Mohegan Sun Expands Casino Offerings in Anticipation of Project Horizon

UNCASVILLE, CT -- Mohegan Sun, the Northeast's premier entertainment destination in southeastern Connecticut, is undergoing a series of renovations in the Casino of the Earth and Casino of the Sky
The Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut.  prior to its Project Horizon expansion. First, on Friday, February 2nd, Mohegan Sun is opening a new semi-private table games area that will accommodate eight to eleven tables depending upon customer needs. Standard games will include blackjack midi-baccarat and roulette. This semi-private gaming area is located outside the Cabaret Theatre in the Casino of the Sky, and also features the new Sunset Bar with 12 slot machines housed on the bar top.

Meanwhile, in the coming months, Mohegan Sun will open three additional bars in the Casino of the Earth. The Lodge bar will be located across from The Cove restaurant and the Harvest Moon bar will be stationed across the Asian gaming area – each with 32 slot machines on the bar top. And a new mini version of the Bow & Arrow sports bar will open near the Season’s Buffet with 12 slot machines.

In addition, Mohegan Sun plans to add 225 slot machines near the Spring Gateway in the Casino of the Earth.

In November 2006, Mohegan Sun announced plans for an estimated $740 million expansion. The first component of this Project Horizon expansion is scheduled to open this summer. Sunset Square – a newly expanded Asian gaming experience located in the Casino of the Earth, will feature a new 5,000-square-foot bus lobby for guests visiting from Chinatown in New York and Boston, a Hong Kong food outlet and more table games.

The cornerstone of Project Horizon will be a new 1,000-room hotel with a unique House of Blues experience including 300 House of Blues-themed hotel rooms, and an exclusive, members-only House of Blues Foundation Room to be located on the upper floors of this new 43-story hotel tower. Other highlights of the new House of Blues experience at Mohegan Sun will include a House of Blues Music Hall, restaurant, retail outlet, and poker room. Project Horizon also calls for 115,000 square feet of additional retails and restaurant space and the new 64,000-square-foot “Casino of the Wind.”