May 17, 2012

Dad’s Gotta Eat! Las Vegas Father’s Day Specials at Stations

FORGET THE TIE.

Treat Dad to a great meal this Sunday for Father’s Day in Las Vegas. Take some advice from this Dad…you make all the arrangements. You know what Dad likes. Click on some of these 26 unique menus at our Las Vegas restaurants with Father’s Day specials and pick the restaurant and meal you know he will enjoy. If you can’t decide, try the Feast or Festival Buffet for a special Father’s Day brunch. At the Feast, Dad even gets a complimentary Budweiser draft…and you can hold onto the tie until his next birthday.

Father’s Day brunch! Check our Feast Buffet and Festival Buffet Father’s Day menus

The special Father’s Day buffet menus are just the tip of the ice sculpture. Here’s more menus, with a few suggestions, that we hope Dad will love.

Where: MRKT Sea & Land at Aliante Station
Dad will love: Prime rib & shrimp dinner with classic banana split for dessert
View MRKT menu

Where: The Broiler at Boulder Station
Dad will love: NY steak with whiskey mushroom sauce
View Broiler menu
More Father’s Day menus at Boulder Station:

Where: Gardunos at Fiesta Rancho
Dad will love: Half rack of slow-roasted ribs
View Gardunos menu
More Father’s Day dining at Fiesta Casinos

Where: Tides Oyster Bar at Green Valley Ranch
Dad will love: Half Maine lobster with crab stuffing
View Tides menu

Where: Pasta Palace at Palace Station
Dad will love: Braised lamb shank
View Pasta Palace menu (weekend special Friday – Sunday)
More Father’s Day menus at Palace Station

Where: Cabo Mexican Restaurant at Red Rock
Dad will love: Carnitas tamale and lobster tail
View Cabo menu
More Father’s Day dining at Red Rock

Where: Charcoal Room at Santa Fe Station
Dad will love: Grilled veal strip steak
View Charcoal Room menu
More Father’s Day menus at Santa Fe Station

Where: The Oyster Bar at Sunset Station
Dad will love: Swordfish in a tarragon cream sauce
View Oyster Bar menu
More Father’s Day menus at Sunset Station

Where: San Lorenzo at Texas Station
Dad will love: “Papas” parmesan trio
View San Lorenzo menu
More Father’s Day dining at Texas Station

Happy Father’s Day from Station Casinos!

Hot in Las Vegas Slots: Jumbo Reel Cash Bonus Fever!

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Just installed at Red Rock! Amazing Race games are against the wall near the Onyx Bar.

IN MAY, WE paid out over $1.9 million in Jumbo Reel Cash Bonuses.

Cha-Ching!

Now in June, our Jumbo Reel ticker continues to go up, up, up.

Cha-Ching! Cha-Ching!

Here’s a video on our YouTube page of some of the Jumbo winners.

And here’s some more of the latest news straight from the Station Casinos gaming floors.

Boulder Station loves your suggestions! Call 432-7716 to recommend your favorite machine. Here’s more from Boulder:

  • New to the floor, Konami Advantage Revolution games. Showcasing a rotating reel box with three different play areas, creating a variety of bonus game options. Right next to Burger King.
  • We are giving you more of what you asked for. Ready for a Showcase Showdown? WMS’s The Price is Right slot machine is now just outside of the Railhead.
  • Based on the popular reality TV series, we have added IGT’s Amazing Race between the Feast Buffet and the Railhead.
  • Bally’s Cash Spin is hard to miss. This popular game was just added in front of the Railhead.
  • Jumbo Reel Cash Bonus is more popular than ever. We recently had two $10,000 winners in two days.
  • The ever popular Blazing 7s has been great to a local. Ten jackpots were hit in 45 days for over $16,000.
  • You have asked us for more Buffalo, Stinkin’ Rich and Sun & Moon. We just added several more throughout the floor.
  • Check out new WMS Max Win, 3-reel games near table games.

