From Hershey Chocolate, Atlantic City & Connecticut: The G.O.A.T.

G.O.A.T. is an overused acronym … it means The Greatest Of All Time.

Tom Cantone Is The Undisputed G.O.A.T.

Cantone is the President of Sports & Entertainment at Mohegan Gaming, Inc.

In terms of hotel casino entertainment, advertising and marketing … Cantone has no equal.

For Nearly 50 Years

Cantone has literally written the book on booking iconic entertainment acts at Hershey Parks, Trump Hotel Casino Resorts & Sands Hotel Casino in Atlantic City and for more than 25 years total at Foxwoods and the past 18 years at Mohegan Sun.

Cantone Is All About The Team … Not Himself

Tom Cantone never talks about himself. Even if you ask him a direct question about about “him” … Cantone expertly defects it to a comment about his team.

It is The Tom Cantone “secret sauce.” Over nearly  half century … Cantone has developed great teams at every company he has led … from Hershey Pennsylvania … to Atlantic City … to Connecticut.

Every market that Cantone has worked in … he has dominated.

The Most Influential Booker Of Entertainment In The Western Hemisphere

Tom Cantone was President Donald Trump's hand-picked corporate-level Senior Vice President of Entertainment for all four with Trump Atlantic City properties.

When Cantone was named to run all of the Trump properties, The Philadelphia Daily News famously reported that this makes Cantone "the most influential booker of entertainment in the Western Hemisphere."

This wasn't just gushing hyperbole, it was actually true. And, as he always does, Cantone handled it all with grace and dignity.

Cantone Has Received Prestigious National Award

The Ellis Island medal of honor, which celebrates America's top leaders in business and industry,. Six past United States Presidents have also received this coveted award.

Cantone has also been recognized in Venues Now magazine among America's top 50 most influential and innovative leaders in the entertainment industry.

“Brass, Glass & Class”

Cantone was the recipient of the Celebrity Access "Innovator of the Year" award for the creative and effective Viacom Residency that he implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.

When The Trump Plaza opened on May 15, 1984, it was known as "Brass, Glass and Class." It lived up to its billing.

With Cantone leading the entertainment, marketing and advertising efforts … Trump Plaza became The Centerpiece of The Atlantic City Boardwalk … and dethroned The Golden Nugget as the # 1 property in Atlantic City in 1988.

It was an incredible honor to be the Corporate VP of Trump Atlantic City Properties and in any given busy Saturday night, I was on the move running from property to property, checking out all the entertainment and saying hello to the wonderful crew and artists that we brought into town," said Cantone. We made incredible multi-property deals and established relationships that made Atlantic City the entertainment capital for some time. It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun .... but the best part was the team we built at every property. That was the reason we dominated the sports and entertainment scene during the most exciting time in Atlantic City history, said Cantone.

Cantone Has Taken Entertainment To The Next Level At Mohegan Sun

Hershey was the opening act. Cantone in Atlantic City was the appetizer. Cantone at Mohegan Sun has been a main course that has endured for nearly two decades … with no signs of slowing down.

With Cantone, The Best Is Always Yet To Come

This is an operating doctrine for Cantone. He never rests on past accomplishments … with Cantone, it’s always about the next big challenge ahead.

All Star Cantone Photo Gallery

Here are just a few of the stars that Cantone has booked over the past 50 years: