![]() The review grew out of an investigation of the theft of more than $400,000 from the casino that resulted in the indictments and convictions of three people, including a former casino vice president. MGE - then known as the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority - also revealed at the time that Pennsylvania gaming regulators were looking into financial irregularities at Mohegan Sun Pocono, MGE’s racetrack casino in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ![]() MGE’s release made no mention of the circumstances surrounding Soper’s 2017 resignation.Īt the time he resigned, Soper said he was leaving on good terms. "Bobby's leadership and presence representing MGE will serve as a catalyst and result in significant progress with both of these important international project commitments." “Having served the Mohegan Tribe and MGE for many years, we are confident in Bobby's experience and capabilities to guide our efforts on the ground in Asia," James Gessner Jr., the Mohegan tribal chairman, said in a statement. Kontomerkos succeeded Soper as president and CEO several months after Soper’s resignation in February 2017. Soper’s appointment follows the announcement last week that Mario Kontomerkos, MGE’s president and chief executive officer, will resign at the end of the month. ![]() In the newly created position, Soper, a member of the Mohegan Tribe, will oversee all aspects of MGE’s ongoing development of an integrated resort in South Korea, as well as its bid for an integrated resort license in Nagasaki, Japan, according to an MGE news release. ![]() Mohegan - Bobby Soper, the former Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment executive who resigned in 2017 and paid a $60,000 fine for failing to properly disclose his ownership interest in companies that did business with an MGE casino, has been named MGE’s international president. Bobby Soper, the tribal member who abruptly resigned from the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority in 2017, will oversee Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment's ventures in Asia.
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