Jul 9, 2025 | Jackpots
Other jackpots this week include Jimmie B. from Bridgeport, CT who won $211,079 on Dollar Storm and Patrick H. who took home $115,266 from a Railroad Riches Jackpot!
UNCASVILLE, CT (July 9, 2025) – A lucky Mohegan Sun guest from Connecticut struck gold Wednesday morning while playing on a Spanish 21 table in Casino of the Earth. The guest was playing the optional $5 Bonus Spin Xtreme side bet and spun Triple Diamonds which landed them a whopping $2,018,742.30! Not only is this the biggest jackpot win at Mohegan Sun in 2025, but it also ranks among the top five largest table game payouts ever at Mohegan Sun.
Additionally, Jimmie B. from Bridgeport, CT was playing in Mohegan Sun’s Casino of the Sky on Sunday, July 6th and hit the Super Grand Jackpot for $211,079.52 while playing Dollar Storm by Aristocrat Gaming. The following morning, another guest (Patrick H.) was playing Railroad Riches by Sega Sammy Creations, also in Casino of the Sky, when he hit the Grand Jackpot for $115,266.58. Both guests were playing popular games at Mohegan Sun’s Hold & Spin Slot Zone at the time their jackpots were won!
Back in 2024, Mohegan Sun rolled out this brand-new slot area in Casino of the Sky, which is home to more than 250 slot games with the exhilarating Hold & Spin bonus feature. The Hold & Spin Slot Zone is a casino floor redesign with convenience, thrills and the latest and greatest in slot gaming in mind.
For other major jackpot wins recently at Mohegan Sun, including more than $1 million won on a jackpot in February, visit https://newsroom.mohegansun.com/category/jackpots/
To learn more about all that Mohegan Sun has to offer, visit mohegansun.com/playing.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN
Owned by Mohegan, 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 two unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, two world-class spas, two distinct convention centers, an expo center, a golf course, over 70 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 X and Instagram @mohegansun and view us on YouTube.
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Jul 7, 2025 | General News, Hot Summer Fun
The Sand Sculpture, created by Abe Waterman & Greg J. “G2” Grady is currently on display in The Shops at Mohegan Sun through Sunday, August 31st
UNCASVILLE, CT (July 7, 2025) – Mohegan Sun is excited to invite guests to experience a breathtaking tribute to Mohegan culture and summer excitement with a one-of-a-kind sand sculpture installation, now on display in the center of The Shops at Mohegan Sun, through Sunday, August 31st!
Weighing in at an impressive 10 tons, this dual-sided masterpiece was crafted entirely from sand by the award-winning team at Professional Sculptors, LLC, featuring celebrated artists Abe Waterman and Greg J. “G2” Grady. The sculpture brings to life iconic Mohegan symbols and stories, including: a classic slot machine, the legendary Mohegan Sun rock that greets visitors outside the casino, wolves honoring the Wolf People, and a detailed likeness of former Mohegan Tribe Chief, Ralph Sturges. This immersive display is more than just a seasonal attraction, it’s a tribute to the rich heritage of the Mohegan Tribe and the vibrant energy of Mohegan Sun.
To view additional content of the sand sculpture on Mohegan Sun’s Instagram, please click HERE.
The Hot Summer Fun Sand Sculpture at Mohegan Sun will be on display for guests through Sunday, August 31st. Whether guests are fans of art, culture, or simply looking for a unique summer photo op, this stunning installation is a must-see.
MEET THE ARTISTS BEHIND THE MAGIC:
Abe Waterman, hailing from Prince Edward Island, Canada, is known for his imaginative and unconventional approach to ephemeral art. With a background in snow and ice sculpting, Abe transitioned to sand in 2007 and has since become a leading figure in the field. His accolades include First Place at the 2025 Atlantis Rising International Sand Sculpture Competition, European Champion at the International Sand Sculpture Europe Championship in Belgium in 2021 and World Champion in the Doubles category with Dmitry Klimenko at the Virginia Beach Neptune Championship Sand Sculpting in 2018. His work continues to captivate audiences across North America and beyond.
Greg J. Grady, a New Hampshire native and Marine Corps veteran, is a second-generation sand sculptor who turned a childhood passion into a full-time career. With over 15 years of experience, Greg has traveled the globe creating intricate sand masterpieces. Greg is also known for organizing premier sand sculpting festivals with his father and sharing his journey on Instagram at @ItsJustSand_Sculpture.
For more information, visit mohegansun.com.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN
Owned by Mohegan, 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 two unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, two world-class spas, two distinct convention centers, an expo center, a golf course, over 70 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 X and Instagram @mohegansun and view us on YouTube.
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Jul 7, 2025 | Entertainment
Stage Musical Celebrates Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts Comic Strip, 1965 Television Special, and Vince Guaraldi’s Musical Score
UNCASVILLE, CT (July 7, 2025) ––Peanuts’ timeless holiday television special comes to life with the national tour of A Charlie Brown Christmas Live On Stage, skates into Uncasville’s Mohegan Sun Arena for back to back shows on Friday, December 12th at 7:00pm and Saturday, December 13th for a 3:00pm matinee.
