Oct 11, 2019 | Entertainment, Food & Beverage, General News, Keystone Grand Ballroom, Special Events
Halloween party in Keystone Grand Ballroom features live entertainment and over $5,000 in cash prizes
WHAT: Boo Bash is back by popular demand! On Saturday, October 26th, join Mohegan Sun Pocono in the Keystone Grand Ballroom for a Halloween celebration featuring live entertainment by DJae Mêlée and a costume contest offering over $5,000 in cash prizes.
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, October 26th
8:00pm – 11:00pm
Keystone Grand Ballroom
IN DETAIL: Boo Bash is back and better than ever at Mohegan Sun Pocono! Join us in the Keystone Grand Ballroom on Saturday, October 26th from 8:00pm – 11:00pm for some spooktacular festivities. DJae Mêlée will have guests dancing the night away and over $5,000 in cash prizes will go out to the guests who bring their Halloween A-game.
Costume Contest
Registration for the costume contest takes place right outside the Keystone Grand Ballroom from 8:00pm – 10:00pm. Prizes will be awarded for “scariest”, “sexiest”, “most casino”, and “most original” costumes. First place in each category takes home $500 cash, second place receives $250 and third place receives $150. Best overall costume wins $1,000! Plus, guests should be sure to dance by the DJ booth, as DJae Mêlée will pick his favorite costume of the night and the winner receives $500! All winners will be announced at 11:00pm.
Guests must be 21 or older with valid ID to attend this event. Masks and full face paint are only allowed in the event space.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN POCONO
Mohegan Sun Pocono, owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, was the first destination to bring gaming to Pennsylvania in 2006 and since then has become one of the premier entertainment, gaming, shopping, and dining destinations in the state. Situated on 400 acres in Plains, Pennsylvania, Mohegan Sun Pocono features a 238-room hotel with on-site spa and adjacent 20,000 square-foot Convention Center. It is currently home to 82,000 square feet of gaming space including over 80 live table games, 2,300 slot machines and electronic table games, a variety of dining and shopping options, nightlife, entertainment and live harness racing. Mohegan Sun Pocono is within easy access of New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware. More information is available by calling 1.888.WIN.IN.PA (1.888.946.4672) or visiting our website. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, download our app and view us on YouTube.
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Sep 27, 2019 | Entertainment, General News, Keystone Grand Ballroom, Special Events
Alumni stars of SNL to perform in the Keystone Grand Ballroom on Friday, November 29th
WILKES-BARRE, PA (September 27, 2019) – Live from Mohegan Sun Pocono, it’s Friday night! Guests can join in on the laughs as alumni stars of SNL Colin Quinn and Tim Meadows bring the funny to the Keystone Grand Ballroom on Friday, November 29th at 8:00pm.
Tickets start at $25.00 and on sale Monday, September 30th through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Box Office located at Player’s Club, subject to availability. Guests who purchase their tickets at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Box Office will receive one voucher per ticket for $10.00 in Free Slot Play, valid on November 29, 2019.
ABOUT COLIN QUINN
Colin Quinn is a stand-up comedian from Brooklyn (okay, Park Slope). From MTV’s Remote Control to Saturday Night Live to Comedy Central’s Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Mr. Quinn is not one to take a hint and bow out gracefully. Credits include two Broadway performances: Colin Quinn: An Irish Wake and Colin Quinn: Long Story Short (also an HBO special); two comedy specials: Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional and Colin Quinn: The New York Story, directed by Jerry Seinfeld (both available on Netflix); popular TV shows Trainwreck and Girls, and web series Cop Show, streaming now on LStudio.com. Colin’s first book, The Coloring Book, is now out from Grand Central Publishing. In January 2019, Colin Quinn’s newest one-man show, Red State Blue State, premiered to rave reviews at The Minetta Lane Theatre in New York and was adapted into CNN’s first comedy special in May 2019 and started streaming on Netflix in August 2019.
