!” The MegaJackpot® winner said he does plan to continue working at his present job and will use his winnings to “pay off bills.”
Wednesday’s MegaJackpot® is the eleventh to be paid this year and comes on the heels of a run of Wheel of Fortune® payouts. This most recent MegaJackpot® brings the total payout at Mohegan Sun for 2009 to an incredible $2.24 million. Since 1996, Mohegan Sun has had 158 MegaJackpots® totaling nearly $112 million.
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, located 15 minutes from museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country.