At Red Rock:

  • Paid out over $7,500,000 in jackpots in May!
  • Just installed Bally’s new Cash Spin games near Grand Café.
  • Just installed Amazing Race games against the wall near the Onyx Bar.
  • Recently added Diamond Factory games by Rocks Lounge.
  • Recently added eight more Williams 5-reel penny games near the entrance to the Yard House.
  • In May we had one player win over $1,000,000 in jackpots in three days!

At Fiesta Henderson, here are the hot new games at the Royal Flush Capital of the World…

  • The Monkees
  • Jackpot Block Party
  • Price is Right Showcase Showdown

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Summertime Las Vegas Concerts at Station Casinos (Part 1)

SUMMERTIME IN LAS Vegas means hot days (a.k.a. pool season) and fun-filled crazy nights. We covered your afternoons and some great Las Vegas casino pool tips last week, and now we want to be sure you know where to enjoy your evenings with this impressive lineup of live music in Las Vegas. Currently, there are more than 40 concerts on tap for you this summer. This week, we hope you enjoy this three-part series written to showcase the variety, quality and value you can expect from Station Casinos concerts.

Part 1 of 3: Variety

Las Vegas is a city everyone can enjoy, so we make sure there’s music for everyone when you get here, or if you live here. Let’s call it an all-you-listen buffet of live Las Vegas music that you hope never ends (sort of like a guitar riff from Robert Cray). That’s why our Entertainment Department is the best in the business. If you like smooth jazz, country classics or if you just plain wanna rock, Station Casinos is your best bet.

Kicking off our summer concerts at Red Rock is The Robert Cray Band, this Saturday, May 22 inside the 450-seat Rocks Lounge. (Tip: Check into the 8-ticket VIP package for a great party!). Followed by The Memorial Weekend Concert Series: George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic on Friday, Loverboy on Saturday, and OK Go and The Cab on Sunday. (How are we doing so far on the variety?)

Jazz fans will love Guitars & Saxes featuring Gerald Albright, Jeff Golub, Kirk Whalum and Peter White at Boulder Station (5/28); R & R featuring Rick Braun & Richard Elliot at Aliante Station (6/18); and an evening under the stars at Sunset Amphitheater with Dave Koz, Jonathan Butler and special guest Sheila E (7/24).  There’s more: Michael Franks, Ottmar Leibert and Chris Botti are all on the schedule. Here’s a link for times and to buy concert tickets to our Las Vegas shows.

After Green Valley Ranch won an Academy of Country Music Award for 2010 Casino of the Year, you knew Station Casinos would continue to deliver great Country music. This summer, we have you Country fans covered. Check the top two spots of the current Billboard Country Chart and come back tomorrow to learn more about our Las Vegas Country concerts in tomorrow’s post – Part 2: Quality.

You already know Red Rock ROCKS (Loverboy, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Dave Mason, Patty Smyth And Scandal – plus much more in the Party On The Rocks Series), but this summer – there’s great rock concerts all around the Las Vegas Valley. Classic hard-rockers Great White take the stage July 30 at Sunset Station Amphitheater for a Listener Appreciation Party with KOMP 92.3, and Kenny Loggins is set to perform under the stars there the very next night. ASIA plays Green Valley Ranch on September 3, and look for even more summer concert announcements to come!

Hey, we told you there was variety!

(Continued in Part 2, showcasing the quality of entertainment you’ll see this summer!)

Hot in Las Vegas Slots: Now taking requests

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Call 432-7716 and let Boulder Station know your favorite games.

WE’RE TAKING REQUESTS…literally. The good folks over at Boulder Station have set up a new slots suggestion line. If you have a suggestion for games that you would like to see on the floor at Boulder, call 432-7716 and recommend your favorite machines.

Now, here’s the rest of what’s hot in Las Vegas slot machines on Station Casinos’ gaming floors across the Valley:

Aliante Station tells us that…

All of your favorite 25¢ Wheel of Fortune games are now located in front of the Feast Buffet, including Double Diamond, 3X 4X 5X Pay, and MultiWin Triple Dollars.

Come try your luck on our brand-new 25¢ Double Double 4/5/9 Poker Progressive! It is located near the ETA Lounge and has four progressive levels.