Tickets for the pair of 50th anniversary Christmas shows go on sale on Friday, July 11th at 10:00am via Ticketmaster.com. For Friday tickets, click HERE and for Saturday click HERE. Peanuts fans can also purchase tickets at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Saturday, July 12th, subject to availability.
Peanuts is among the most popular and influential brands in the world, and Schulz’s Emmy and Peabody award-winning story has been a longstanding tradition, warming the hearts of millions of fans. This touring production arrives at a particularly special time, as the beloved television special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, marks its 60th anniversary this year!
A Charlie Brown Christmas Live On Stage encompasses each of your favorite scenes from the original animated television show, with more fun, more music, and more finding the true Christmas spirit. After the final bow, the show crescendos into a celebration of holiday music as the Peanuts gang sings traditional Christmas songs and carols. The show is 90 minutes including intermission.
For the latest news and updates from cast on the road, follow A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage on Facebook and Instagram (@charliebrownchristmaslive) and Twitter (@cbchristmaslive); #ACharlieBrownChristmas.
ABOUT GERSHWIN ENTERTAINMENT
Gershwin Entertainment is a diversified entertainment production and marketing agency founded by industry veteran Todd Gershwin. Gershwin Entertainment specializes in producing live events, theatrical tours, and lifestyle marketing. Gershwin has developed and produced successful theatrical productions, concerts and tours for numerous iconic brands. North American touring projects have included A Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer the Musical, Million Dollar Quartet, Arthur & Friends Live, Here to Stay, ‘S Wonderful, and A Night with Janis Joplin. Gershwin’s projects have played at leading venues throughout North America including Madison Square Garden, the Hollywood Bowl, Ravinia, Wolftrap, Arena Stage, and Pasadena Playhouse, and numerous Broadway theaters. Corporate marketing clients have included Pepsi, Reebok, Oracle, Nike, Geico, TIAA-CREF, and the Big East Conference.
ABOUT PEANUTS
The characters of Peanuts and related intellectual property are owned by Peanuts Worldwide, which is 41% owned by WildBrain Ltd., 39% owned by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and 20% owned by the family of Charles M. Schulz, who first introduced the world to Peanuts in 1950, when the comic strip debuted in seven newspapers. Since then, Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang have made an indelible mark on popular culture. In addition to enjoying beloved Peanuts shows and specials on Apple TV+, fans of all ages celebrate the Peanuts brand worldwide through thousands of consumer products, as well as amusement park attractions, cultural events, social media, and comic strips available in all formats, from traditional to digital. In 2018, Peanuts partnered with NASA on a multi-year Space Act Agreement designed to inspire a passion for space exploration and STEM among the next generation of students.
ABOUT LEE MENDELSON FILM PRODUCTIONS
Lee Mendelson Film Productions (LMFP) opened in Burlingame, California (17 miles south of San Francisco) in 1963. Fresh from their previous two-year productions at KPIX-TV (where they won a Peabody Award for the best locally produced documentaries in the country), writer-producer-director Lee Mendelson and cinematographer and editor Sheldon Fay Jr. created the documentary A MAN NAMED MAYS, which became a major hit on NBC-TV. They followed this with A BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN, a documentary on Charles Schulz and his “Peanuts” characters. This led to a 38-year association with Schulz and animator Bill Melendez that created over 50 prime time network “Peanuts” specials and four animated Feature films. Other Mendelson animation projects included 12 prime time Garfield specials and a 120-program series Garfield and Friends (with animator Phil Roman and writer Mark Evanier)…. plus, a series of 13 shows on Mother Goose and Grimm with cartoonist Mike Peters… three prime time Cathy specials with cartoonist Cathy Guisewite…and the first two time Barbar the Elephant specials. LMFP has been awarded 12 prime time Emmys, and garnered numerous other Emmy nominations, as well as two Grammy and one Oscar nomination. Mendelson Productions is also the Publisher of the Vince Guaraldi Library of Charlie Brown music.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Mohegan Sun Arena, one of the busiest sports and entertainment venues in the world, was awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice award for “Best Casino with Live Entertainment in America.” Mohegan Sun Arena was also named “Best Casino/Resort Venue of the Year” at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards. In 2021, the 10,000-seat Arena also received its first worldwide “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its size from both Pollstar and VenuesNow. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been named the “World’s Best Casino Venue,” by Hartford Magazine, and is an eight-time national award winner for “Arena of the Year” by the Academy of Country Music Awards and one from G2E Las Vegas. For more information on concerts and other great events, visit the Mohegan Sun website. For this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711. Complimentary self-parking is available in three convenient garages.
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Jul 2, 2025 | Food & Beverage, General News, Special Events
Three days of pickle-themed fun, food, music, and contests kicks off Friday, July 25th
UNCASVILLE, CT (July 2, 2025) – Pickle lovers are invited to relish in one of this summer’s most flavorful events! The Connecticut Pickle Festival will be a three-day celebration at the Mohegan Sun’s Earth Expo & Convention Center starting Friday, July 25th and lasting through Sunday, July 27th. Whether guests are die-hard dill devotees or sweet gherkin newbies, there’s something briny and bold for everyone at this unique festival. Held at one of the most spectacular entertainment destinations in the United States, the festival will feature a vibrant mix of pickle-themed fun, food, music, and contests. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased via ctpicklefestival.com. Kids 12 and under are free.
