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he Hellinikon Casino Resort project was approved by the Greek government on Friday. The Inspire Athens consortium, comprising Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment and GEK Terna, was the winning bidder. 

The billion-dollar integrated resort was officially approved by the Hellenic Gaming Commission, and now the company is required to pay $174.8 million to get the project started. The deadline for completion of the Hellinikon project construction has not yet been announced.

Inspire Athens is 100% owned by listed Greek construction group GEK Terna, while the necessary casino operating experience required by the terms of the competition is provided by Mohegan. GEK is required to maintain at least 35% of the share capital of Inspire Athens in-house for at least the next eight years. 

In addition to winning the bid for the gaming licence, the Inspire Athens consortium also holds a €1 billion contract for the construction of an integrated complex casino around two main towers of 200 and 100 meters height, respectively.

The complex will include a luxury, 120,000-square meter hotel of 3,450 beds, a conference and exhibition center of 23,700 sq.m. and a sports and cultural center with a capacity for 10,500 people that could host anything from concerts to soccer games.

The Hellinikon Integrated Resort Project

The Greek IR project started with MGE and Hard Rock as the main contenders against Hard Rock. MGE won in 2019, but Hard Rock appealed the decision. In May 2021, the appeal was rejected and the company was definitely removed from the equation. 

In 2019, pursuant to attracting investors willing to grow the country’s casino market, the Greek government updated its gambling laws, and lowered the licensing fees. 

In March 2021, MGE Chair James…

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Mohegan Sun Arena Marks 25 Years With A Fully Sold Out Weekend Of Concerts – CelebrityAccess

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 Added on 10/26/2021  NEPA Scene Staff  Disney , Mohegan Sun Arena , skating , Wilkes-Barre

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Hosts Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse bring audiences on an expedition across raging seas, snow-covered mountains, and the marigold bridge in Disney on Ice presents “Into the Magic.” This action-packed extravaganza featuring Disney’s “Moana,” “Frozen,” “Coco,” and “Beauty and the Beast” with other beloved Disney characters skates into Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre from Thursday, Jan. 6 through Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Produced by Feld Entertainment, Disney on Ice presents “Into the Magic” takes families on a high-sea adventure as Moana sets sail on a life-changing quest to save her island with help from the demigod Maui. With the ice floor transformed into the vast oceanic scape, Disney on Ice allows Moana’s strength and determination to take center stage. This engaging atmosphere lets audiences deepen their existing connection to their favorite wayfinder and discover one’s true identity is never out of reach.

Journey across the Marigold Bridge with Miguel from Disney/Pixar’s “Coco” into the magnificent and mystical Land of the Dead and discover a vibrantly colorful performance with skeletons in a beautiful cultural celebration of family.

Dazzling production numbers invite audiences into the world of “Beauty and the Beast” as Belle shows what it means to be fearless. Along with her new friends in the enchanted castle, Belle is encouraged to step outside the ordinary and find joy in the bleakest situation. As she looks beyond the harsh exterior of the Beast to reach his gentle heart, fans learn there are teachable moments in everyday life.

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A federal judge ruled the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza can locate protesters behind barricades, resolving a five-year-old suit brought by animal rights activist Silvie Pomicter shown protesting outside a circus at the 109th Field Artillery Armory in March 2016.

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NORWICH – What was supposed to be a pleasant night of music and slots for two families turned dire after a Massachusetts woman suffered a seizure so severe it stopped her heart and lungs.

But Sandra Swenor said without the timely intervention of a Hartford Healthcare nurse, it could have been so much worse.

Swenor, a 60-year-old Springfield, Massachusetts resident, traveled to the Mohegan Sun Casino on Friday night to watch country superstar Blake Shelton take the stage. She drove down with her mother and the two settled into a suite while waiting for extended family members to show up.

“It was a great day,” Swenor said. “We played slots, had a big room and ate dinner. I love Blake Shelton.”

As she waited in the gaming area for the show to begin, Swenor, a diabetic, said she began feeling odd.

“I got dizzy and foggy,” she said on Wednesday from her bed inside The William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. “I could hear, but not understand what I was hearing. I thought it was anxiety. And that’s the last thing I remember.”

Winning tickets put nurse in the right place at the right time

A few feet away, Cindy Edwards, a regional supervising nurse who worked at both Backus and Windham hospitals, was out with her husband, also waiting for Shelton to perform, courtesy of a pair of tickets they’d won.

“My husband turned to me and said ‘That woman is having a seizure,’” Edwards said.

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Edwards, a 44-year-old East Haddam resident who cut her teeth as an EMT in Ledyard and emergency room nurse, rushed to Swenor’s side and identified herself as a nurse. As Swenor slumped over, Edwards guided her down and began her assessment.

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CT Lottery launches retail sportsbooks.

• Sports Haven officially became the first retail sportsbook in Connecticut after Gov. Ned Lamont placed the first bet at the grand opening on Monday.
• Connecticut has already successfully launched their online sports betting industry, and more retail sportsbooks are expected to open in the following weeks.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The first retail sportsbook in Connecticut, Sports Haven, opened in conjunction with the Connecticut Lottery on Monday in New Haven.

