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Our First Social: Fans, Cake & Mustaches

March 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

LAST SATURDAY MARKED the launch of our Stations Socials – periodic events designed for us connect with our online fans and followers for some shop-talk, drinks and laughs. Judging from the feedback we are receiving on twitter and facebook, we’re onto something pretty cool.

If you’ve never been to a meet-up (or, for our twitter users, a “tweetup”), you should know that it’s sometimes kind of awkward at first. Many fans & followers know one another by online nicknames, tiny pictures or even logos, but this is the first time they meet IRL (In Real Life). Others are old friends from previous get-togethers. Each is a representative & spokesperson for their beloved followers, be it five or 50,000.

Our team received a tip that one of our guests, Chris (a.k.a @24k) had a birthday last weekend. Sunset Station‘s Marketing and Food & Beverage teams went above and beyond to build a delicious monster-sized birthday cake and helped us arrange a backstage meet & greet with Nawgahyde – Sunset Station’s most outrageous rock band. We were really lucky to have the ‘Nawg on board with this event. Nawgahyde plays a truly jaw-dropping show every Saturday in Club Madrid to a packed house, so it was an easy choice for the setting for our debut tweetup. (Check out my review of a past Nawgahyde show here).

These events are a great time, but they’re not all fun & games. The serious message we want to send is that Station Casinos realizes our social fans are not simply numbers. We always do our best to connect with you on a personal level and listen to what you have to say (trust us: the feedback we receive is not always pretty – but it’s never ignored). What we know for sure is this: our fans are really FANS!

Although social media is relatively fresh in the gaming industry, we’re lucky that we didn’t have to start our network from scratch. We kind of had a 33-year head start. Station Casinos has built a family of Las Vegas-area guests who love to stay and play with us week after week. This, in part, makes it easy for us to reward fans with good times and great deals. Moving forward, we assure you that we’re listening to where and how these rewards occur.

In the meantime, you should get connected, if you’re not already. Entertainment has rewards for any music lover – ask the winner of $200 Smokey Robinson tickets. Everybody loves a great steak – especially the 6 (and counting) steak-dinner-winners from the Charcoal Room from our Food & Beverage Department. Our rewards are not just for locals. Our facebook fans are booking offers “For Our Fans Only” all the time, courtesy of our Hotel Directors.

Please leave us comments and let us know where you would like to see a future social meetup. When you would like to attend, and what types of perks you’d like to enjoy while you’re there. We always have things in the works – so, again, stay connected with us on twitter and facebook so you don’t miss our next event, giveaway or hotel offer!

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Introduce Yourself! Tweetup at Sunset Station

February 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Join us - bring your tweeps!

HEY FRIENDS, YOU PROBABLY saw this already if you follow us on twitter, but just in case you didn’t, here’s your invitation:

The Station Casinos Social Media Team would like to invite you to the first of our STATIONS SOCIALS.

What the heck? Bring your tweeps (age 21 or older, please) and join us for a night of introductions, laughs, drink specials and some great live rock n’ roll!

When is this fiasco, anyway? Saturday, February 27th at 9pm

Okay, where do I need to be? Club Madrid inside Sunset Station

What’s in it for me? Lots! Get there early and you’ll get a coupon for a free drink and a free mustache (while supplies last).  Hang out and meet your tweeps and ours IRL (In Real Life). Plan to stay and enjoy drink specials all night and a live performance by Sunset Station’s most outrageous rockers, Nawgahyde. We guarantee it’s a show you won’t soon forget!

Cool! How to I RSVP? Please RSVP at twtvite.com. Here’s the link: http://twtvite.com/23sgd3

See you and your tweeps at Sunset Station on Saturday night, 2/27

@stationcasinos


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Valentine’s Day Hotel Deals, Concerts & Dining at Station Casinos

February 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Smokey Robinson concert, Saturday night at Green Valley Ranch, is one many romantic events taking place at Station Casinos this weekend.

LOVE IS A Battlefield. Love will keep us together. Love will tear us apart. Love will find a way.

With Valentine’s just a few days away, Station Casinos is in the mood with many romantic musical options, as well as some sweetheart hotel deals and amorous dining specials.

Headlining the list is the Smokey Robinson concert (get tickets here). The Miracle man whose songs titles include That’s What Love Is Made Of, Who’s Loving You and More Love is playing at Green Valley Ranch Saturday night. Should be epic.

Looking for some tough love? Hard-rockin’ Dokken (tickets info here), with “love” songs It’s Not Love, Stop Fighting Love and Heart to Stone, is also playing Saturday night, at Santa Fe Station’s cool Chrome Showroom.