The Connecticut Pickle Festival is New England’s largest pickle event of the year featuring a Pickle Patch where guests can sample 50+ pickle varieties from craft picklers across the country! Throughout the weekend, guests can walk the festival grounds while sipping on pickle martinis and pickle shots, indulge in the food selection where a feast of pickled-themed food items including fried pickles, pickle pizza, pickle shaved ice, pickle fries, pickle topped ice cream, pickle shish kabobs, pickle quesadillas, Kool-Aid pickles, dill pickle kettle corn, and pickle pasta salad will be available, and enjoy live Country, Pop, and Rock-themed performances by awesome musicians. Additionally, Connecticut Pickle Festival’s very own Pickle Pablo Mascot will be in attendance!
“This is more than just a festival — it’s a pickle lover’s paradise,” said Nicole Soulier, Connecticut Pickle Festival Director. “We’re thrilled to host it at Mohegan Sun, where guests can enjoy a weekend of flavor, fun, and endless entertainment.”
The crowd will have two big favorites at the event – The Pickle Eating Contest and the funny fan-favorite Pickle Juice Challenge. Other highlights at Connecticut Pickle Festival include The Great Pickle-Off which is a juried contest for the best homemade pickles, kids’ activities including pickle cornhole, pickle potty, games, and inflatables, and a Pickle Market featuring unique pickle products, artisan foods, and crafts.
For additional information on Connecticut Pickle Festival, visit the Mohegan Sun website.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN
Owned by Mohegan, 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 two unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, two world-class spas, two distinct convention centers, an expo center, a golf course, over 70 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 X and Instagram @mohegansun and view us on YouTube.
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Jun 30, 2025 | Entertainment
Lupe Fiasco takes the stage on July 19th, and The Roots on August 2nd as part of Mohegan Sun’s outdoor Sun Patio Concert Series
UNCASVILLE, CT (June 30, 2025) – The entertainment at Mohegan Sun continues to turn up the heat this summer with two powerhouse Hip-Hop performances as part of the Sun Patio Concert Series. Grammy-winning lyricist Lupe Fiasco will kick off the excitement on Saturday, July 19th at 8:00pm, followed by legendary Hip-Hop group The Roots at 9:00pm on Saturday, August 2nd. Both outdoor shows are set to deliver unforgettable nights of live music. The series continues throughout summer with more details available HERE.
Tickets are available now through Ticketmaster, and the Mohegan Sun Box Office. All Sun Patio Concert Series shows are general admission and take place rain or shine! This premier outdoor event space at Mohegan Sun also features a full bar and deck for guests 21+. For tickets for Lupe Fiasco, click HERE and for The Roots, click HERE.
ABOUT LUPE FIASCO
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is a Chicago-born, Grammy award-winning American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and community advocate. The independent rapper who parted ways with his former label, Atlantic Records, following the release of 2015’s Tetsuo & Youth, is pegged as one of the most gifted lyricists and visionaries to grace the mic. Rising to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, Food & Liquor, Lupe has released six acclaimed studio albums; Drogas Light, released in 2017 on his own label, 1st & 15th. These albums have netted three platinum singles, three RIAA Gold Certifications, 12 Grammy nominations and one Grammy Award in 2008 for his infectious single, “Daydreamin,” feat Jill Scott. With a trilogy of albums set for 2018 and beyond, Lupe is at his creative peak as an artist. Most recently, Drogas Wave released on September 21, 2018 via 1st & 15th. His efforts to propagate conscious material helped solidify him as GQ’s “Man of the Year” in 2006, and garnered recognition as a Henry Crown Fellow.
ABOUT THE ROOTS
“They are not merely the world’s best hip-hop band—but one of the great musical outfits of our time.” — Rolling Stone
Formed in 1987 in Philadelphia, PA, The Roots—Black Thought (MC), Ahmir “?Questlove” Thompson (drums), Kamal Gray (electronic keyboards), F. Knuckles (percussion), Captain Kirk Douglas (electronic guitar), Damon Bryson (sousaphone) and James Poyser (electronic keyboard)—have become one of the best known and most respected Hip-Hop acts in the business. Named one of the “50 Greatest Live Acts” by Rolling Stone, The Roots became the official house band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where they currently perform every Monday-Friday.
The group’s frontman, Black Thought, is also considered one of, if not the best, rapper of all time and regularly goes viral for his exceptional freestyle talent. Black Thought has also released six solo albums including 2022’s Cheat Codes, which was a collaboration with producer Danger Mouse.
Drummer Questlove also continues to shine and recent successes outside of the music industry include his latest documentary, Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of a Black Genius) is garnering attention and rave reviews and is in the running for an Emmy Award. This follows his Oscar-winning documentary, Summer of Soul, released in 2021.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN
Owned by Mohegan, 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 two unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, two world-class spas, a golf course, over 70 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 X and Instagram @mohegansun and view us on YouTube.
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