Oct 18, 2011 | Gaming
New penny machines hit Mohegan Sun including the WMS Battleship which will be the first of its kind in New England
Mohegan Sun is pleased to announce that two of the most prominent electronic game entertainment companies, WMS and IGT, will be adding more exciting new slot machines to the gaming floor. Five new IGT Dark Knight™ penny machines can be found by taking a right at the Summer entrance and entering the side games room, while four new WMS Battleship penny machines, which will be the first of its kind in New England, are along the right wall in Casino of the Wind just behind the Player’s Club booth. In addition, six new Alice In Wonderland themed WMS machines have also been added in the Hall of the Lost Tribes inside Casino of the Earth.
Descend into the dark world of The Joker with The Joker Heist Video Slots and become immersed in edgy, dramatic entertainment that will ensure an innovative experience for players. Familiar scenes from The Dark Knight film blend well into the game through four unique bonus events. The Big Wheel Bonus provides exhilarating interaction when The Joker takes control of the game to award a specific bonus, but only after poking him in the eye on the touch screen. As stated above, these new Dark Knight™ machines are up and running and located in Casino of the Earth.
Jumping straight from the classic board game to the slot floor is BATTLESHIP slots, the second Team Compete to Win™ competitive slot adventure from WMS. Randomly
triggered communal bonuses play out on 3 overhead screens, pitting Blue Team against Red Team in battles to sink the most ships for additional bonus rewards. When triggered, all eligible players on the bank enter communal bonus rounds with their eligible teammates. Base BATTLESHIP games that have been added to Mohegan Sun’s gaming floor in Casino of the Wind are Periscope pays™ and Commanding Officer™.
Alice In Wonderland WMS Theme Games have also been added to Casino of the Earth. Six new machines can be found in the Hall of the Lost Tribes and are all penny slots. The Alice In Wonderland slot machines feature the BLUEBIRD2 technology and have 5 bonus bank features. Two themes, ALICE & The Mad Tea Party™ and ALICE & The Enchanted Mirror™, provide 4 unique Video and Mechanical player experiences. The themes share five randomly activated features:
- Alice – turning up to 5 reels WILD
- The Cheshire Cat – turning up to 15 symbols WILD
- Tea Party Pick – a picking feature with a multiplier up to 10x
- The Caterpillar – randomly awards a multiplier up to 15x after any winning spin
- Queen Card Pick – pick a card to turn matching reel symbols WILD
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 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com.
Apr 12, 2010 | Breaking News, Gaming
New Haven product Vanessa Selbst is crowned 2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event Champion with a $750,000 payday
In professional sports, few things are sweeter than winning the biggest game of your career on home turf. New Haven, Connecticut native Vanessa Selbst now knows the feeling.
A 50-minute drive on I-95 will take you from New Haven to Uncasville, Connecticut, home of Mohegan Sun; the second largest casino in the United States and host of the 1st annual PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event. The five-day, $5,000 buy-in championship Main Event attracted 716 runners from more than 20 countries, smashing records for both attendance and total prize pool ($3,264,244) for a poker tournament at Mohegan Sun.
At the end of Day 1, Selbst finished second in chips, behind then leader David Williams. From there, she never dropped lower than third in chips at any point in the tournament and put on a clinic in deep-stack poker at the final table, en route to earning the largest payday of her career.
“It feels awesome (winning close to home). The most meaningful part of this for me was definitely having a lot of my friends that don’t play poker and a lot of my friends from law school see this, and my girlfriend was able to come,” Selbst said. “It was just really great to have everybody here and to see this. This is the hugest moment that I’ve had in poker so far, so it was really nice to have everybody so close.”
The 25-year-old is working toward a law degree in civil rights at her undergraduate alma mater, Yale University, and despite being $750,000 richer, Selbst said she has every intention of finishing school. When asked where this accomplishment ranks amongst her poker accolades, Selbst replied “This is at the top. I mean, I know that a bracelet is supposed to be prestigious, but let’s be honest… That was $230 grand, and this is $750 grand, so… You can’t argue with the dollar signs.”
A wealth of PokerStars.net Players reached the final table including Main Event runner-up Michael Beasley ($428,000), Scott Seiver (4th, $190,000), Derek Raymond (6th, $115,000), Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy ($85,000) and Jonathan “FatalError” Aguiar (8th, $60,244).
Four new members of Team PokerStars Canada made their debuts at the NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event. Greg Debora, Marcello Del Grosso, Pat Pezzin and Anh Van Nguyen joined Daniel Negreanu and Darus Suharto to form a new-look Canadian team, expected to compete at future NAPT stops. Del Grosso had the most profitable debut of the new Team Pros, cashing in 89th place, good for a $7,500 payday.
Team PokerStars USA members Vanessa Rousso and Dennis Phillips also cashed in the main event; Rousso in 10th place ($47,000) and Phillips in 86th place ($8,500). Rousso’s performance was especially noteworthy, as she managed to best her 25th place finish at NAPT Venetian ($18,080) back in February.
FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS:
1st: Vanessa Selbst (USA) – $750,000
2nd: Michael Beasley, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $428,000
3rd: Michael Woods (USA) – $240,000
4th: Scott Seiver, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $190,000
5th: Alistar “Al” Melville (Canada) – $150,000
6th: Derek Raymond, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $115,000
7th: Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $85,000
8th: Jonathan “FatalError” Aguiar, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $60,244
The NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event final table was streamed on a five-minute delay over the Internet via NAPT Live at www.napt.com/tv.
The 2010 NAPT Mohegan Sun tournament series concludes on Tuesday with the final table of the $25,000 buy-in High Roller Bounty Shootout, which starts at 12:00pm EST on Monday, April 12th. Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu, Greg Raymer, Barry Greenstein and Jason Mercier are all expected to play.
Both the NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event and the $25,000 High Roller Bounty Shootout will be broadcast on ESPN2; dates airing TBD. The next stop on the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour will be announced soon.
About Mohegan Sun:
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.
About www.pokerstars.net:
PokerStars.net is the world’s largest poker site with more than 32 million members around the world. It’s the first choice of the world’s top players with more daily tournaments than anywhere else with the best security online. More hands have been dealt on PokerStars.net than any other site.
PokerStars.net operates worldwide under the license from the Isle of Man Government, UK.
PokerStars.net regularly sets the bar high, staging some of the biggest online and live poker tournaments in the world:
*The European Poker Tour attracts many of the best players worldwide and currently generates the biggest prize pool of any poker tour
* The PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure (PCA) staged on the shores of Paradise Island in the Bahamas is the largest and richest tournament in the world outside the United States.
*The Latin American Poker Tour unites many of the best players in Latin and South America
* The Asia Pacific Poker Tour does the same across Asia and the Pacific
PokerStars.net is also home to an elite team of sponsored players– a group of established and up-and-coming players that travel the world competing in international tournaments. For a full list, visit http://www.pokerstars.net/team-pokerstars/.
Feb 18, 2010 | Gaming
From February 28th through April 30th, Mohegan Sun is giving away $250,000 in Cash, Free Slot Play and Player’s Club Points
With spring on the horizon, Mohegan Sun is welcoming the warmer weather with a $250,000 Spring Into Fortune Giveaway. The action gets underway at 6:00am on February 28th and continues through 5:00am on April 30th.
Guests can swipe their Player’s Club card once a day in Earth or Sky Promotions for a chance to win their share of $250,000 in Cash, Free Slot Play Bonus and Player’s Club Points. More than 14,000 guests will win and one grand prize winner will walk away with $10,000 cash!
The $250,000 Spring Into Fortune Giveaway will be the first swipe and win promotion to incorporate a new touch screen feature. Guests who are instant winners will be prompted to select either a horseshoe, pot o’ gold or shamrock symbol to reveal the prize they have won.
Must be 21 years of age or older to participate. Must be a valid Player’s Club member. Membership is free. Simply stop by any Player’s Club booth to sign up. All guests joining the Player’s Club will receive a free gift.
Visit any Player’s Club booth for official rules.
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 5, 2009 | General News
Cash, Player’s Club Points, Gas and Gift Cards to be given away now through December 31st
Make the holidays an easy shopping experience this year with Mohegan Sun’s $250,000 Wish List Giveaway. Through November and December, guests can swipe and win a share of $250,000 in Cash, Player’s Club Points, Gas and Gift Cards.
More than 20,000 guests will walk away winners with the $250,000 Wish List Giveaway. Now through December 31st, Player’s Club members can swipe their Player’s Club card once a day in Earth or Sky Promotions.
Guests can win up to $10,000 in Cash to use towards the holiday shopping season. In addition, a variety of discounts from the Shops at Mohegan Sun will be awarded during this special giveaway including offers from Michael Jordan’s Steak House and Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana to Spin Street.
The more you visit and swipe, the more chances you have to win.
Player’s Club members are encouraged to bring their friends and family to
Mohegan Sun for their chance to win by signing up for a free membership at any Player’s Club booth located throughout the property.
Must be 21 or older to participate. Visit any Player’s Club booth for official rules. For more information on this and other exciting events at Mohegan Sun, 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.
Oct 21, 2009 | Gaming
$250,000 in total Cash and Free Slot Play Bonus are up for grabs on October 24th
Saturday, October 24th is the day to play at Mohegan Sun with the $250,000 Crisp Cash Giveaway. Throughout the day and night, two drawings will take place offering a grand total of $250,000 in Cash and Free Slot Play Bonus.
When guests use their Player’s Club card at any slot or table game and earn a Player’s Club point they will also earn an entry into the drawing. The first set of action begins Saturday morning at 6:00am and ends at 2:00pm where guests can earn entries by playing their favorite games and be entered into the 3:00pm drawing. The second drawing will be taking place at Midnight where guests who gain entries from 2:00pm – 11:00pm will be eligible to win.
The drawings will award winners Cash prizes up to $50,000 and 100 lucky guests will win $1,000 in Free Slot Play Bonus. The more you play, the more entries you earn, making your chances of winning even higher.
Player’s Club members are encouraged to bring their friends and family to Mohegan Sun for their chance to win by signing up for a free membership at any Player’s Club booth located throughout the property.
Must be 21 or older to participate. Players need not be present to win. Visit any Player’s Club booth for official rules. For more information on this and other exciting events at Mohegan Sun, 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.
