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Mohegan Sun

Mohegan Sun splits its floor across two casinos -- Earth and Sky -- with over 300,000 square feet between them. If you're not sure which bank of machines you were standing at, a photo does the sorting for you.

Mohegan Sun opened October 12, 1996, and today splits its gaming floor across two casinos, Earth and Sky, that together run more than 300,000 square feet -- one review puts the combined total closer to 364,000 square feet with roughly 3,500 slot machines and 377 table games. The property is owned and operated by the Mohegan Tribe through the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, and the official games page names dozens of specific slot titles across both floors, right down to individual reel-skin variants within the same franchise. If you can't remember which of the two casinos you were standing in, or what exactly was on the machine in front of you, here's what's actually on the floor, grouped by theme, plus what the room feels like and what to know before you play.

The Big Link Families: Dragon Link, Lightning Dollar Link, and Ultimate Fire Link

Mohegan Sun's official slots page treats its major link franchises as collections of individually named games rather than one generic title, and the property runs an unusually deep bench of each. Dragon Link alone spans at least eight named variants on the floor, including the base Dragon Link cabinet plus Autumn Moon, Genghis Khan, Golden Century, Happy & Prosperous, Panda Magic, Peace & Long Life, and Peacock Princess. Lightning Dollar Link runs a smaller but distinct set -- Checkered Flag, Chica Bonita, Corrida de Toros, and Kung Fu Master -- alongside the base cabinet. Ultimate Fire Link is the deepest of the three, with eleven separate named themes confirmed on the official page: By the Bay, China Street, Forest Wild, North Shore, Power 4, Link River Walk, Link Route 66, Rue Royal, Olvera Street, Glacier Gold, and Country Lights, on top of the base Ultimate Fire Link cabinet itself. If you're trying to place a specific machine from a photo, checking which of these three families it belongs to -- and then which named theme within that family -- is the fastest way to narrow it down.

The Hold & Spin Slot Zone and Other Named Titles

Casino of the Sky's Hold & Spin Slot Zone gathers more than 250 games built around the Hold & Spin bonus mechanic in one dedicated area, and the official games page and a detailed destination review between them name a long run of specific titles beyond the three big link families: House of the Dragon, Jackpot Buffalo (alongside the plainer Buffalo), Hex Breaker, Cleopatra, Stinkin' Rich, Spooky Link Go Ghost, Invaders Attack Again Planet Moolah, Super Hot Flaming Pots, Kong Skull Island, Huff N Even More Puff Grand and its relative Huff N More Puff, Wizard of Oz - I'll Get You My Pretty, Coin Trio, Triple Extreme, Triple Supreme, Quick Hits and Quick Hits 5x Pay, Lion Link, Red Festival Baozhuzhao, Top Dollar and Double Top Dollar, Lock It Link: Piggy Bankin', Buffalo Gold Revolution, Dancing Drums, Prosperity Pearl, and Dollar Storm. That's before counting the video poker side, where Pick'em Poker, Ultimate X Poker, and All Star Poker round out the electronic table-game options.

Casino of the Sky vs. Casino of the Earth

The two casinos aren't interchangeable in terms of what's actually on the floor. Casino of the Sky is the more modern of the two, housing the newer slot titles -- including most of the link-family games above -- under one roof. Casino of the Earth's selection skews a couple of years older by comparison, and its lineup includes three-reel classics like Triple Double Diamond, 10 Times Pay, and Wild Cherry that you won't necessarily find on the Sky side. If a machine you photographed doesn't match anything from the Hold & Spin Zone or the big link families, there's a decent chance it's an older three-reel game sitting on the Earth side instead.

Table Games and the Poker Room

Between the two casinos, Mohegan Sun runs roughly 377 table games alongside its slot floor. A dedicated 30-table poker room spreads daily cash games across Texas Hold'em, Omaha, 7 Card Stud, Razz, Badugi, and 2-7 Triple Draw, plus daily No Limit Hold'em and Bounty-format tournaments -- a spread that covers more poker variants than most regional casinos bother to offer.

