Located in Casino of the Wind and open every Friday and Saturday, DUO Blackjack Lounge is now live, hosting up to 40 people
New to Mohegan Sun gaming offerings in 2017, is a very welcomed addition to Casino of the Wind. Already home to poker, 500 slot machines, Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville and MIST night club, comes DUO Blackjack Lounge, allowing for friends and couples to sit together and enjoy one of the most popular table games there is, all in a high-energy atmosphere with a DJ setting the vibe. The new gaming lounge features plush double benches as well as table side hand-crafted cocktails!
With the ever-evolving landscape of casino gaming, Mohegan Sun is looking to provide the most attractive, fun, friendly and hassle free gaming experience possible. The new DUO Blackjack Lounge in Casino of the Wind, certainly covers those bases with the option to share a comfortable seat right next to a friend or significant other, all in the midst of one of the most captivating weekend destinations inside Mohegan Sun.
Mohegan Sun has also updated the “Table Games 101” video series that can be found on Mohegansun.com, in addition to Facebook and YouTube channels and throughout the property. The latest piece showcases a brief instructional ‘how to’ video on blackjack: Blackjack 101. A craps 101 video is also available for viewing at this page, with more to come.
For more information on DUO Blackjack Lounge and other great games at Mohegan Sun, visit: Playing
*DUO Blackjack Lounge is located near MIST in Casino of the Wind and has $25.00 minimum bets, every Friday & Saturday evening, from 8:00pm to close.
About Mohegan Sun:
Owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, 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, a two tower, 1,600 room luxury hotel, a world-class spa and 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.com/mohegansun, follow us ontwitter.com/mohegansun, Instagram @mohegansun, view us on youtube.com/mohegansunvideos and find us on Snapchat at username MoheganSun.
The televised event will feature a total $650,000 series guarantee WHAT: The DeepStacks Poker Tour returns to Mohegan Sun for the 2013 DeepStacks World Championship, a week-long event featuring a $650,000 series guarantee that culminates in a televised final table on Monday, November 25th. WHEN/WHERE: Monday, November 18th – Monday, November 25th – starting at 11:00am each day
Mohegan Sun’s Poker Room in Casino of the Wind
Televised event Monday, November 25th at 2:00pm The Cabaret Theatre at Mohegan Sun IN DETAIL: The DeepStacks Poker Tour brings the action back to the felt for their return to Mohegan Sun’s Poker Room in Casino of the Wind. The DeepStacks Poker Tour World Championship is set to kick off Monday, November 18th, with a guaranteed prize pool of $650,000 up for grabs throughout the eight day event. The tournament includes both affordable buy-in tournaments as well as a four-day World Championship final event featuring the game’s top pros. Deepstacks will run 11:00am tournaments every day, from Monday, November 18th through Sunday, November 24th, with additional 6:00pm tournaments November 18th-20th, 2:00pm, 4:00pm and 6:00pm tournaments Thursday , November 21st and a 2:00pm tournament Friday, November 22nd. The televised final table Championship event will be held in The Cabaret Theatre at Mohegan Sun at 2:00pm on Monday, November 25th.
Visit the Mohegan Sun Poker website or DeepStacks.com for more details, including registration information and dates, times and buy-in information for all eight days of the event. Mohegan Sun also offers special hotel rates for registered DeepStacks players. ABOUT DEEPSTACKS POKER TOUR The DeepStacks Poker Tour is a domestic and international tournament series focused on increasing player fields and prize pools through our televised events, pro player participation, great structures and unique 360 and RFID live stream programming. The Tour is designed to reach a mainstream demographic, utilizing its strong casino partnerships and comprehensive marketing campaigns to fuel the growth of its tournaments. DeepStacks Poker Tour is the exclusive US poker tour partner of Mohegan Sun with two annual events per year, including the televised DSPT World Championship in November. For more information, visit www.DeepStacks.com. 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, like us on Pinterest, follow us on Twitter and view us on YouTube.
WHAT: Mohegan Sun’s Summer Showdown offers poker enthusiasts five days of tournaments with a guaranteed prize pool of $235,000. WHEN/WHERE: Wednesday, July 31st – Sunday, August 4th in the Mohegan Sun Poker Room in Casino of the Wind
11:00am each day with additional 6:00pm tournaments Wednesday, July 31st; Thursday, August 1st and Friday, August 2nd IN DETAIL: Hot Summer Fun has officially kicked off at Mohegan Sun, and in the Poker Room, that means great prizes and the biggest tournament of the season. The Summer Showdown is set to begin Wednesday, July 31st, with a guaranteed prize pool of $235,000 up for grabs throughout the five day event. Mohegan Sun’s Summer Showdown, the hottest poker tournament in Connecticut, runs 11:00am tournaments every day, from Wednesday, July 31st through Sunday, August 5th, with additional 6:00pm tournaments on Wednesday, July 31st; Thursday, August 1st and Friday, August 2nd.
