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Four Northwest Casinos Giving Away ‘Cars & Cash’ for Five Weekends

October 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Every Friday, Saturday & Sunday (Nov. 2 – Dec. 2, 2012), 1 car winner at Fiesta Rancho, Palace Station, Santa Fe Station & Texas Station (our Northwest casinos).

What to know:

  • Four $500 cash winners each night also
  • Weekend drawings at 8:15pm
  • Winners have 24 hours to claim
  • Swipe for five free entries every day (starting Oct. 29)
  • Earn more entries with play (starting Oct. 29)

Good Luck!

Davis at Palace Station looks good in red … you might, too?

So, which will it be? Car winners get a choice of the Escape S, Fusion SE or this sweet Mustang V6 Coupe (at Fiesta Rancho).

Also nice in red (at Santa Fe Station). Tough choice … hmmmm

Might pick this one? Escape looks pretty nice.

Green ‘Stang at Texas Station.

 

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Lucky Local Wins Ultimate Texas Hold’em Progressive for $130,410.76 at GVR

October 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Green Valley Ranch just opened it’s new Tables Games Pit and Ralph “broke her in” by winning the 5-Card Progressive for $130,410.76. Congrats!

 

 

The dark red ones are $5,000 each …

 

 

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Hot in Las Vegas Slots: What’s ‘Fallin’ 2012 Edition

September 11, 2012 By 12 Comments

IT’S ALMOST AUTUMN!

Honestly, not the most colorful change here in Vegas, but  autumn starts Sept. 22 at 10:49am (we had to Google that) so let’s see what’s new and colorful around the slot floors as the temperatures hit 100 degrees for the last couple times in 2012.

If you did a lot of driving, you could play seven times a week.

Before we get to the newest slot machines in Las Vegas we’re going to use this gray box to frame the free video and slot tournaments going at our casinos in Oct. (we’ll update for the other autumn when we know). These all run until around 7pm the days of the events. Your first entry is free (swipe at the kiosk). There’s a nice top prize for each and cashes for other top scorers.

  • Mondays: at Texas Station, free Slot Tournament (click on poster to the right here)

These are all Tuesday and all Video Poker:

And on Thursdays …

Now fun Vegas slots stuff for the fall!

As always, if you have any questions … let us know below … and gooood luck!

Hee, Hee … at the time of this post the Michael Jackson (RIP) slots are on the floor at Boulder, Fiesta Henderson, Palace, Red Rock and Texas (pic), and will be moon-walking at all our big casinos by end of Sept. Extra: there’s a Smooth Criminal Bonus Round!

Now you’ll find these Dragons slots at all our casinos (at Palace here), but you won’t find them at any other casinos in town as we have a two-year exclusive “local’s” deal.

More Dragons at Santa Fe Station or Fiesta Henderson, we forget.

OK, a quick story about Ella’s ginormous jackpot at Palace Station. She was in line at the Oyster Bar and decided to try $40 in the machine while waiting. So, if the Oyster Bar at Palace wasn’t so darn delicious and popular, she may have never made our blog … oh, and won like a quarter million out the door. Congrats again!

Good game show. Now at Green Valley Ranch.

This one from GVR got a good conversation going on facebook … do you keep the Straight Flushes or go for the Royal(s)?

He’s packin’ … from the old bar game, at Boulder.

Colossal Wizards and Giant’s Gold are the latest Colossal Reels Themes from WMS at Santa Fe Station.

Used a fancy phone app to show the features of the new “The Game of Life,” now at many of our casinos.

She’ll get you, my pretty … now at Red Rock.

Shiny! The Gold and Crystal from Aruze now over by the Bingo Room at Santa Fe Station.

Nelson is feeling goooood after hitting an Extreme Reversible Royal for $53,315 at Boulder Station.

We Tarzan/We also Jane at Fiesta Henderson.

The sign says Duck Stamps at Sunset Station is a Hot New Game.

Pretty.

also now at Sunset.

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Hot in Slots: ‘The Summer (2012) of Jackpots’ Edition

June 1, 2012 By 25 Comments

The endless summer has ended, this latest Hot in Slots post is newer

FIRST, LET’S WRAP up the Cadillacs and Cash promotions from May where there were many winners and smiling faces.