If you have enjoyed playing the Legend of the Qin Dynasty from Aruze, you must try out our two new themes: Showgirl and the Last Emperor.

Do you have a little bit o’ the Luck o’ the Irish on your side? Check out our latest Megabucks theme, Lucky 7s, near the Race & Sports Bar.

Travel to Egypt, or our High Limit Room, to take a gamble down the Nile with our newest $1 game – Return of the Sphinx!

If you haven’t been to Aliante lately, you have been missing out on some of our favorite progressives:

  • Nickel Triple Five Play four level progressive near ETA and Bingo
  • Nickel Keno four level progressive near the Bingo room
  • Penny Quick Hits five level progressive between the Feast Buffet and Camacho’s
  • Dollar Deuces Wild Bonus Poker three level progressive with a 98.8% payback!

Aliante has a lot of exciting games from the makers of Reel ‘Em In and Wizard of Oz, WMS Gaming. Stop by the new Table Games Pit to find your old faves – Star Trek, Time Machine, Reel ‘Em In Catch the Big One, Reel Estate Tycoon, and Goldfish. Plus, sample your next new faves – Goldfish Race for the Gold, Hot Hot Super Jackpot Eye of Horus and Game of Dragons, Monopoly Advance to Boardwalk, and Monopoly Planet Go. All of your favorite games in one convenient location!

Coming soon for all of you video reel fans, upcoming games from IGT include Magically Wild, Penny Palace, Michelangelo, Renoir Riches, Secrets of the Forest, Cats, Dragons Gate, Show Dogs, Maltese Fortune, Majestic Sea, and Sands of Gold! And, brought to you by WMS, Sabertooth, Silver Sword, Cavalier, Rome and Egypt, Madame X, Wild Stampede, Lancelot, Golden Emperor, Mayan Sun, and Moon Rising!

Be on the lookout for Jeff Foxworthy’s Redneck Rumble near the Feast Buffet! Be prepared to click your heels three times with Dorothy in Ruby Slippers! Come on down to the Price is Right and enter the Showcase Showdown with Drew Carey – coming soon!

At Boulder Station

We have a new suggestion line set up for games that you request! Call 432-7716 to recommend your favorite machine.

  • Many people have been asking for Spin Poker by Bingo. We added quarter through penny denominations just around the corner from it.
  • Slant-top Double on Optimum Play was just added outside of Bingo and we just added more standard Optimum Play games by The Railhead.
  • Hot Hot Super Jackpot was just set up by the Bingo entrance.
  • Want to get in the action? A ten play 1¢ and 2¢ progressive is now by the entrance of the Guadalajara!
  • Two new banks of Jackpot Block Party and many other WMS favorites were added between Table Games and the Race and Sports Book
  • Reversible Royals is a Boulder Station favorite. Three $50,000 Reversible Royals hit in three months. We have added some more just outside of the Railhead
  • Goldfish Race for the Gold is a hit. This great game is now between the Feast and the Railhead entrances.
  • Extra Luck Random Bonuses video real is by the gift shop.

Have you played Jumbo reel yet? Boulder has paid out over $1 million dollars cash!

At Fiesta Henderson, here are the hot new games at the Royal Flush Capital of the World…

  • Goldfish Race for the Gold
  • Wizard of Oz Ruby Slippers
  • Monopoly Advance to Boardwalk

Also, Mary won $226,666 on 25¢ Wheel of Fortune!

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Thanks Mom! Las Vegas Mother’s Day Specials at Stations

You don’t want to buy mom these meals, they’re nearly a year old! Here’s our 2011 Mother’s Day blog post. Thanks.

Join us on Sunday when all ladies will be treated like queens.

STATION CASINOS LOVES mom. To prove it, a Mother’s Day celebration for the ladies at all Station Casinos and Fiestas is Sunday that includes free champagne, cookies and flowers. We also want mom to eat well on Sunday, and have more than 30 Mother’s Day dining specials at our Las Vegas casinos. Here’s nine foods that mom will love on some of our Las Vegas Mother’s Day menus!

Where: Hachi Modern Japanese at Red Rock Resort
Mom will love: Omakase menu that includes Chilled Corn and Coconut Soup
View Hachi menu
All Mother’s Day Specials at Red Rock Resort

Where: Terra Verde’s brunch at Green Valley Ranch
Mom will love: Italian open-faced omelet with lobster
View Terra Verde brunch menu
All Mother’s Day Specials at Green Valley Ranch

Where: Feast Buffet at Palace Station
Mom will love: Everything, especially the Prime Rib
View Feast menu

Where: Pasta Palace at Boulder Station
Mom will love: Jumbo Shrimp stuffed with Maryland Blue Crab
View Pasta Palace brunch menu
All Mother’s Day Specials at Boulder Station

Where: Austins Steakhouse at Texas Station
Mom will love: Banana Pecan French Toast
View Austins menu
All Mother’s Day Specials at Texas Station

Where: Oyster Bar at Sunset Station
Mom will love: Pan-Seared Scallops Beurre Blanc
View Oyster Bar menu
All Mother’s Day Specials at Sunset Station

Where: Cabo at Santa Fe Station
Mom will love: Chilled Prawns and Avocado Cocktail
View Cabo menu
All Mother’s Day Specials at Santa Fe Station

Where: MRKT Sea & Land at Aliante Station
Mom will love: Tristan Lobster Tail and Red-Wine Glazed Filet Mignon
View MRKT menu
All Mother’s Day Specials at Aliante Station

Where: Garduno’s family-style brunch at Fiesta Rancho
Mom will love: Ibarra Chocolate Chunk Pancakes
View Garduno’s menu
All Mother’s Day Specials at Fiesta Rancho

Happy day to all moms!

Las Vegas Cinco de Mayo Parties at Station Casinos

Ole! These are our Cinco 2010 parties. You want our Cinco 2011 fiestas!

CELEBRATE CINCO DE Mayo at Station Casinos! Venga a celebrar el Cinco de Mayo con nosotros!

This year, join us and get a little loco at your favorite Station Casinos for Cinco de Mayo!  Here’s everything you need to know to plan for the best Cinco de Mayo parties in Las Vegas:

ALL STATION CASINOS & FIESTAS:

  • 5X Points for players! All Day!

ALIANTE STATION:

  • Camacho’s Cantina – Live Mariachi’s and Food & Drink Specials starting at $5 + a chance to win LA Dodgers Tickets!

BOULDER STATION:

  • $1 Hornitos Tequila Shots! (5pm -9pm at all Casino Bars)
  • $2 Mexi-Cans of Tecate & Corona (5pm -9pm at all Casino Bars)
  • $3 Corona Bottles (5pm -9pm at all Casino Bars)
  • 99¢ Crispy Tacos all day at Viva Salsa
  • Guadalajara Baja Shrimp Taco Special $11.99 from 11am – 10pm
  • Guadalajara 2-for-1 Classic Margaritas
  • Van de Guzman Party Style Music from 5pm -9pm inside Kixx Lounge
  • Roaming Mariachi 5pm-9pm
  • Noches Sabrosas featuring Volume 1: OFFICIAL CINCO DE MAYO PARTY (Doors 9pm, $5 Cover)

FIESTA HENDERSON:

  • Amigo’s Mexican Cantina opens at 2pm – Live Mariachi Band, $5.55 Taco Carbon, Jalapeno Cheeseburger or Cholula Shrimp!
  • $1 Cuervo Gold Shots and $5 Land Shark Draft w/ Cuervo Plato at Cantina Cerveza

FIESTA RANCHO:

PATIO PARTY HOSTED BY DJ SAGITARIO from 2pm – 8pm:

  • Ladies drink for $1!
  • $1 Tacos (Free Taco with Amigo Card from 2pm-5pm)
  • $3 Jose Cuervo Tradicional Shots
  • $3 Bud Light Limes
  • $5 Jose Cuervo Tradicional Margaritas
  • $7 Jose Cuervo Platino Grande Margaritas
  • Live Performances by Volume 1: 2pm -4pm
  • Live Performance by Sweet Al from KOMP 92.3: 4pm-6pm
  • Take the Garduno’s Burrito Challenge for Charity from 4pm-9pm! $15 to attempt to finish the 5-pound Burrito in 55 minutes or less! 20% of proceeds go to Olive Crest.

