Mohegan Sun Won't Gamble on Penn State Football

Casino pulls ads from PSU's Beaver Stadium

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Mohegan Sun has taken its money off the table in concerns to Penn State this fall, following State Farm as the second known brand to cut ties with the university’s football program. The Uncasville, Conn.-based casino firm told Adweek today that its Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs location will no longer advertise in the school’s cavernous Beaver Stadium.

“We have…terminated our sponsorship with them,” a Mohegan Sun rep said in an email.

Penn State, which hosts Ohio University tomorrow in its season opener, had the worst branding moment in college sports history when the Freeh Report eviscerated the school on July 12.

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