Next, in June many of our casinos are holding Free (open-to-the-public, anyone-with-a-card-can-play) Video Poker Tournaments.

OK, onto the greatest and latest slot machines in Las Vegas now, or soon to be, on our casino floors.

At this time, we can also share some info about “upcoming” new slots and releases:

  • The new Superman from Aristocrat should be landing on our floors by the end of June.
  • The new Michael Jackson game will install at all our casinos sometime in July. The MJ game is still pending gaming approval so we don’t have a firm date yet.
  • And we think the new Gone With The Wind theme is happening this summer, once approved.

One more thing, you can play/practice your Video Poker skills on all our facebook pages.

As always, if you have any questions … let us know below … and gooood luck!

Of course Super Jose is playing the new Superman at Fiesta Rancho with his lucky t-shirt!

Elvis is in the building … at Fiesta Henderson (above) and Red Rock Resort. More of our casinos will be adding as well in June. We used one of those iPhone apps for this pic. Thank you, thank you very much.

Clue is now at Sunset Station as well as at Boulder, Fiesta Henderson, Red Rock, Santa Fe, Sunset and Texas.

Santa Fe Station is the first casino in the world! with Monster Jackpots slots from WMS Gaming … fun video …

 

Time for a winner: Kevin won $10,000 playing Double Bucks at Sunset.

In our Spring 2012 post, a couple folks asked about “eCraps.” So, at the time of this post, we have electronic craps at GVR (video), Red Rock, Santa Fe & Sunset with Boulder Station coming soon. Let it roll…

 

Texas Station Slot Director Rick Scheer likes “Sheer Magic” from Ainsworth because it’s a homophone with his name. Homophone, is that the correct word? Anyway, Ainsworth is new to Nevada and Station Casinos has the most Ainsworth-themed games in Las Vegas.

We like this one for the 4th of July. No draw needed at Fiesta Henderson.

Red Rock’s new “Beat the Field” has a horse-racing theme … I’ll Have Another jackpot please!

IGT’s Wheel Of Fortune Triple Extreme just installed at Barley’s, which by the way has the best beer ever.

New King Of Dragons & Bamboo Panda at Wildfire Lanes.

Take your shot at Big Buck Hunter at Santa Fe Station.

Six new Spielo games at Boulder Station in front of the Railhead.

Mick asked about Super Team in our last Hot in Slots. Well, here it is at Santa Fe … Red Rock and Boulder, too.

Da Dum, Da Dum, Da Dum, Da Dum … Red Rock got Jaws.

… and Outback Jack

Red Rock also just added Aladdin …

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Cadillacs & Cash Winners … So Far

May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

SO, OUR MAY $5 Million Cadillacs And Cash Super Swipe Daily Giveaway (we know, long title, but good promotion) is underway and we already have a lucky, lucky who won a new Caddy just by swiping at the kiosk (See Joyann, first picture below).

In super simple terms, there are two ways to win from May 4-28 at all Station Casinos and Fiestas.

  1. Swipe your Boarding Pass card at the casino and instantly win free stuff … from points, to dining to a new Cadillac.
  2. Play and get entries into the 8:15pm nightly drawings where each night, at each casino, five folks will win $500 ($500 more if you are present, see Syd below) and one folk of those folks will win a Cadillac.

The jazzy video above is our TV spot explaining a little more and the our Teams at the Rewards Centers know all.

Now for some winners!!!…

Joyann won a Cadillac just for swiping at Aliante Station.

Syd won $500 in the drawing, and another $500 for being at Fiesta Rancho during the drawing (on May 5th, no less)!

Mary Ann won $1,000 ($500 + $500 "Be There" Bonus) in the drawing at Aliante.

 

Bill won a Caddy at Santa Fe. This picture is from the TV commericial.

Lindsey was a cash winner at Fiesta Henderson. $500 + $500 = a big smile.

Our picture of Kerren wasn't so great but she didn't care because she just won a Cadillac at Santa Fe Station.

Sharon hit for $1,000 at Aliante. We're sure she's going to share with husband Ed.

Lubertus emerged from the shadows, sorry about picture, to claim his $1,000 drawing prize at Fiesta Rancho.