GREEN VALLEY RANCH:

  • POND GRAND OPENING:  Drink and Mexican Food Specials, Groove provided by DJ Franki Chan. For table reservations call 702-617-7413

RED ROCK:

  • Cabo Mexican Restaurant: $9.99 Birra De Chivo Special

SANTA FE STATION:

ALL-DAY PARTY SPECIALS:

  • $1 Coronas (at all Casino Bars)
  • $1 Tequila Shot Specials (at all Casino Bars)
  • $1 Taco Cart (chicken or beef)
  • $1 Cabo Mexican Restaurant Tacos (chicken or beef)
  • $1 Revolver Cover Charge

TEXAS STATION:

SOUTH PADRE’S CINCO DE MAYO PARTY WITH 103.5 LA NUEVA!

  • Live Concert with La Banda Zacatecan de Tony Flores,  Conjunto Pena Blanca,  and Esencia Colombiana
  • Doors at 8pm, $5 Cover for Ladies, $10 Cover for Guys

Hot in Las Vegas Slots: New games, fresh themes & BIG jackpots

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Two of the new themes on the Santa Fe Station slot floor are Advance To Boardwalk and Planet Go, the latest in the popular Monopoly series.

FROM THE HOT new Konami Podium games at Aliante Station in the Northwest, to the latest fresh themes at the Royal Flush Capital of the World, Fiesta Henderson, in the Southeast, here’s what’s making news on the slots floors – straight from our properties’ slot directors – across the Las Vegas Valley at Station Casinos and Fiestas.

Aliante Station tells us…

  • We have added more of your favorite games near the MRKT entrance. Check out the Bally American Original – a local favorite!
  • The hot new Konami Podium games featuring Jumpin’ Jalapeno and Pineapple Coast are located near the Feast Buffet.
  • We are making room for the new Wizard of Oz theme coming soon – Ruby Slippers. The Original Wizard of Oz, Time Machine and Star Trek featuring Episode 5: Live Long and Prosper are now located near the Feast Buffet.
  • You asked for it, you got it! Aliante Station is now spinning six traditional Dollar Reel Slots – Triple Double Lucky 7s, Triple Double Diamond and Triple Cash. The two-coin, max-bet games are located between the Craps Pit and the fabulous High-Limit Room.
  • Aliante is ready to ROCK! Coming this week, Aruze Gaming’s Rock You Queen is playing your favorite hits such as Radio Ga Ga, We Are the Champions and Another One Bites the Dust.
  • Please join us Tuesday during the wee hours of 2am – 8am for our weekly Moonlight Industry Nights Slot Tournaments. Free initial entry to all Boarding Pass members and gaming industry team members. Additional entries are earned for every 100 Boarding Pass points, play up to three times. Play a different video reel slot theme each week – Lion Fish, Black Rhino, Double Bucks and Wild Bear.
  • As an additional appreciation, the Race and Sports Bar is offering 3x points Sunday through Thursday from 2am -8am. Swipe your Boarding Pass at the myRewards kiosk or visit the Rewards Center to take advantage of this great promotion.

At Boulder Station

  • There are several new reel games by the Bingo Room including Cats, Princess of Paradise, Golden Emperor, Cherries on Top, Rome and Egypt and many more
  • Money Burst video reels by the Sports Book
  • Queen’s Rock You has arrived
  • Wizard of Oz, Ruby Slippers now by the Rewards Center
  • A host of new video reels by IGT, Aruze, Aristocrat and WMS
  • We moved our tournament area. In that area we now have games like Sex and the City, Jackpot Deluxe, Goldfish, Gems and Samurai Super Multi-play, Stations-own Jumbo Penny, and Monopoly!

