Anthony “Tony” Carlucci recently was hired as president and general manager at Mohegan Sun Pocono, near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut bought the resort in 2005, which employs more than 2,000 people and features a casino with 2,300 slots, a 238-room hotel, convention center and harness racing.
Carlucci had been general manager at Boomtown Casino Biloxi and Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast. The executive teams at the casinos in Biloxi and Bay St. Louis are covering the management while parent company Penn National conducts a national search to fill the post.
A 30-year veteran of the casino and hospitality business, Carlucci’s career began as a food and beverage steward in Atlantic City. He served as assistant general manager at Boomtown Biloxi from 2007 to 2009, and then as general manager at Hollywood Casino in both Tunica, Mississippi and St. Louis, Missouri. Carlucci then returned to manage the Biloxi and Bay St. Louis casinos the past two years.
Uncertain about the future of Atlantic City gaming, at the age of 30, Carlucci, 55, earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Richard Stockton College in Atlantic City, and later earned a Master of Business Administration from DeVry University Keller Graduate School of Management.
Mohegan Sun officials said in a statement, “His experience with resort, urban and multi-location and significant experience in highly competitive regional gaming will be extremely valuable in helping to build upon the success of Mohegan Sun Pocono.”
Carlucci noted at Mohegan Sun, “There’s a terrific culture here. That’s why I joined the organization. It’s very welcoming.” However, he noted, “Leaving Biloxi was hard because I have a lot of friendships there. That’s the bittersweet in it. The friendships will stay forever.”
