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An Additional Judge and Two More Competitors Skate into the "Thin Ice" Rink

Olympic and World Champion Katarina Witt to Judge,

Source: Foxwoods Press Release
Date: January 13, 2010
MASHANTUCKET, CT (January 13, 2010) - Foxwoods Resort Casino and O'Neil Entertainment today announced a third judge and two more skaters for "Thin Ice," a live, televised figure-skating reality competition that will originate from the Premier Ballroom of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods March 18 through 21, and will air in prime time on the ABC Television Network on March 19 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) and March 21 (7:00-8:00 p.m. ET).

Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased online at www.mgmatfoxwoods.com, by calling the MGM Grand Box Office at 1-866-646-0609, by calling Ticketmaster, or in person at the MGM Grand Box Office. Tickets range from $40 to $100.

Katarina Witt, twice Olympic Champion, four-time World Champion, will be a judge of the competition, joining previously announced Kristi Yamaguchi and Dick Button. Co-hosts of the program are four-time World Champion Kurt Browning and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Emmy Award-winning host of ABC's The View.

Since winning her skating medals, Ms. Witt has also launched a successful career in television. She hosted two seasons of German television's Skating with Celebrities, and appeared as a judge on the German version of Dancing with the Stars. This past fall, her work as guest judge on CBC's Battle of the Blades was highly praised in Canada.

The two additional skating competitors announced today are:
  • Jamie Sale of Canada, 2001 World Champion, 2002 Olympic Champion as a pairs skater, and winner of the inaugural Battle of the Blades with partner Craig Simpson, and;
  • Patrice Lauzon, five-time Canadian National Champion and twice World Silver Medalist as an ice dancer.

Today's announcement brings to seven the number of entries declared in the 12-skater field. Previously committed skaters are:
  • Shizuka Arakawa, Japan, 2006 Olympic Champion;
  • Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canada, 2003 World Champion ice dancer;
  • David Pelletier, Canada, 2001 World Champion, 2002 Olympic Champion as a pairs skater;
  • John Zimmerman, three-time U.S. National Champion and World Bronze Medalist as a pairs skater, and;
  • Michael Weiss, three-time U.S. National Champion and World Bronze Medalist.

Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods feature first-rate entertainment venues that host a wide array of world-class performers. Other upcoming events include Mariah Carey (January 15 and 16); "America's Got Talent" (January 17-February 7); Larisa Dolina (January 23 and 24); Steve Winwood (February 12); B.B. King and Buddy Guy (February 14); Steve Harvey (February 27); Alice in Chains (March 6); Carrie Underwood (March 20); Norah Jones (March 26); Mark Knopfler (May 1); and Jerry Seinfeld (May 7 and 8).

About Foxwoods and MGM Grand at Foxwoods
North America's largest casino, Foxwoods Resort Casino(R) is located in the rolling hills of southeastern Connecticut and is easily accessible from Boston, New York, Hartford, and Providence. Owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Foxwoods features six casinos with more than 7,200 slots, 380 table games, the only WPT World Poker Room(TM) in New England, High Stakes Bingo, and Ultimate Race Book. There are 1,416 guest rooms and suites in three hotels, more than 30 restaurants, a luxurious spa, more than 50,000 square feet of premium meeting and event space, 24 retail shops, and five entertainment venues, including the 1,400-seat Fox Theatre. Conveniently located adjacent to Foxwoods is Lake of Isles(TM), featuring two 18-hole championship golf courses designed by Rees Jones and a state-of-the-art Golf Academy. In May 2008, the MGM Grand at Foxwoods(R) debuted, adding 825 luxurious guest rooms, 115,000 square feet of meeting space, the 4,000-seat MGM Grand Theater, a 21,000-square-foot spa, and more dining, retail, and gaming facilities, bolstering Foxwoods' preeminence as the East Coast's ultimate casino resort destination. Foxwoods supports responsible gaming, and plays a leadership role in the Connecticut Council of Problem Gambling, of which it was a founding entity. For more information, call 1-800-FOXWOODS or visit www.foxwoods.com.

About the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
The Mashantucket Pequots are a native Algonquin people in southeastern Connecticut, having endured centuries of conflict, survival, and continuity on and around one of America's oldest Indian reservations, established in 1666. As the first native people within the borders of the continental United States to suffer attempted genocidal massacre by Puritan Colonists in 1637, the Pequots and their repatriation is an unprecedented story of restoration exhibited in detail at the Tribe's world-class Museum and Research Center (www.pequotmuseum.org). Today the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation owns the largest resort casino in the world, Foxwoods Resort Casino (www.foxwoods.com), along with several other economic ventures including the Lake of Isles Golf Course (www.lakeofisles.com), a joint-venture partnership establishing the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, and Foxwoods Development Company dedicated to world-class resort development throughout the United States and Caribbean. All together, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation remains one of the State of Connecticut's highest tax payers and largest employers. Likewise, the Tribe provides significant financial contributions to state and local nonprofit organizations that support neighboring communities.