At Fiesta Henderson, here are the hot new games at the Royal Flush Capital of the World…

  • The Munny Returns located near the Food Court
  • Wheel Poker Deluxe located in High Limit
  • Wheel of Fortune Bonus Spin is located near the Race & Sports Book
  • As always, our 25-cent Video Poker Progressives at our bars start at $1,500 and our $1 Video Poker Progressives start at $5,000

New and hot at Fiesta Rancho includes…

  • Newly added Aruze and Konami Podium games
  • Amazing Race participation games just arrived on March 22

At Palace Station be sure to check out…

  • New Double on Double Double Reversible Royal Progressive nickels across from Cabo Mexican Restaurant. The jackpot starts at $5,000!
  • And, Lourdes, our latest Jumbo Reel Cash Bonus winner, hit for $10,000 after just seven minutes of playing her favorite video reel game.

The latest from Santa Fe Station includes

  • Poker Progressive Update: Due to popular demand…
    • $1 denomination – 4 level progressive Double Double Bonus Poker with a 4/6/9 pay table. You can find this bank near our movie theaters. 5 new units added. This is a great value!
    • We have many more great progressive banks to choose from, including .25 and .50 Optimum play progressives located between the Rewards Center and Chrome Showroom.
  • Video Slot Update: Come check out our all-star lineup. 12 machines, three great titles…
    • We moved the popular Outback Jack machines to this new location. You can now find these games against the wall near the Table Games area
    • You can also find a new Sun and Moon Blitz. This is a mystery progressive right next to the Outback Jack machines.
    • Right down the row, you will find four of WMS’ GEMS GEMS GEMS Super Multipay. These are very popular new games.
    • If this bank is full we have more of the above-mentioned titles in other locations. Just ask a slot attendant for assistance.
  • Newest Arrivals…
    • Race for the Gold – four units located right next to the Food Court. This game is based on the very popular Goldfish game.
    • Advance to Boardwalk and Planet Go. Two great new Monopoly themes located between the Iguana Bar and Table Games
  • Coming first week in April…
    • Two highly requested themes from IGT: Sex and the City and Top Dolla

Sunset Station‘s slot floor says…

  • The Sunset Seville bar offers a 5-coin $1 progressive that begins at $6,000 instead of the traditional $4,000. The bar is located next to the Sonoma Steakhouse.
  • Tired of monitor glare while playing video poker and video reels? Sunset is installing low-glare LCDs on your favorite games across the slot floor.
  • The “Fish Is It!” Play all of your favorite video and slot fish-themed games, closely grouped together by the Bingo Room. New and traditional themes include Gold Fish, Gold Fish II, Gold Fish Compete To Win and Catch The Big One.
  • Strike Zone Bar has your favorite video poker games right in our bowling alley. Hit a Royal while rolling!

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

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:

Hot in Las Vegas Slots: Optimum Play at Station Casinos

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Looking for "payback" on your video poker play? Then find the "Optimum Play Poker" signs at your favorite Station Casinos locations!

Last week the SC Blog detailed Palace Station’s new Gambler’s Den, a specially designated area at the Las Vegas casino offering hundreds of games with 99% payback or better on optimal play. (If you didn’t catch it, read the post: Las Vegas Loose Video Poker at Palace Station.)  

This time we again lead our Hot in Slots post with exciting “Payback” info. The scoop comes from Benito “Double Bonus” Biancaniello, Director of Slot Operations at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino. He tells us that Sunset offers over 200 poker paytables certified to pay back over 100% based on max coins played, at optimum strategy, in denominations from quarters up to dollars. These games are offered across Sunset’s casino floor. Biancaniello says to just look for the “Optimum Play Poker” glass or sign to find these machines.  

The “Optimum Play Poker” machines aren’t just at Sunset Station but at all 10 of the large Station Casinos Las Vegas locations so keep a look out or ask the slot attendant at your favorite Stations. Speaking of our other locations, here’s more of the latest Las Vegas slot and video poker machine news from Station Casinos.  

Sunset Station also added…  

  • More favorite Keno games by the Bingo Room and Race & Sports Book area.
  • Additional 5- and 25-cent Poker Progressives across the casino in themes Double On Double Double Bonus, Triple Double Bonus and Bonus Poker.
  • 5-cent Double On Extreme Royals, where all payouts are doubled! Look for these games by the Slot Tournament area.
  • Sunset Station also offers a non-smoking area for guests just outside the Strike Zone bowling facility.