Charlene brought her bigger purse to Fiesta Rancho to put her $1,000 drawing winnings in.

Winners shake: Both Javier and David got the "Be There" $500 bonus ($1,000 total each) at Boulder Station.

Michael won $1,000 at Texas Station.

Cheers to Scott for his $1,000 score at Fiesta Rancho!

Rodel did it at Aliante Station for $1,000.

All smiles (and $1,000 cash) at Texas Station.

$1,000 for Marilyn at Fiesta Henderson.

Bouavanh got the keys! She just won a new Cadillac at Boulder Station.

Albert cashed $1,000 at Aliante.

Earl hit it for $1,000 at Fiesta Henderson.

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Hot in Slots: Spring ‘Into Jackpots’ 2012 Edition

March 21, 2012 By 37 Comments
  • OUR CAR-A-Day promotion, came and went in February, but its winners live on
  • We celebrated March, with madness in the Sports Books, but those memories will soon be gone
  • Now it’s springtime, so let’s start fresh, anew, with a rhyming po-em

OK, sorry about that, springtime gets us excited so let’s just get to the new games and promotions across our slot floors, shall we, starting with the Viva Jackpots Progressive exclusively at the high-limit room at Santa Fe Station. The Viva Bonus is a two-level random mystery bonus that … oh, we’ll just let Santa Fe Slots Director Vinny explain it …

 

 

Got a question or comment for one of our slot managers like Vinny? Let us know below!

The latest version of Wheel of Fortune, Triple Extreme Spins, is now at Red Rock, Santa Fe Station and the Fiestas.

Electronic Craps, near the Garage Bar at Texas Station, also got one of those auto Roulette games (below) now at Santa Fe Station. Go ahead, give it a spin ...

 

 

Let's get a winner in here. Caroline hit the Nickel Reversible Royal for $9,028 at Palace Station.

Classic Penny MegaBucks back at Boulder.

Over on WMS Gaming’s YouTube page you can learn more about the POWER SPINS slots available at Green Valley Ranch and Red Rock Resort.

Like the sign says, Mustang Money is a hot new game at Red Rock, located in front of the buffet. BELOW: Lucky local Kim draws a crowd and wins over $2,000 playing pennies on a Bier Haus Bonus at Sunset Station.

Red Rock added the new Sex and the City Fabulous slot games.

Fiesta Rancho just placed Epic Monopoly and Lord of the Rings (side by side).

eCraps at GVR.

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Largest Multi-Property Linked Pai Gow Progressive in Southern Nevada

February 7, 2012 By 4 Comments

LAS VEGAS – Following a successful trial that linked Pai Gow progressive jackpots at gaming tables at Sunset Station and Red Rock Resort, the progressive expanded February 1 to include all 10 Station Casinos and Fiesta properties including Aliante Station, Boulder Station, Fiesta Henderson, Fiesta Rancho, Green Valley Ranch resort, Palace Station, Red Rock Resort, Santa Fe Station, Sunset Station and Texas Station. The additional properties give Station Casinos the largest multi-property linked Pai Gow progressive in Southern Nevada, which results in higher jackpots.

7-Card Straight Flush! Edward hit the Progressive jackpot for $200,922 a mere 6 hours after launch at Palace Station.

The expansion of the program means jackpots will start higher, grow faster and players will hit more often with more than 30 tables that are linked company-wide. The beginning jackpot after all properties connected was more than $200,000. Less than seven hours after the progressive was linked to Palace Station, which is coincidentally the final property to be connected, a Virginia man hit that progressive jackpot with a 7-card straight-flush that included a joker. With any regular bet, players become eligible for the progressive with a side bet of only $1. The progressive is won with a seven card straight-flush with or without a joker. The jackpot is once again over $200,000 as of the release date.

Players at Station Casinos can also win 10% of the progressive jackpot with a winning hand of five aces. The initial linked Pai Gow progressive involving Sunset Station and Red Rock Resort was a pilot performed in partnership with ShuffleMaster that began in October. As a result of the program’s success and popularity, Station Casinos expanded it to 10 properties allowing the opportunity for greater jackpots at more locations throughout the Valley.

In late Febraury, Eric was second to hit the jackpot for over $200,000. Again at Palace Station. There's Steve again ... One Dollar!

