Mohegan Sun’s 400-room, 242,00sq.ft US$139m Earth Tower, celebrated its grand opening last week at the Connecticut resort.

Mohegan Sun president and general manager Ray Pineault and Mohegan tribal chairman Kevin Brown kicked the opening ceremony off by thanking all of the men and women who worked diligently over the last year and a half to design and construct “a truly beautiful addition to Mohegan Sun’s property.”

A second hotel at Mohegan Sun’s flagship destination was something that both the Mohegan Tribal Council and senior leadership have long anticipated since putting original plans on hold back in 2008 due the economic downturn.