Green Valley Ranch  

  • Just added a bank of 25-cent and $1 Reversible Royal Progressives across from the China Spice restaurant near the Table Games Pit.

 Santa Fe Station tells us that…  

  • New Jumbo Penny games just arrived and are located near the Chrome Showroom.
  • Catch The Big One, part of the well-known Reel ‘Em In theme from WMS, is now available. The mechanical reel machines with video bonusing are also located near Chrome.
Texas Station is happy to report that… 
  • A new 25- and 50-cent Reversible Royal bank was placed on the floor, and a 25-cent machine hit for $12,500 just hours after.
  • More Reel In ‘Em reel slot machines were added by the Food Court.
  • 5-cent Reels Progressive were just added to the floor near the Whiskey Bar.
  • Brand-new Fireball video slot machines are now down by the buffet.
  • A new Wizard of Oz theme called “Yellow Brick Road” is now on the floor in front of San Lorenzo restaurant.

 The buzz at Boulder Station includes… 

  • New MultiPay games.
  • A Triple Play Progressive that is currently over $30,000.

Aliante Station is excited about…

  • Brand-new full-pay Double Double Bonus Poker from 25-cent to $1 demons located near the Sports Book
  • Hey, Hey…the Monkees are here!  Check out the hot new WMS Spinning Streak games between the ETA Lounge and PiPs
  • Reel ‘Em In: Catch the Big One now casting bonuses near the pit
  • Hot New Progressives: Hit the Heights, by the Sports Bar, and Fireball and Jackpot 7s by the Access Bar
  • Check out our new favorite themes – Kick’N Ass, Buffalo, Timberwolf and Lucky 88
  • Take a spin on the brand-new Wheel Poker Deluxe – more chances to spin the wheel!

New slot placements at Fiesta Henderson include… 

  • Penny Megabucks near the hotel lobby.
  • Reel ‘Em In Catch the Big One and Wizard of Oz Follow the Yellow Brick Road are new and available near the valet.
  • Reversible Royals are ready next to the Coco Loco Bar.

Lastly, one guest won $128,000 in 30 days at Fiesta Henderson!  

Good Luck!  


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Special Thanksgiving Meals at Station Casinos

Oops! These are Thanksgiving leftovers from 2009.

Please go this way for our 2011 Las Vegas Thanksgiving Dining Guide.

Happy Turkey! Station Casinos is stuffed with Thanksgiving Day Dining Specials.

Happy Turkey! Station Casinos is stuffed with Thanksgiving Day Dining Specials.

All the trimmings with none of the cooking or dishes.

Station Casinos is extending Thanksgiving dining options at all of our casinos including a company-wide Turkey Day feast at the Feast Buffets. Be our guest and join us for a scrumptious holiday meal at your favorite Station Casinos or Fiesta location.

Here are the delicious details (and don’t forget your Boarding Pass or Amigo Card to get the nice price):

Feast Buffet at Aliante Station
$13.99 with Boarding Pass Card | $15.99 without
11am – 9pm Thanksgiving Menu
Traditional Thanksgiving Feast that offers extra touches, from unique desserts including our special “hand-dipped” Ice Cream, to Champagne and Mimosa. Two of the newest buffets in town also offer freshly carved Virginia Baked Ham and Tom Turkey.


Feast Buffet at Boulder Station
$13.99 with Boarding Pass Card | $15.99 without
11am – 9pm Thanksgiving Menu
Traditional Thanksgiving Feast that offers extra touches, from unique desserts including our special “hand-dipped” Ice Cream, to Champagne and Mimosa. Two of the newest buffets in town also offer freshly carved Virginia Baked Ham and Tom Turkey.


Festival Buffets at Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho
$12.99 with Amigo Card | $14.99 without
11am – 9pm Thanksgiving Menu
Includes hand-carved Roasted Turkey, Glazed Ham and Prime Rib to go with all the trimmings. Fresh soups, salads, entrees and sinful desserts. Plus your favorite live-action cooking stations with over 60 fresh selections.