The Smokey and Dokken concerts are just a few of the special Heart Day haps at Station Casinos and Fiestas this weekend. Like a box of chocolates, here are our Las Vegas hotel deals, entertainment events and restaurant menus straight from Cupid.

Sweetie Hotel Packages

  • Red Rock Resort has two lovely hotel deals. The Sweetheart Package and XOXO Package. Both include one night in a suite and some sweet perks. Chocolate Covered Strawberries!
  • Green Valley Ranch also has red-hot Las Vegas package deals for lovers from the popular Dinner & A Movie deal (from $150) to the fabulous Couple Massage (from $455).
  • Sunset Station isn’t stopping at just this weekend, it’s offering a Month of Love hotel deal that includes two romantic room nights plus benefits from $290.
  • Aliante Station’s Date Night package from $104 includes a room, dining and entertainment.
  • Fiesta Henderson has a Valentine’s Day deal from $179.98 for two nights, dining and champagne!

Darling Dining Deals
We’ve arranged all our special Valentine’s Day menus on one convenient Website!

Mushy Music

Smokey Robinson in concert. 8pm Saturday at Green Valley Ranch’s Grand Events Center.
GVR is also offering a Smokey Robinson hotel package that includes two hotel nights, two tickets and more!

Dokken in concert. 8pm Saturday at Santa Fe Station’s Chrome Showroom.

There’s also much free Saturday night music at Stations. Here’s a sample:

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Las Vegas Concerts: Ted Nugent & Smokey Robinson at GVR

January 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

What are the odds? Two music legends. Both from Detroit. Both playing at the same arena within a few of weeks of one another.

That’s the deal when Rock n’ Roll idol Ted Nugent takes the stage at Green Valley Ranch’s Grand Events Center on Saturday, Jan. 23. Then, on Saturday, Feb. 13, R&B icon Smokey Robinson plays at GVR . The SC Blog also thinks this is awesome: although neither blogs, both are into Social Media. Cool, right? Even cooler, Green Valley Ranch, one of the coolest  hotel casinos in Las Vegas, is offering individual Las Vegas hotel packages for both shows (see links below).

 

Born Theodore Anthony Nugent
on Dec. 13, 1948 in Detroit		 William Robinson, Jr.
on Feb. 19, 1940 in Detroit
Nickname The Motor City Madman Smokey
Musical Legend Yes Yes
Most Famous For Guitar…and guns The Miracles, that voice,
those eyes
Best Song Cat Scratch Fever The Track of My Tears
R&R Hall of Fame Inductee Not yet Yes
Web site www.tednugent.com www.smokeyrobinson.com
Facebook www.facebook.com/tednugent Yes, long URL
Twitter Not really twitter.com/smokey_robinson
Concert at GVR on Jan. 23.
Get Tickets Today 		on Feb. 13.
Get Tickets Today
Concert Hotel Deal Reserve Hotel Package
 Reserve Hotel Package

 

View the Grand Events Center seating chart

Get tickets to more upcoming Las Vegas concerts at Station Casinos

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Las Vegas New Year’s Eve Parties at Station Casinos

December 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Oops! You found an old Las Vegas New Year’s Eve Guide. Here’s the 2011-2012 one. Happy New Year!

Station Casinos has festive parties, live music, special dining menus and affordable hotel packages for New Year's Eve.

Low-key & casual. Loud & festive. Quiet & romantic. No matter the New Year’s night you’re looking for, Station Casinos has the party…or should we say “parties.” Whether you’re wanting to Ring, Rock or Romance in the New Year, here’s a whirlwind tour around Las Vegas Station Casinos locations for 2010 fun.

At Aliante Station

At Boulder Station

  • Yellow Brick Road will be rockin’ in 2010 with a special performance at the Railhead.
  • Van De Guzman will be providing live entertainment at Kixx Bar when the clock strikes midnight.

At Green Valley Ranch

  • Count down to the New Year with a live concert from Sin City Sinners in the Ovation Lounge. Special guests include Dizzy Reed of Guns N’ Roses along with hosts Vinny Paul of Pantera and Brandi M from Rock of Love.
  • More live music at GVR on NYE includes Michael Grimm (Ovation Lounge from 6pm – 9pm); Royal Purple Rockers and Darby O’Gill and The Little People (Quinn’s Irish Pub); and Peter Love (Hank’s Steakhouse).
  • GVR is also offering a New Year’s Eve package deal that includes tickets to the Sin City Sinners show, hotel room and more NYE goodies.

