Dec 7, 2012 | General News, Special Events, Sports
Sunday, December 16th at 1:30pm
WHAT: Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs is very excited to host one of the greatest running backs of all time for a special appearance and signing at Breakers. Football legend and MVP Ottis Anderson will be on-hand to greet fans and sign autographs on Sunday, December 16th beginning at 1:30pm.
WHEN: Sunday, December 16th
Breakers
1:30pm – 3:00pm
IN DETAIL: Step out from the sidelines and chat with a champ! Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs presents a Signings & Sightings “touchdown” event when Ottis Anderson, football legend and MVP, makes a special appearance at Breakers on Sunday, December 16th at 1:30pm. This event is free and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.
*Only the headshots provided at the event will be signed.
ABOUT OTTIS ANDERSON:
Ottis Anderson graduated from the University of Miami in 1979 as the all-time leading rusher at the school with 3,331 yards. Anderson would be drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals that same year and his first pro season would amass 1,605 yards rushing, helping him earn the “Rookie of the Year” honors. Anderson would go on to rush for over 10,000 yards in his professional career while also winning the championship in 1991 as the New York Giants lead back. Anderson had 86 career touchdowns, was a 2-time All-Pro selection and was the MVP of the 1991 championship game.
About Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, owned by the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, is one of the most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and dining destinations in Pennsylvania. Situated on 400 acres in Plains, Pennsylvania, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs is currently home to 55,000 square feet of gaming space including over 82 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 at Pocono Downs is within easy access of New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware. More information is available by calling 1.888.win.inpa (1.888.946.4672) or visiting mohegansunpocono.com.
Apr 30, 2012 | General News, Special Events, Sports
WHAT: Fans can get up-close-and-personal with Ron Turcotte, jockey for Triple Crown winner Secretariat, when Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs hosts a special Signings & Sightings event on Friday, June 8th. Guests who purchase the special commemorative Secretariat Belmont Stakes poster can also have it autographed with all proceeds donated to the Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund.
WHEN: 
Friday, June 8th at 6:30pm
On the Racetrack at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
Free Admission
IN DETAIL: Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs’ Signature Events provide an exciting lineup offering once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to meet some of your favorite celebrities and more! All events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit mohegansunpocono.com.
ABOUT RON TURCOTTE: Ron Turcotte was born in Drummond, New Brunswick, Canada on July 22, 1941. One of twelve children, Turcotte was always known to be a strong jockey because of his early years as a lumberjack. In 1960, unemployment sent him to Toronto. There he obtained a job as a hot-walker at E. P. Taylor’s Windfields farm. He recorded his first win in 1962 and was Canada’s top jockey in 1962 and 1963. He went on to race in the U.S. but his career ended tragically on July 13, 1978 when he became paralyzed from the waist down in a racing accident at Belmont Park.
Now confined to a wheelchair, he returned to New Brunswick to continue raising his four daughters and now lives a quiet life with his wife Gaetane.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN AT POCONO DOWNS: Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, owned by the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, is one of the most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and dining destinations in Pennsylvania. Situated on 400 acres in Plains, Pennsylvania, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs is currently home to 55,000 square feet of gaming space including over 82 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 at Pocono Downs is within easy access of New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware. More information is available by calling 1.888.win.inpa (1.888.946.4672) or visiting mohegansunpocono.com.
Apr 11, 2012 | General News, Special Events
Mary Higgins Clark and daughter Carol Higgins Clark head to MSPD to sign their latest books and greet fans on Friday, May 11th
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs is excited to announce that bestselling authors Mary Higgins Clark and daughter Carol Higgins Clark will be taking part in a special Winning Authors. Together, they will host a live discussion on Friday, May 11th in Seasons Ballroom at 7:00pm, followed by a book signing at the Sky Bridge at 8:00pm. They have both had recent book releases, Mary with The Lost Years and Carol with Gypped. Both titles will be available at MOGO on the day of the event. This event is free and open to the public!
ABOUT MARY HIGGINS CLARK
Mary Higgins Clark’s books are world-wide bestsellers. In the U.S. alone, her books have sold over 100 million copies. She is the author of more than forty novels, some of which include Before I Say Good-Bye, On the Street Where You Live, Daddy’s Little Girl, The Second Time Around, Nighttime is My Time and No Place Like Home. Her latest book, The Lost Years, follows biblical scholar Jonathan Lyons as he believes he has found the rarest of parchments—a letter that may have been written by Jesus Christ. Stolen from the Vatican Library in the 1500s, the letter was assumed to be lost forever.