ABOUT TIM MEADOWS
One of the longest-running cast members in the 41-year history of Saturday Night Live, versatile comedian Tim Meadows crafted some of the series’ most memorable characters during his 10 years on the popular late night show. Such characters included Leon Phelps, “The Ladies’ Man” and Lionel Osbourne, host of the fictional public affairs show, Perspectives, as well as uncanny impressions of OJ Simpson, Ike Turner and Sammy Davis Jr. Meadows played school principal in the hit comedy Mean Girls and co-starred with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock in the blockbuster comedies Grown Ups and Grown Ups 2. Tim co-starred with Andy Samberg in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping for Universal Pictures and in the Fox hybrid live-action/animated comedy Son of Zorn from Chris Miller and Phil Lord. Currently, Tim can be seen in his lead role in CBS All Access’s No Activity and is a frequent recur on ABC’S hit comedy The Goldbergs and its spinoff, Schooled.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN POCONO
Mohegan Sun Pocono, owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, was the first destination to bring gaming to Pennsylvania in 2006 and since then has become one of the premier entertainment, gaming, shopping, and dining destinations in the state. Situated on 400 acres in Plains, Pennsylvania, Mohegan Sun Pocono features a 238-room hotel with on-site spa and adjacent 20,000 square-foot Convention Center. It is currently home to 82,000 square feet of gaming space including over 80 live table games, 2,300 slot machines and electronic table games, a variety of dining and shopping options, nightlife, entertainment and live harness racing. Mohegan Sun Pocono is within easy access of New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware. More information is available by calling 1.888.WIN.IN.PA (1.888.946.4672) or visiting our website. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, download our app and view us on YouTube.
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Sep 27, 2019 | Breaking News, Community Relations, Employment, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Gaming, General News, Sports
Coming off the heels of its successful Sportsbook launch in New Jersey in September, UNIBET takes on its second U.S. market in Pennsylvania; UNIBET will continue to invest in growing its U.S. operations where market conditions support a sustainable business model
WILKES-BARRE, PA (September 27, 2019) – Unibet, one of the largest online casino and sports gambling brands in the world, today announced the opening of its retail Sportsbook in partnership with Mohegan Sun Pocono marking the company’s official launch into Pennsylvania, its second U.S. market entry in just one month. Mohegan Sun Pocono’s full destination offering, combined with Unibet’s unbeatable, digital customer experience and data analysis capacity, will create a unique and strong offering in sports betting in the state. Earlier this month, Unibet celebrated the launch of its New Jersey Sportsbook and multi-year partnership with the New Jersey Devils.
The new 1,130-square-foot Unibet Sportsbook at Mohegan Sun Pocono will be open daily from 11 a.m. to Midnight, allowing fans to place their bets on their favorite teams and sporting events. The Unibet Sportsbook – located across from Molly O’Shea’s Irish Pub & Eatery (which will serve food in the lounge) and near the main entrance at Mohegan Sun Pocono – features a 28 foot-wide, high-definition video wall with three additional displays near the sportsbook tables for additional viewing, which is fully customizable allowing it to be transformed into two giant television screens or modified to accommodate up to 16 sporting events at once. The betting lounge also has six, state-of-the-art betting terminals; two teller booths; comfortable seating for up to 40 guests; and a full service bar. The new Unibet Sportsbook is creating 12-14 new jobs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, including tellers, food and beverage servers and floor supervisors.
“We are excited and proud to partner with Mohegan Sun Pocono to welcome patrons to our new Sportsbook and offer a great extension to our online product in one of the largest states to regulate both online sports betting and casino,” said Manuel Stan, Senior Vice President of Kindred Group, which owns Unibet. “We wanted a strong partner who shares our dedication to customer experience and values, and we know that together we will offer Pennsylvanians a truly unmatched in-house and soon-to-come online sports betting and casino experience.”
Betting offerings to start will include NFL, NCAA, NHL, NBA, PGA, professional tennis, boxing, UFC, rugby, NASCAR, MLS, Premier League Soccer, La Liga and Bundesliga. Types of bets will include straight bets, parlays, round robin, fixed odds, money lines, prop bets and in-play betting. Bets can be placed at a designated teller booth or at the sports betting terminals whereby players can search by sport and customize whatever bet they want. Powered by Kambi, a world-leading B2B provider of premium sports betting services, the Unibet Sportsbook offers the best sports betting and entertainment experience around.
“Working with Kindred on this project has been a thrill and to see this first major step come to fruition, with the launch of the state-of-the-art Unibet Sportsbook, is quite an accomplishment,” said Anthony Carlucci, President & CEO of Mohegan Sun Pocono. “This new gaming offering allows us to provide a much anticipated product to our guests, as well as open our doors to a broader audience – and we’re really excited about that opportunity and to officially celebrate at a grand opening on Saturday, October 5th.”
The partnership will be celebrated with a special ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the launch of the Unibet Sportsbook taking place in the lounge on Saturday, October 5th at 11:00am. Special guest and former Penn State Nittany Lion great, LaVar Arrington, will be on hand, as will a guest list of senior leadership, local dignitaries, project partners and officials from Mohegan Sun Pocono’s parent company Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment.
Later this year, Unibet will also launch its Sportsbook and signature casino online, which will be available via Apple and Android mobile devices.
Note to Press
Journalists, photographers and broadcast professionals are welcome to attend the Ribbon Cutting opening event on October 5th by submitting media credentials through Cody Chapman at [email protected].
