Uncasville is home to the
Mohegan Sun Casino which has 179,500 feet of
gaming
space that can hold over 6,000 slot machines and 192 gaming tables. They
offer dining,
legendary
entertainers
and major
sporting events, including boxing, retail shopping,
and for family fun, The casino is run by the Mohegan
Tribe.
The casino's $800 million expansion, code named Project Sunburst, is the
largest private development on the East Coast. The casino expansion includes
a real 2 story waterfall, new retail and entertainment space, new
restaurants like Michael Jordan's Steak House , a 1,200 room, 34-story hotel,
and the Mohegan Arena, a 10,000 seat auditorium that will host world-class
entertainment and sporting events as well as trade shows and
conventions. The number of slots was increased from 3,665 to 6,201. Read
current articles about the casino at the Norwich
Bulletin's website.
Learn more about the Mohegan
Tribe. Following are some more links about the Mohegan people and
their culture:
Sachem
Uncas
www.sachem-uncas.com/ Includes a map of the area from the
1600s.
www.tahtonka.com/
Captain
Kidd and the Mohegan Indians
Mohegan History
Native American Mohegans
The University of Connecticut's Colonial
Connecticut Records site contains original historical documents that date from
1636. Read the document that records Uncas's (Onkos in the document) gift
of 9 square miles to the Norwich Plantation (now the City of
Norwich).
Other Casinos
The Mashantucket's Pequot's resort and casino, Foxwoods, is located in nearby Mashantucket,
CT.
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