UNCASVILLE, Conn., Jan. 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (the "Authority") will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast regarding its first quarter fiscal 2008 operating results on Thursday, February 7, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
Those interested in participating in the call should dial as follows:
(888) 748-0596
(706) 643-0107 (international)
Conference ID: 32008737
Please call five minutes in advance to ensure that you are connected prior to the initiation of the call. Questions and answers will be reserved for call-in analysts and investors.
Parties who want to listen to the live conference call on the Internet may do so through a web link on the company's website at www.mtga.com, in the "Investor Relations/Online Presentations" section. A replay of the call and related information will be made available at the same location on the company's website for thirty days subsequent to the call.
Interested parties may also listen to a taped replay of the entire conference call commencing two hours after the call's completion on Thursday, February 7, 2008. This replay will run through February 21, 2008.
The access number for a taped replay of the conference call is as follows:
(800) 642-1687
(706) 645-9291 (international)
Conference ID: 32008737
A transcript will be available on the Authority's website for a period of one year following the conference call.
About the Authority
The Authority is an instrumentality of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut (the "Tribe"), a federally recognized Indian tribe with an approximately 507-acre reservation situated in southeastern Connecticut, adjacent to Uncasville, Connecticut. The Authority has been granted the exclusive power to conduct and regulate gaming activities on the existing reservation of the Tribe, including the operation of Mohegan Sun, a gaming and entertainment complex that is situated on a 185-acre site on the Tribe's reservation and, through its subsidiary, Downs Racing, LP, owns and operates Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, also a gaming and entertainment facility offering slot machines and harness racing in Plains Township, Pennsylvania and several off-track wagering facilities located elsewhere in Pennsylvania.
The Tribe's gaming operation at Mohegan Sun is one of only two legally authorized gaming operations in New England offering traditional slot machines and table games. Mohegan Sun currently operates in an approximately 3.0 million square foot facility, which includes the Casino of the Earth, Casino of the Sky, The Shops at Mohegan Sun, 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena, 350-seat Cabaret Theatre, 100,000 square feet of meeting and convention space and the approximately 1,200-room luxury Sky Tower hotel. Mohegan Sun is currently in the midst of Project Horizon -- an expansion project that is to include a new hotel, additional retail and restaurant space, and a new 64,000-square-foot "Casino of the Wind." In addition, Project Horizon expands Mohegan Sun's Asian gaming experience in the Casino of the Earth with the recent opening of Sunrise Square in August 2007.
More information about the Authority and its properties can be obtained by visiting www.mtga.com.