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Mohegan<\/strong> in Uncasville, Connecticut<\/strong>, has announced the appointment of Joe Soper<\/strong> as voce president of sports and entertainment<\/strong>, where he will oversee strategy and programming for Mohegan Sun\u2019s entertainment<\/strong> as well working collaboratively across Mohegan\u2019s overall portfolio, which includes Mohegan Pennsylvania<\/strong> in northeast Pennsylvania as well as Fallsview Casino Resort<\/strong> and Casino Niagara<\/strong> In Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Mohegan Sun is home to more than 120 concerts and sporting events annually<\/strong> inside the 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena<\/strong> alone, which just recently announced two special 25th Anniversary shows<\/strong> with the legendary rock band, Metallica<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Soper returns to Mohegan following his service on the Mohegan Tribal Council<\/strong>, where he has held the role of corresponding secretary since 2019<\/strong>. In this role, Soper was responsible for all correspondence issued by The Tribal Council and for communicating all appropriate information from the council to members of the Mohegan Tribe<\/strong>. Prior to his years on the Mohegan Tribal Council, Soper built a 15-year career at Mohegan Sun<\/strong>, first as a senior financial analyst<\/strong> followed by serving as director of sports and entertainment<\/strong>. In his leadership role as director, Soper was a key asset in helping to grow Mohegan Sun Arena<\/strong> into one of the world\u2019s busiest and most decorated live entertainment venues in the world, while also supporting booking, programming and development initiatives across Mohegan\u2019s broader portfolio.<\/p>\n \u201cJoe Soper<\/strong> is a proven leader with invaluable insight and expertise not only as it applies to Mohegan Sun\u2019s Sports & Entertainment<\/strong>, but as it applies throughout our entire enterprise and we\u2019re thrilled to welcome him back to lead one of the most dynamic areas of our business,\u201d said David Martinelli, CMO of Mohegan<\/strong>. \u201cHis dedication and experience will prove integral to the continued momentum in elevating the future of live entertainment at Mohegan Sun<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u200b\u200bAs vice president of sports and entertainment<\/strong>\u200b, Soper will not only oversee the strategic direction and day-to-day programming of Mohegan Sun\u2019s robust entertainment but will also play a key role in cultivating and strengthening high-impact industry partnerships. This includes working closely with leading promoters like Live Nation<\/strong>, top music agencies such as CAA<\/strong> and WME<\/strong>, as well as major sports and entertainment organizations, including WWE<\/strong>, to attract premier talent, secure first-to-market performances and continue elevating Mohegan Sun\u2019s position as a top-tier destination for live entertainment.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n Soper attended Western New England University<\/strong> and received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration<\/strong> with a major in finance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Mohegan<\/strong> is the owner, developer and manager of premier entertainment resorts in the United States and Canada<\/strong>. Mohegan\u2019s U.S. operations include resorts in Connecticut and Pennsylvania<\/strong> and Canadian operations are based in Niagara Falls, Ontario<\/strong>. The brand\u2019s iGaming division, Mohegan Digital<\/strong>, provides cutting-edge online gaming solutions to Mohegan\u2019s loyal fan base and meets the digital needs of North American customers. Mohegan is owner and operator of Connecticut Sun<\/strong>, a professional basketball team in the WNBA<\/strong>. For more information on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source westfaironline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u202fJoe Soper Mohegan in Uncasville, Connecticut, has announced the appointment of Joe Soper as voce president of sports and entertainment, where he will oversee strategy and programming for Mohegan Sun\u2019s entertainment as well working collaboratively across Mohegan\u2019s overall portfolio, which includes Mohegan Pennsylvania in northeast Pennsylvania as well as Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2413352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2413351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Elevating-the-Future-of-the-Already-Elevated-Live-Entertainment-at.479Z.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2413351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2413351"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2413351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2413353,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2413351\/revisions\/2413353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2413352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2413351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2413351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2413351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}