Feast Buffet at Green Valley Ranch
$18.99 with Boarding Pass Card | $21.99 without
11am – 9pm Thanksgiving Menu
Luxurious holiday feast that includes Champagne and Mimosa. From Roasted Prime Rib with all the trimmings to an unmatched selection of shrimp and seafood to the traditional Tom Turkey.


Feast Buffet at Palace Station
$13.99 with Boarding Pass Card | $15.99 without
11am – 9pm Thanksgiving Menu
Traditional Thanksgiving Feast that offers extra touches, from unique desserts including our special “hand-dipped” Ice Cream, to Champagne and Mimosa. Two of the newest buffets in town also offer freshly carved Virginia Baked Ham and Tom Turkey.


Feast Buffet at Santa Fe Station
$13.99 with Boarding Pass Card | $15.99 without
11am – 9pm Thanksgiving Menu
Traditional Thanksgiving Feast that offers extra touches, from unique desserts including our special “hand-dipped” Ice Cream, to Champagne and Mimosa. Two of the newest buffets in town also offer freshly carved Virginia Baked Ham and Tom Turkey.


Sunset Station
Feast Buffet
$13.99 with Boarding Pass Card | $15.99 without
11am – 9pm Thanksgiving Menu
Traditional Thanksgiving Feast that offers extra touches, from unique desserts including our special “hand-dipped” Ice Cream, to Champagne and Mimosa. Two of the newest buffets in town also offer freshly carved Virginia Baked Ham and Tom Turkey.

Sonoma Cellar Steakhouse
$25.00 + tax/ gratuity
Thanksgiving Menu
Includes Brined, Herb-Marinated, and Roasted Turkey Breast and Thigh with house-made dressing with oyster mushrooms, water chestnuts and herbs. Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes, Haricot Verts with creamy onion and bacon sauce. Turkey Demi-Glace, House-Made Whole Cranberry Sauce, Pumpkin Pie with whipped cream and orange-cranberry relish. Book your reservations online!

Capri Italian Ristorante
$19.99 + tax/gratuity
Thanksgiving Menu served 3pm – 9pm
Corn and Crab Chowder Soup, served with crustinis and garnished with king crab meat. Traditional Tom Turkey, white and dark meat with stuffing, mashed potatoes, fresh vegetables and giblet gravy. Pumpkin Pie for dessert.

Guadalajara Bar & Grille
$11.99 + tax/gratuity
Thanksgiving Menu served 3pm – 9pm
Turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes & gravy, mixed vegetables and cranberry sauce. Pumpkin Pie for dessert.

Hooters
Special Thanksgiving Day hours from 11am – 6pm

Coco’s Bakery & Restaurant
Open 24 hours
Thanksgiving Holiday Dinner $11.29 +tax/gratuity
Moist, flavorful turkey breast roasted to perfection and served with all of your favorites: Hearty stuffing, creamy mashed potatoes, rich turkey gravy, seasonal vegetables, tangy cranberry sauce and your choice of today’s soup or green garden salad. Includes a free slice of pumpkin pie. Children’s menus available in kid-friendly portions for $6.99. Take home a fresh baked holiday pie!


Feast Buffet at Texas Station
$13.99 with Boarding Pass Card | $15.99 without
11am – 9pm Thanksgiving Menu
Traditional Thanksgiving Feast that offers extra touches, from unique desserts including our special “hand-dipped” Ice Cream, to Champagne and Mimosa. Two of the newest buffets in town also offer freshly carved Virginia Baked Ham and Tom Turkey.


Red Rock Casino Resort Spa
Feast Buffet
$18.99 with Boarding Pass Card | $21.99 without
11am – 9pm Thanksgiving Menu
Luxurious holiday feast that includes Champagne and Mimosa. From Roasted Prime Rib with all the trimmings to an unmatched selection of shrimp and seafood, to the traditional Tom Turkey.

T-bones Chop House
1pm – 8pm Thanksgiving Menu
Features Herb-Marinated, Slow-Roasted All-Natural Turkey with all the trimmings.