Press Contacts
For more information or for interviews with Unibet executives, contact: Laura Hall at [email protected] or 917.544.6344.
For more information or for interviews with Mohegan Sun Pocono executives, contact: Cody Chapman at CodyChapman@mohegansuncom or 860.961.4332.
ABOUT UNIBET
Unibet is one of the world’s leading betting and online gaming brands that has operated successfully for 22 years offering online sports betting, casino games, poker and bingo in 20 different languages throughout the UK, Europe, Australia and now the U.S. Unibet’s casino product is currently available online (via website and app) in New Jersey, with the brand owning gambling licenses in the state and also Pennsylvania, with more states to follow. In 2018, Unibet entered the U.S. market establishing headquarters in New York City and launched in New Jersey in June 2019 with its online destination – nj.unibet.com. Unibet now operates an online Sportsbook in New Jersey and Retail Sportsbook in Pennsylvania with its online and app Sportsbook rolling out in the state by end of year. Given its successful partnerships to date, Unibet plans for further U.S. expansion in the near future. Unibet is part of the Kindred Group, one of the largest online gambling companies serving more than 25 million customers worldwide. Fans can follow Unibet on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @UnibetUS.
ABOUT KINDRED GROUP
Kindred Group, one of the world’s leading and largest online gambling operators across Europe, Australia and the United States, has more than 25 million customers worldwide with access to its 11 brands – one being Unibet – having earned more than one billion dollars in online revenues in 2018. Founded in the 1990s, the company provides its members a great form of entertainment in a safe, fair and sustainable environment underscored by its commitment to sports integrity as a founding member of the International Betting Integrity Association (formerly known as ESSA). Kindred Group employs approximately 1,500 people, is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap, and is also a founding member of the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA). The company is audited and certified by eCOGRA for compliance with the 2014 EU Recommendation on Consumer Protection and Responsible Gambling (2014/478/EU).
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN POCONO
Mohegan Sun Pocono, owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, was the first destination to bring gaming to Pennsylvania in 2006 and since then has become one of the premier entertainment, gaming, shopping, and dining destinations in the state. Situated on 400 acres in Plains, Pennsylvania, Mohegan Sun Pocono features a 238-room hotel with on-site spa and adjacent 20,000 square-foot Convention Center. It is currently home to 82,000 square feet of gaming space including over 80 live table games, 2,300 slot machines and electronic table games, a variety of dining and shopping options, nightlife, entertainment and live harness racing. Mohegan Sun Pocono is within easy access of New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware. More information is available by calling 1.888.WIN.IN.PA (1.888.946.4672) or visiting our website. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, download our app and view us on YouTube.
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Sep 20, 2019 | Entertainment, Holiday, Keystone Grand Ballroom, Special Events
Musical holiday event takes place Sunday, December 8th in the Keystone Grand Ballroom
WILKES-BARRE, PA (September 20, 2019) – Guests can celebrate the holiday season with an unforgettable musical event, Merry Christmas Darling: Carpenters’ Christmas, at the Keystone Grand Ballroom at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Sunday, December 8th. Starting at 3:00pm, this holiday show for all ages is sure to delight the audience with that charming Carpenters’ Christmas sound, alongside their classic pop hits.
Tickets are $25.00 and go on sale Monday, September 23rd at 10:00am through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Box Office located at Player’s Club, subject to availability. Guests who purchase their tickets at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Box Office will receive one voucher per ticket for $10.00 in Free Slot Play, valid on December 8, 2019.
Merry Christmas Darling: Carpenters’ Christmas is a holiday show that celebrates the classic Carpenters’ Christmas recordings with an equal complement of their biggest pop music hits. The Carpenters have released two classic Christmas albums, as well as two Christmas-themed television specials. Their holiday music is played every season and their Christmas records still top “Favorite Holiday Album” lists every year. Michelle Berting Brett takes center stage with her Nashville band directed by Harry Sharpe. Sharpe and the band have worked with popular music icons including Donna Summer, Wynonna Judd, Sammy Kershaw, Collin Raye, Reba McIntyre, Tanya Tucker, John Michael Montgomery, and Michael McDonald. Merry Christmas Darling: Carpenters’ Christmas has toured coast-to-coast every holiday season since 2013 including SOLD OUT appearances in Las Vegas. Guests will hear fascinating stories and sing along to songs like “Close to You”, “Rainy Days & Mondays”, “We’ve Only Just Begun”, and all holiday favorites. This show will definitely put the family in the holiday spirit!