Mohegan Sun also offers special hotel rates for registered Summer Showdown players.
Additionally, all summer long, the Mohegan Sun Poker Room is home to exciting daily tournaments and Splash the Pot promotions offering a chance to win great prizes including a 2013 Yamaha YZF-R1 motorcycle. Visit the Mohegan Sun Poker website for more details, including dates and times for tournaments and daily Splash the Pot promotions.
Visit Mohegan Sun all summer long for even more Hot Summer Fun. 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 and view us on YouTube.
Two of the top gaming industry leaders in the world attempt to break GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® titles on April 27th at Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun includes three casinos and nearly 6,000 slot machines.
Mohegan Sun and Bally Technologies, Inc. are making history as they attempt to break not one, but two world records on Saturday, April 27th. The two gaming giants will attempt to break the records for the Largest Slot Machine Tournament and Most Slot Machines Running The Same Game Simultaneously.
The tournaments, which will be held in two sessions that morning, will be throughout Mohegan Sun’s three casinos: Casino of the Earth, Casino of the Sky and Casino of the Wind. Prizes will be awarded for the top 200 winners with $100,000 up for grabs in cash and Free Slot Play. The first place winner walks away with $50,000 cash! Guests can register that morning beginning at 7:00am in the Wolf Den. All participants will receive $10.00 in Free Slot Play; must be a Player’s Club member to participate.
Representatives from GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS will be on-site to validate the records. Over 5,000 people are estimated to participate in the event.
Breaking ground and records is not new to Mohegan Sun, who currently holds the record for the World’s Largest Wedding Cake set back in February 2004 with a cake measuring 17 feet tall and weighing 15,032 pounds. 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, follow us on Twitter, find us on Pinterest and view us on Youtube. About Bally Technologies, Inc.
With a history dating back to 1932, Las Vegas-based Bally Technologies designs, manufactures, operates, and distributes advanced gaming devices, systems and technology solutions worldwide. Bally’s product line includes reel-spinning slot machines, video slots, wide-area progressives, interactive and mobile applications, and Class II, lottery, and central-determination games and platforms. Bally also offers an array of casino management, slot accounting, bonusing, cashless and table management solutions. For more information, please contact Laura Olson-Reyes, Senior Director, Marketing & Corporate Communications, at 702-584-7742, or visit http://www.ballytech.com. Connect with Bally on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Summer Showdown Poker Tournament with a $1 million guaranteed prize pool July 22nd-August 1st
Poker players have a million reasons to play in July with Mohegan Sun’s Summer Showdown Poker Tournament featuring a $1 million guaranteed prize pool. This ten-day event, which features the largest confirmed poker prize pool in Mohegan Sun history, will conclude with a three-day $700,000 Guaranteed No-Limit Hold’ Em Main Event on August 1st.
“As with any tournament, we are extremely excited, but this one seems to be a bit more special as we are guaranteeing a million dollars – the largest prize pool in our history,” said Bruce Dixon, Director of Poker for Mohegan Sun. “Since we opened our poker room last August, each tournament we’ve held has built a wave of momentum in terms of turnout and success and we expect July’s tournament to reach even new proportions.”
Similar to the Spring Showdown, which was held at the end of April, the Summer Showdown, held in the Convention Center, will kick-off with a $150,000 Guaranteed No-Limit Hold’ Em event on Wednesday, July 22nd, followed by a Seven Card Stud Event on Thursday, July 23rd and a second $150,000 guarantee on Saturday, July 25th.
The ladies take center stage on Sunday, July 26th, with a special Ladies Only Event. The week continues with various No-Limit and Limit Hold’ Em cash events and culminates with the three-day Main Event starting July 30th. Buy-in for the Main Event is $2,000 with a $150.00 entry fee.
Weekly Satellite Qualifying Tournaments for Mohegan Sun’s Summer Showdown Poker Tournament begin on Monday, July 6th and run throughout the month of July until the tournaments kick off on July 22nd. For a complete schedule of qualifying rounds, as well as tournament information, 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.
slot machines, Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville and MIST night club, comes DUO Blackjack Lounge, allowing for friends and couples to sit together and enjoy one of the most popular table games there is, all in a high-energy atmosphere with a DJ setting the vibe. The new gaming lounge features plush double benches as well as table side hand-crafted cocktails!