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Nice Rides! Car-A-Day Giveaway is Back

February 7, 2012 By 26 Comments

LAS VEGAS – Station Casinos will give away 200 cars and $400,000 in cash February 10-29 during its “$5 Million Car-A-Day Giveaway” promotion. All 10 Station Casinos and Fiesta locations (Aliante Station, Boulder Station, Fiesta Henderson, Fiesta Rancho, Green Valley Ranch resort, Palace Station, Red Rock Resort, Santa Fe Station, Sunset Station and Texas Station) will each give away one car per day during the 20 day promotional period. The $5 million giveaways in 2011 and 2012 are the largest promotions in Station Casinos’ history.

Generous promotions with cars are a long standing tradition with Station Casinos that date back to the company’s founder, Frank Fertitta Jr., who created the original “Car A Day in May” promotion. In the 70’s and 80’s, Fertitta saw many casinos tout a single car as a prize, but rarely were they given away. He created the “Car A Day In May” promotion with a commitment to create several winners by giving one car to a customer each day of that month. The company, now run by his sons, expanded Fertitta’s legacy by reviving this idea and expanding it last year to a promotion worth millions of dollars and an opportunity for guests to win a car a day at multiple properties.

Drawings for the “$5 Million Car-A-Day Giveaway” car winner will be held daily, beginning February 10, at 8:15 p.m. in each casino. Vehicle winners will be able to choose from four select Chevrolet models: Camaro, Sonic, Silverado and Cruze. In addition to one car winner each night, four $500 cash winners will be drawn at each location, which breaks down to a total of 50 big wins each day across Southern Nevada. When the contest is completed, there will be a total of 1,000 wins guaranteed from the promotion. Winners do not have to be present at the drawing, but prizes must be claimed within 24 hours.

Click for more contest details

The contest eligibility period for members of the free Boarding Pass rewards program begins on February 6. Entries are good all month long and must be activated by swiping rewards cards at Boarding Pass kiosks by 8 p.m. Members of the program will get one entry for every 50 slot points earned at any Station Casinos or Fiesta location. Additional entries may be earned by playing table games, live poker, bingo and with select race and sports wagers. Boarding Pass members will also receive 10 free entries daily February 10-29 just for swiping their cards at a Boarding Pass kiosk.

Lucky Local Stephen at Green Valley Ranch!

Leo at Red Rock.

Gordon at Aliante Station.

Deborah (with Host Delmar) at Fiesta Rancho.

Reinaldo at Sunset.

Luz at Fiesta Rancho.

Mary at Texas.

Kelly at Red Rock.

Alfredo and his son Carlos at Texas Station.

Yvette at Fiesta Henderson

Marylyn at Fiesta Henderson

Steven at Green Valley Ranch

Barbara at GVR.

John at Aliante!!

Carlos at Fiesta Rancho.

Jeffrey (obviously) at Sunset Station.

Jo (left) with Host Sam at Fiesta Rancho.

Phyllis at Fiesta Henderson.

John and Debbie (with our Shane in the middle) at Boulder.

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Hot in Las Vegas Slots: ‘It’s Been a Balmy’ Winter 2012 Edition

January 12, 2012 By 4 Comments

Play Build-A-Wheel for prizes on our Facebook pages until Jan. 17.

LET’S START THE Hot in Slots Winter 2012 (the weather in Las Vegas has been quite balmy so far this year, by the way) blog post with a cool new thing we’ve been doing on our facebook page. First, because this is the Hot in Slots blog highlighting what’s new on our slot floors, we’ll start by announcing that throughout December 2011 we placed new Build-A-Wheel Video Poker machines in all our casinos. (Ask a slot attendant where the facebook game is :) )

Have you seen/played it yet?

If not, you’re in luck because it’s on all our facebook pages as we are holding daily slot tournaments (through January 17) where you can win prizes (and can’t lose really, by the way … it’s facebook) for playing Build-A-Wheel. You should check it out either in the casino or on facebook … here’s a link to links to all our facebook pages. After you like the facebook page, click the Build-A-Wheel tab in the left-hand margin, register and go for the high score!

Now for other new releases and general fun from our Las Vegas slot floors recently. Good Luck, by the way!