Layout, Decor, and Atmosphere

The two casinos lean into their names architecturally. Casino of the Sky has a planetarium-like domed ceiling that uses fiber optics to project the sun, moon, and stars overhead, while Casino of the Earth is built around mechanical wolves perched on rock-like structures. A 55-foot indoor waterfall, Taughannick Falls, serves as a centerpiece connecting the two spaces. Elsewhere on the property, a Dale Chihuly glass sculpture -- 2,500 hand-blown glass components, weighing 10,000 pounds -- adds another landmark worth finding if you need a break from the floor. For entertainment beyond gaming, the Game On! venue offers luxury bowling, karaoke, ping-pong, and a 65-foot bar pouring craft cocktails, and the property also includes Mohegan Sun Arena, a 10,000-seat venue that's the home court for the WNBA's Connecticut Sun.

Momentum Rewards

Mohegan Sun's loyalty program, Momentum, runs five tiers based on Status Points earned over six-month periods. Benefits scale up through the tiers, with top-level perks including complimentary golf and priority services -- worth enrolling in before a long session given how much of the floor (377 tables and roughly 3,500 slots across two full casinos) there is to work through.

History and Location

Mohegan Sun opened on October 12, 1996, a couple of years after the Mohegan Tribe received federal recognition in March 1994, a prerequisite for operating under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The casino is owned and run by the Mohegan Tribe through the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, established in 1995; full control of the property transferred fully to the tribe by 2000, after early development partnerships with Trading Cove Associates and Kerzner International. The site itself has an unusual backstory -- it was previously used by United Nuclear Corporation for the construction of nuclear reactor components, and had to be decommissioned before the casino could be built there. In 2003, Mohegan Sun Arena became host to the WNBA's Connecticut Sun, making it the first major professional sports venue in the United States to be owned and operated by a Native American tribe.

What to Know Before You Play

With two full casinos and close to 3,500 slot machines between them, the fastest way to identify a machine you photographed is to work backward from theme: check whether it belongs to the Dragon Link, Lightning Dollar Link, or Ultimate Fire Link family first, since those three franchises alone account for two dozen-plus named variants on this floor. If it's an older three-reel game, it's more likely sitting in Casino of the Earth than Casino of the Sky, which trends newer. And if you land on something that doesn't fit any of that -- a Hold & Spin Zone title, a video poker variant, or anything else -- a photo and a question to 6-lab's Advisor will sort it out faster than working through the list yourself.

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Good to know

  • Mohegan Sun is one of the largest casinos in the United States, featuring over 300,000 square feet of gaming space split across two main gaming floors: Casino of the Earth and Casino of the Sky.
  • The property includes the Mohegan Sun Arena, a 10,000-seat venue that serves as the home court for the WNBA's Connecticut Sun.
  • The casino floor totals about 364,000 square feet across the two casinos with roughly 3,500 slot machines and 377 table games.
  • Casino of the Sky's Hold & Spin Slot Zone gathers more than 250 games that feature the Hold & Spin bonus mechanic in one dedicated area.
  • A dedicated 30-table poker room spreads daily cash games in Texas Hold'em, Omaha, 7 Card Stud, Razz, Badugi, and 2-7 Triple Draw, plus daily No Limit Hold'em and Bounty tournaments.
  • The Momentum loyalty program runs five tiers based on Status Points earned over six-month periods, with top-tier benefits including complimentary golf and priority services.
  • Casino of the Sky is the more modern of the two casinos, housing the newer slot titles under one roof, while Casino of the Earth's slot selection skews a couple of years older, including three-reel games like Triple Double Diamond, 10 Times Pay, and Wild Cherry.
  • A 55-foot indoor waterfall named Taughannick Falls serves as a centerpiece; Casino of the Sky has a planetarium-like domed ceiling that uses fiber optics to display the sun, moon, and stars, while Casino of the Earth features mechanical wolves atop rock-like structures.
  • A Dale Chihuly glass sculpture on the property is made of 2,500 hand-blown glass components and weighs 10,000 pounds.
  • The Game On! entertainment venue includes luxury bowling, karaoke, ping-pong, and a 65-foot bar serving craft cocktails.
  • Mohegan Sun opened October 12, 1996; the Mohegan Tribe received federal recognition in March 1994, a prerequisite for operating under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and runs the casino through the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, established in 1995.
  • Full control of the property transferred to the Mohegan Tribe by 2000, after early development partnerships with Trading Cove Associates and Kerzner International; the casino site was previously used by United Nuclear Corporation for the construction of nuclear reactor components and required decommissioning before development.
  • When the WNBA's Connecticut Sun began playing at Mohegan Sun Arena in 2003, it became the first major professional sports venue in the United States to be owned and operated by a Native American tribe.

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