Two of her novels were made into feature films, Where Are the Children? and A Stranger Is Watching. Many of her other works, novels and short stories, were made into television films.
ABOUT CAROL HIGGINS CLARK
New York Times bestselling author Carol Higgins Clark has written fourteen previous Regan Reilly mysteries. Her first mystery, Decked, came in 1992 and was nominated for both the Anthony and the Agatha Awards. Also an actress, Carol studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse after receiving her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College. Recently she played twins who own a bar together in the TNT production of Deck The Halls, the first book Carol wrote with her mother. It’s also the book in which Regan meets Jack.
Carol’s most recent release entitled Gypped, finds Regan Reilly returning to the West Coast, where she began her career as a PI, and has her whole trip totally thrown off course by events that happened in an unsuccessful game show appearance years earlier.
Mary and Carol have worked together on three suspense novels: Deck the Halls (2000), He Sees You When You’re Sleeping (2001) and The Christmas Thief (2004).
ABOUT SIGNATURE EVENTS AT MOHEGAN SUN AT POCONO DOWNS
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs’ Signature Events provide an exciting lineup offering once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to meet some of your favorite celebrities and more! All events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit mohegansunpocono.com.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN AT POCONO DOWNS
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, owned by the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, is one of the most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and dining destinations in Pennsylvania. Situated on 400 acres in Plains, Pennsylvania, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs is currently home to 55,000 square feet of gaming space including over 82 live table games, 2,300 slot machines and electronic table games, as well as a variety of dining and shopping options, nightlife, entertainment and live harness racing eight months out of the year. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs 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 mohegansunpocono.com.
Mar 8, 2012 | General News, Special Events
Deena of the hit reality series Jersey Shore joins Signings & Sightings on Friday, April 6th at 8:00pm
WHAT: On Friday, April 6th, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs will be hosting Jersey Shore star Deena Nicole Cortese for a special Signings & Sightings event. The energetic reality TV star will be greeting fans and signings autographs starting at 8:00pm on the Sky Bridge. The event is completely free and fans can also expect to see Deena when she stops by for a visit at Breakers later in the evening as a part of Diva Fridays!
WHEN: Friday, April 6th
Signing: 8:00pm – 9:00pm at the Sky Bridge
Appearance at Breakers to follow
IN DETAIL: Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs’ Signature Events provide an exciting lineup offering once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to meet some of your favorite celebrities and more! All events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit mohegansunpocono.com.
ABOUT DEENA: Deena, who describes herself as the “Blast in a Glass” grew up in the small town of New Egypt, New Jersey. She would join the cast of Jersey Shore for the 3rd season, replacing Angelina who left the house during the 2nd season. Deena has since been a part Season 4 which was filmed in Italy and fans can currently see her on Season 5 which takes place back at Seaside Heights.
Feb 29, 2012 | Entertainment, General News, Special Events
WHAT: Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Signings & Sightings is pleased to announce that on March 9th, Drita D’Avanzo of VH1’s Mob Wives fame will be taking part in a Signings & Sightings event on the Sky Bridge at
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs at 8:00pm, followed by a special appearance at Breakers.
WHEN: Friday, March 9th
Signing: 8:00pm – 9:00pm at the Sky Bridge
Appearance at Breakers to follow
IN DETAIL: Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs’ Signature Events provide an exciting lineup offering once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to meet some of your favorite celebrities and more! All events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit mohegansunpocono.com.
ABOUT DITRA: Drita D’Avanzo is the wife of Lee D’Avanzo, who federal prosecutors allege is the leader of a Bonanno and Colombo crime family farm team. While Drita’s husband is serving time in prison for bank robbery (for the second time), she is left alone raising their two young girls and freelancing as a make-up artist.
Ditra was raised in the projects of Staten Island after her family settled there from Albania. Under the aid of her hardnosed father who coached soccer, Ditra would be invited to play for the Women’s National Soccer Team until she met her first love and decided against going. After a string of relationships, Ditra met and fell in love with Lee. While pregnant with their first child, Lee would be sentenced to 8 years in prison for alleged bank robberies. Ditra realized during this time that she would need something to fall back on and that’s when she started her career as a make-up artist. She has since worked for various high-end cosmetic companies while her husband has been away and plans to use her skills and initiative to one day develop her own cosmetic line.