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN POCONO
Mohegan Sun Pocono, owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, was the first destination to bring gaming to Pennsylvania in 2006 and since then has become one of the premier entertainment, gaming, shopping, and dining destinations in the state. Situated on 400 acres in Plains, Pennsylvania, Mohegan Sun Pocono features a 238-room hotel with on-site spa and adjacent 20,000 square-foot Convention Center. It is currently home to 82,000 square feet of gaming space including over 80 live table games, 2,300 slot machines and electronic table games, a variety of dining and shopping options, nightlife, entertainment and live harness racing. Mohegan Sun Pocono is within easy access of New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware. More information is available by calling 1.888.WIN.IN.PA (1.888.946.4672) or visiting our website. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, download our app and view us on YouTube.
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Aug 12, 2019 | Community Relations, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, General News, Hot Summer Fun, Special Events
WHAT: Guests will have the chance to channel their inner foodie at Mohegan Sun Pocono’s Food Truck Festival. This event will be sure to feature some of the best food truck cuisine in NEPA, live entertainment, family activities and more!
WHEN/WHERE: Sunday, August 25th
Noon – 5:00pm
Mohegan Sun Pocono Racetrack
IN DETAIL: Mohegan Sun Pocono’s Food Truck Festival is a special Hot Summer Fun event featuring some truly delicious food truck eats and sweet drink specials. This family-friendly event is open to guests of all ages and admission is free.
Food truck participants include, but are not limited to:
- Nanny Cakes Bakery – A Bloomsburg, PA-based bakery specializing in making delicious cookies, pies, pastries and more from scratch
- Pazzo Pizza Truck – New Hope, PA natives serving delicious, wood-fired pizza
- FonDippity – A husband-wife duo from Dallas, PA, bringing a fun twist to decadent fondue
- 2Wayz One Passion – Authentic Mexican-American cuisine, straight out of Scranton, PA
- Get Rollin Gourmet Egg Rolls – Serving up homemade, unique egg rolls from Pottsville, PA
- Dottie’s Buffalo Bites – Bringing the best boneless wings, cheesesteaks, burgers and more from Benton, PA
- Eat Up Now – A Party on the Patio favorite and creator of the Texas Cheesesteak, all the way from Hanover, PA
Live entertainment will be provided by Screaming Broccolli – a Breakers favorite. The Food Truck Festival will also offer a variety of activities, including axe throwing with Axecessive Force, Tarot Card readings by Tarot for Living and walk-up tournaments with NEPA Cornhole throughout the afternoon. Guests can stick around for some live harness racing action starting at 7:00pm.
For more information about the Food Truck Festival, and other exciting Hot Summer Fun events, visit mohegansunpocono.com/hsf.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN POCONO
Mohegan Sun Pocono, owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, was the first destination to bring gaming to Pennsylvania in 2006 and since then has become one of the premier entertainment, gaming, shopping, and dining destinations in the state. Situated on 400 acres in Plains, Pennsylvania, Mohegan Sun Pocono features a 238-room hotel with on-site spa and adjacent 20,000 square-foot Convention Center. It is currently home to 82,000 square feet of gaming space including over 80 live table games, 2,300 slot machines and electronic table games, a variety of dining and shopping options, nightlife, entertainment and live harness racing. Mohegan Sun Pocono is within easy access of New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware. More information is available by calling 1.888.WIN.IN.PA (1.888.946.4672) or visiting our website. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, download our app and view us on YouTube.
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Jul 11, 2019 | Breakers, Breaking News, Community Relations, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, General News, Hot Summer Fun, Party on the Patio, Special Events
WILKES-BARRE, PA (July 11, 2019) — Mohegan Sun Pocono is committed to providing a positive, safe and fun outdoor concert experience. Due to the threat of severe weather throughout the day, we are cancelling tonight’s Party on the Patio and a new date for Dean Ford & The Beautiful Ones to perform at Mohegan Sun Pocono will be announced in the near future.
Guests can still enjoy our indoor entertainment offerings with Nick Michels and his Parrot Band at Breakers and karaoke at Molly O’Sheas.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN POCONO
Mohegan Sun Pocono, owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, was the first destination to bring gaming to Pennsylvania in 2006 and since then has become one of the premier entertainment, gaming, shopping, and dining destinations in the state. Situated on 400 acres in Plains, Pennsylvania, Mohegan Sun Pocono features a 238-room hotel with on-site spa and adjacent 20,000 square-foot Convention Center. It is currently home to 82,000 square feet of gaming space including over 80 live table games, 2,300 slot machines and electronic table games, a variety of dining and shopping options, nightlife, entertainment and live harness racing. Mohegan Sun Pocono is within easy access of New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware. More information is available by calling 1.888.WIN.IN.PA (1.888.946.4672) or visiting our website. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, download our app and view us on YouTube.
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