Got questions or comment for our slot managers? Let us know below!

At all 10 Station and Fiesta Casinos last week (above at Texas Station) debuted the Breakfast at Tiffany’s machine. As you can see we got in the spirit of things and many guests got a free pull.

During our Holiday Cash Giveaway at the end of December we gave away at least $100,000 (10 $1,000 winners at 10 casinos) for 10 straight nights. Some folks, like this Aliante Station winner, actually got $1,500 with the $500 “Be There” Bonus. Happy New Year!

Over at Fiestas, Rancho and Henderson, we are having January Play Days where there’s good stuff all month including dining discounts, Video Poker tournaments and gift days, but we like the $100,000 Cash Wheel spinning on Saturday nights … where it will land nobody knows …

Our slots guys take great pride in keeping the latest Video Reels on the floor, like below Boulder Station (left) and Texas Station …

These participation games get bigger and cooler like the Paradise Fishing at Green Valley Ranch.

Can’t forget Wildfires, as, along with great beer, Barley’s has the new Dark Knight.

See ya in the spring!

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Hot in Las Vegas Slots: Fashionable Fall 2011 Edition

October 11, 2011 By 9 Comments

WE’RE NOTHING IF not fashionable here at Station Casinos.

You won’t finding us wearing white after Labor Day and, more importantly, you’ll always find the hottest Las Vegas slot machines and themes in our casinos this fall.

As usual, let’s start it off  with a nice jackpot: above is Sunset Station Director of Slots Daniel handing over a big check to Madeline. Wow!

Here’s latest from the floor as reported by our slot directors.

Got questions for our slots experts? Let us know below!

Newest games at Red Rock Resort include:

  • Pirate Battles (first in the U.S.!)
  • Wizard of Oz – Jouney to Oz
  • Devil of the Deep (Jaws)
  • Tarzan II
  • Mission Impossible

Red Rock on facebook

New Aruze Stepper Reels at GVR.

Across town, the Green Valley Ranch slot floor just got:

  • Jaws
  • Tarzan Lord of the Jungle
  • New Tarzan Adventure Returns
  • New Aruze Stepper Reels
  • Mission Impossible
  • Pirates Battle
  • Also just got 10 more Podium machines from Konami located around the floor.

GVR on facebook

Texas Station sent us this fun picture of Ronald hitting a nice Royal.

Texas, our casino not the state, on facebook

Up in the northwest Valley, Santa Fe Station tell us new additions include:

  • Mission Impossible, Stuntman Sam, The Dark Knight, Pirate Battle, Journey to OZ, The Hangover, Betty Boop, and Sex and the City – Big Diamonds
  • Also, there’s now Keno at Iguana Bar and the VIP Room has been recently reconfigured.

Santa Fe, our casino not the town, on facebook

Our Wildfire Casinos reported these two nuggets:

  • Wheel Poker just found a new home on the slot floor at Wildfire Lanes.
  • And lucky Heidi here won $20k on Double Bonus Poker at Barley’s.

Wildfires on facebook

Got the courage for the new Wizard at Boulder?

On the eastside highway, Boulder Station says they now have:

  • Joker Poker Penny Progressive located by the Subway
  • The latest Wizard of Oz slot machine with Journey to Oz
  • The Dark Knight
  • Stuntman Sam featuring five bonus rounds with great animation from Pixar

facebook on Boulder, we mean, Boulder on facebook

Sunset Station is interactive this time around with a video of the bonus round for Mission Impossible.

Sunset on facebook

And you get to drive the Batmobile!

The friendly folks at Fiesta Henderson are liking their new:

  • The Dark Knight game near valet entrance
  • Mission Impossible by the parking garage restrooms
  • Stuntman Sam across from Fat Burger
  • Pink Ice and Wild Sapphire Megabucks now next to The Hangover by the Food Court

Fiestas on facebook

Close to The Strip, Palace Station’s slot floor recently welcomed:

  • Batman the Dark Knight
  • Penny Wheel of Fortune games near the Grand Cafe
  • Nickel Wheel of Fortune located the famous Oyster Bar
  • Super fun Hangover machines in the Race & Sports area
  • New and exciting Aristocrat’s Tall Tales themes around the floor

Palace on facebook

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