The launch of the retail sportsbook comes a week after the successful launch of Connecticut’s online sports betting industry.

Governor Ned Lamont, as well as other notable Connecticut leaders, were present at the grand opening event Monday afternoon. Gov. Lamont placed the first bet at Sports Haven, a $20 wager on the New York Giants over the Kansas City Chiefs next weekend.

Gov. Lamont says that Connecticut’s newly regulated and legalized sports betting industry is a fun addition to the state economy.

The president of the Connecticut Lottery, Greg Smith, expects the new industry to lead to record tax revenues from the lottery, which contributed about $400 million yearly to the State General Fund even prior to the expansion of the sports betting industry.

The tax rate on sports betting revenue in Connecticut is 13.75%.

Smith says that retail sports betting venues at Bobby V’s Restaurant & Sports Bar locations in Stamford and Windsor Locks will start accepting wagers in the following days, which will bring more options to sports bettors.

Lamont placed the first in-person sports wager at the Mohegan-owned Mohegan Sun on Sept. 30, which marked the beginning of the limited launch of the sports betting industry in Connecticut. Lamont then layed a wager at the nearby Pequot-owned Foxwoods Resorts Casino. A soft launch…

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December’s Bellator 272 card continues to grow, with a welterweight fight the latest addition.

Sources confirmed to Cageside Press on Wednesday that Vinicius De Jesus (9-4) will face Levan Chokheli (9-1, 1NC) at the event, which will see the promotion return to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.

Setanta Sport’s Giorgi Kokiashvili was first to report the news.

Georgia’s Chokheli made his promotional debut at Bellator 260 earlier this year, suffering the first loss of his career against Kyle Crutchmer. Starting his pro career in 2016, Chokheli ran up an impressive win streak on the regional circuit, and is the latest in a wave of Georgian fighters to storm the major promotions.

De Jesus will be stepping into the cage for the first time this year, having competed in grappling of late. In 2020, he lost back-to-back fights under the Bellator and LFA banners, and will look to halt that losing streak against Chokheli. Overall, the Brazilian is 3-2 under the Bellator banner, and is also a former CES MMA welterweight champion.

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While the success rate for the couples who get engaged on The Bachelor or The Bachelorette isn’t particularly high, several pairs from the franchise have gotten together and forged strong relationships off the show.

Former lead Kaitlyn Bristowe and Bachelorette Season 14 fan favorite Jason Tartick didn’t cross paths in front of the cameras. Instead, they met in early 2019 when Jason appeared on Kaitlyn’s podcast, Off the Vine, to discuss his time on The Bachelorette.

Following the podcast appearance, the reality stars began dating, and they’ve since chronicled their relationship milestones on social media.

Fast-forward to 2021, and Jason proposed while the two were recording another episode of the podcast.

Now, the beloved Bachelor Nation duo is in the throes of planning their wedding — amidst Kaitlyn’s Bachelorette co-hosting duties and as Jason continues to host his own podcast, Trading Secrets.

Distractify spoke exclusively with Jason at Mohegan Sun’s 25th anniversary party at TAO Mohegan Sun about his wedding plans, and he shared how he really felt about being named in Ryan Fox’s Bachelorette playbook.

Jason Tartick and Kaitlyn Bristowe are ironing out their wedding details, and they have “an idea” of when they’ll say “I do.”

Though the couple have taken a few months to soak in the excitement of their engagement, Jason and Kaitlyn have now started planning their upcoming nuptials.

The pair had a lot to think about when it came to selecting a venue. The Bachelorette alums reside together in Nashville, but Jason is a proud Buffalo native, while Kaitlyn originally hails from Canada.

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“We are thinking Nashville now but we are still looking at other venues,” Jason shared exclusively with Distractify, before discussing their ideal date. “We are thinking later next year. We haven’t actually set an exact date but we have an idea……

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Thousands of virtual bets started being placed early Tuesday, the first day that online sports wagering and casino games were made available to all eligible adults within Connecticut.

Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, owners of Foxwoods Resort Casino, called it “nothing short of historic” for the state and the tribe, which received its federal recognition 30 years ago this week and has been seeking to expand into online gambling for almost a decade as competition for casino patrons has ramped up throughout the Northeast.

“It really expands the ecosystem of gaming and the combination of in-person and online just extends that experience,” he told reporters during a virtual news conference.

He said the first wager was placed on the Los Angeles Dodgers defeating the Atlanta Braves, followed by thousands of other fans who placed bets on a variety of games.

Besides Foxwoods, which has partnered with operator DraftKings, online sports betting was fully launched by the Mohegan Tribe, owners of Mohegan Sun Casino, and its partner FanDuel, and the Connecticut Lottery Corp. and its partner Rush Street Interactive. Only the two tribes are allowed to offer online casino games.

With Tuesday’s full rollout of online gambling, following a seven-day, limited “soft launch,” Connecticut becomes the seventh state to offer online betting on casino games, ranging from various forms of blackjack to video poker and roulette. More than two dozen states have legalized sports betting, although many only allow in-person bets.

Kevin Hennessy, director of publicity for FanDuel, said things ran smoothly on Tuesday on the Mohegan Sun/FanDuel platform. Like with Foxwoods, the first bet…

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