At Palace Station

Make your last meal of the year memorable!
Check dozens of special New Year’s menus at Station Casinos.

At Red Rock Resort

At Santa Fe Station

At Sunset Station

At Texas Station

  • Things are sure to get steamy at Texas’ NYE Lingerie Party at the South Padre nightclub featuring world-renowned DJ Micah.

At Fiesta Rancho

More great music continues in 2010 with New Year’s weekend concerts

Aaron Lewis from Staind plays New Year’s Day at Aliante Station and then the next night, Jan. 2, at Green Valley Ranch.

Country star Phil Vassar has a New Year’s Day concert at Green Valley Ranch.

The legendary Doobie Brothers perform on Jan. 2 at Texas Station.

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Las Vegas Concerts: NYE with Yellow Brick Road at Boulder Station

December 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
ybr

Count down with YBR on New Year's Eve.

Thursday, December 31

at Railhead

Showtime at 11pm | Doors open at 10:15pm

Purchase Tickets from $34.95 plus tax/fee

Visit www.ybrband.com

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Las Vegas Concerts: Two Chances to Catch Walter Trout at Station Casinos

December 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Bluesman Trout playing Thursday and Friday. PHOTO: Martijn Barth. Source: www.waltertrout.com.

Bluesman Trout plays Thursday and Friday nights. PHOTO: Martijn Barth. Source: www.waltertrout.com.

If you like the Blues, I’ve got the hot tip of the week. Walter Trout will be burning up The Railhead at Boulder Station at 8pm on Thursday and Texas Station’s South Padre on Friday at 9:30pm. And get this: it’s FREE! No cover. Zip. Nada. Bupkis!

When it comes to hard Blues, Walter’s the real thing. He’s played with John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, Percy Mayfield, Joe Tex, Jeff Healey, Coco Montoya, Richie Hayward, Guitar Shorty, James Harman, John Mayhall’s Blues Breakers (like Clapton & Page), and too many others to mention. His version of Hendrix’s Red House will blow you away. I used to go see him all the time at Perk’s in Huntington Beach, and you can bet I’ll be at South Padre Friday night.

Oh yeah, if you have sensitive ears, wear some plugs because Walter likes to turn it up!

Later,
Jeff Perry
Sr. Ad Writer, Station Casinos

Have you ever seen Walter blaze?

If you go to either show, come back to The Blog and tell us about his performance.

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Las Vegas Concerts: L.A. Guns on New Year’s Eve at Santa Fe Station

December 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Special NYE show sure to be a blast.

Special NYE show sure to be a blast.

Thursday, December 31 at the Chrome Showroom

Showtime at 11pm | Doors open at 10:00pm

Purchase Tickets from $35 plus tax/fees

Visit www.laguns.net

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Red Rock welcomes JD LIVE to Rocks Lounge

November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
JD Live performs every Friday and Saturday at Rocks Lounge inside Red Rock Resort

JD LIVE performs every Friday and Saturday at Rocks Lounge.

Station Casinos welcomes JD LIVE, a Hollywood native, dance music producer and DJ, to the Rocks Lounge inside Red Rock Resort.

JD LIVE has appeared on the nightclub scene in 1994, and with his dynamic style he quickly became a crowd favorite.

His extensive library of sounds ranges from Top 40 and Mash Ups to Flashbacks, Rock and Oldskool, however, you’ll never know when he decides to sneak some other elements into his play list. The clubbers love him and the party doesn’t stop until his records are done spinning.

His ongoing success and attention to detail with remixes have been profound in the dance world. Never one to rest, JD has launched Groove Universal Records, introducing the best in dance music.

JD LIVE recently told us about himself.

“Music is my passion; I make it, I play it. There’s only one thing on my mind when I’m in my studio or at the club, keep the crowd movin’.

I seek to bring back quality in music through mixing and producing. I understand the concept of when customers come into a nightclub they want to be entertained.

Customers are paying to experience something new. They want the music to keep them dancing all night! I strive to not only to provide music, but also to give the crowd something to connect with and most importantly something to remember…”

Join us every Friday & Saturday at Rocks Lounge inside Red Rock Resort from 9pm – 2am. (Please note: Dark on 1/15/10 and 1/16/10)

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Las Vegas Concerts: The Grass Roots at Fiesta Rancho

November 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Friday, December 11

at Club Tequila

Showtime at 8pm

Purchase Tickets from $9.63 plus tax/fees

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