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WMS Gaming and Station Casinos To Introduce ‘My Poker’ Video Poker Game
June 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
WMS GAMING AND STATION CASINOS TO INTRODUCE MY POKER™ VIDEO POKER GAME
- My Poker Game Enables Video Poker Players to Individualize their Video Poker Action -
Waukegan, Illinois – June 26, 2012 – WMS Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc. (NYSE:WMS) today announced an exclusive launch alliance with Station Casinos LLC, a leading provider of video poker, gaming and entertainment, to introduce WMS’ My Poker video poker game, a new category of video poker gaming machines, to Station guests later this year. Developed by WMS, the My Poker video poker games feature innovative game play elements that enable players to personalize their favorite poker games. The My Poker video poker games include a multi-game selection of popular, time-tested video poker games and pay tables, including Bonus Poker®, Double Bonus Poker® and Double Double Bonus Poker® games, all with the added functionality and playability designed to enhance a player’s gaming experience. Station Casinos operates entertainment properties throughout the Las Vegas Valley, featuring more than 11,000 video poker gaming machines.
Pursuant to this launch alliance, the My Poker games are expected to be installed by calendar 2012 year-end in all of Station’s Las Vegas area properties, including such iconic casinos as Red Rock Casino Resort Spa, Palace Station Hotel & Casino, Boulder Station Hotel & Casino, Sunset Station Hotel & Casino, Green Valley Ranch Station Casino and the Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino. The agreement provides for a limited period of exclusivity for Station Casinos in the Las Vegas metropolitan area following the games’ initial placements.
Brian Eby, Corporate Vice President of Slot Operations at Station Casinos, said, “While video poker players typically have a favorite game that keeps them coming back to Station properties, the inclusion of unique, new play elements in My Poker games provides players with a new elevated gaming experience for those games they love to play. We believe a significant number of our players will find the ability to individualize their favorite poker game with their personal playing preferences as well as the increased functionality My Poker provides, both exciting and engaging.”
Ken Lochiatto, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of WMS, said, “Given their commitment to providing video poker players with the games they love to play, Station Casinos is an ideal launch partner to introduce our new, exciting video poker games. My Poker is an excellent demonstration of our talented engineering and product development teams’ commitment to deliver next-generation innovative products through our Player Driven Innovation™ focus on enhancing players’ gaming experience. The My Poker video poker games were developed using extensive player research, including talking with and listening to many Station Casinos and Las Vegas players to identify what video poker players liked about their favorite games and what improvements could be made that would enhance the gaming experience for them personally. By listening to what our customers and their players tell us, and then incorporating that research and data with the creative minds at WMS, we were able to develop a great new product for our customers and a great gaming experience for players.”
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WMS and Stations Casinos to Launch New Video Poker Gaming Machine, 6/26/2012 Page 2
The creative game design and engineering teams at WMS incorporated the extensive research findings into a set of new advanced digital features, including 14 unique customization factors. These distinctive features enable video poker players to play their favorite game and customize their game experience, including individual preferences such as whether a player prefers to sort their cards by suit or by high/low. The games can be customized to create thousands of individualized configurations, elevating players’ experience and enjoyment. My Poker also features a comfortable, player-friendly ergonomic button panel on WMS’ award-winning Bluebird xD™ gaming cabinet that makes video poker playing more enjoyable.
Furthermore, WMS’ advanced Player’s Life® Web Services enables players to save their personal settings, so that when they return to the casino and log in, the game will automatically restore their personal poker experience. Player’s Life Web Services also allow players to access their personal play history statistics, leader board rankings and other information online to track their progress over time. Players can even enjoy unique play-for-fun, online games at home. By logging onto the Station Casinos web site, players can locate and use a full play-for-fun interactive version of the games to sharpen their skills through engaging interactive play online prior to the commercial launch of the casino-based games.
Scott Kreeger, Senior Vice President of Operations at Station Casinos, added, “The development of My Poker was a terrific collaborative experience. Our players were instrumental in sharing their views, and we worked together with WMS to create a customized approach that allows our players to automatically log in when they insert their Boarding Pass player card into the gaming machine and enjoy all of the individualized features that make My Poker a unique and exciting new option for video poker players.”
About WMS
WMS serves the gaming industry worldwide by designing, manufacturing and marketing games, video and mechanical reel-spinning gaming machines, video lottery terminals and in gaming operations, which consists of the placement of leased participation gaming machines in legal gaming venues. The Company’s interactive iGaming business develops and markets digital content, products, services and end-to-end solutions that address global online wagering, social, casual and mobile gaming opportunities. WMS is proactively addressing the next stage of casino gaming floor evolution with its WAGE-NET® networked gaming solution, a suite of systems technologies and applications designed to increase customers’ revenue generating capabilities and operational efficiency. More information on WMS can be found at www.wms.com or visit the Company on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.
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Brand new Superman Machines at Wild Wild West! First of their kind in the whole state of NV!!!
June 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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May 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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UFC 145 Viewing Parties in Las Vegas
April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
UFC 145 JONES vs. Evans is one of the most anticipated MMA cards of 2012 and might only be surpassed for the year in terms of buzz by the upcoming June rematch between the world’s greatest fighter Anderson Silva and his constant foil, Chael Sonnen.
Jones vs. Evans is in no short supply of drama in its own right. With a long history as teammates, a very public falling out and subsequent bad blood, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has ample motivation to protect his title from the former Champ in Rashad Evans.
The exciting lineup of fights also includes an intriguing heavyweight match between Brendan Schaub and Ben Rothwell, a meaningful bout for the title picture in the Welterweight division between Rory MacDonald and Che Mills, as well as a return to the fold bout for former WEC Bantamweight Champ (and recent UFC pariah) Miguel Torres.
Former TUF contestants Matt Brown and Mac Danzig also make return appearances against Stephen Thompson and Efrain Escudero, respectively. Don’t miss another stacked UFC Pay Per View Card and one of the most significant title bouts of 2012 when UFC 145 goes live this Saturday. Find all your relevant UFC Fight Party viewing information below the video preview, and we’ll see you at your favorite Station Casinos location!
Aliante StationCasino + Hotel – Access Showroom, $10 Cover – HD
Doors Open at 5pm
7300 Aliante Parkway, North Las Vegas, NV 89084
1-877-477-SOAR (7627)
Boulder Station - Railhead, $10 Cover
Doors Open at 6pm
4111 Boulder Highway, Las Vegas, NV 89121
(702) 432-7777
Fiesta Henderson – Cancun Room, $10 Cover
Doors Open at 6pm
777 W. Lake Mead Pkwy, Henderson, NV 89015
(702) 558-7000
Palace Station Hotel & Casino – Louie Anderson Theater – $10 Cover
Doors Open at 6pm
2411 W. Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 367-2411
Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa – CHERRY – $10 Cover
Doors Open at 5pm
11011 W. Charleston, Las Vegas, NV 89135
(702) 797-7777
Sunset Station Hotel & Casino – Club Madrid – $10 Cover
Doors Open at 5pm
1301 W. Sunset Rd, Henderson, NV 89014
(702) 547-7777
Impress Your Friends With Seasonal Items
February 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
SPRING IS APPROACHING and it’s time to go after the seasonal items that have been missing for a while. Go to local farmers markets and get the inside scoop. Take advantage of crops that aren’t readily available to the masses.
Have your neighbors over and make them jealous that you scooped them on the good stuff. It’s guaranteed to impress them. It’s a great time for vegetables and fruits like asparagus, artichoke and strawberries, and let’s not forget about the refreshments.
It’s time to break out the bartenders books and remember how to make a Margarita, a Hurricane, or just enjoy your favorite gin with a boutique tonic water. Blood oranges and berries are good bet for Spring, especially if you want to try your own hand at cocktail invention.
You can’t go wrong adding Rum or Vodka which are perpetually in season. Rye Whiskey and all manner of fruits and nectars work nicely together this time of year. Don’t forget about grapefruit, which goes nicely with Tequila! The key to this season is color. Make sure its plentiful both on your plates and in your glasses (and those of your guests).
Whatever your plans, change things up a little. With a nod to the changing of the seasons, life deserves a good kick start to follow mother earth as she defrosts and the sun makes its annual pit stop between the ski slope and the pools and beaches of summer.
The featured blogger for this post is Station Casinos Vice President of Food & Beverage Mark LaVoie
A Commitment To Earn Loyalty Through Excellence
February 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
SEVERAL WEEKS ARE in the history books in this still faintly brand new year. As we had hoped and expected, our properties have started the year very strong. It seems an appropriate time for some thoughts on what lies ahead in 2012.
This January marks for us another colorful page in a remarkable comeback story. Station Casinos has looked to improve each and every year since some well publicized rough seas not so long ago. Our most recent chapter is a point of pride for me personally, and for Station Casinos as a whole.
Since emerging from bankruptcy our Team Members have shown a renewed commitment towards service excellence.
Our guests, (both local and non-local), have picked up on this renewed focus on service and we are deeply committed to continuing on this course.
Our aim is to climb this mountain all the way to the top and plant a flag that lets our competitors know that we are not just here to compete. We are committed to winning!
It is our goal to win guests’ continued patronage for years to come, and we make a promise to live up to our guests’ expectations. Our stated goal is not to sit back and admire what we’ve done in the past, but rather to keep stoking the flame that symbolizes our return to prominence.
Observers will notice a rather aggressive attitude toward winning guest loyalty from the top down. Our aim is not toward maintaining the new and improved status quo, but in maintaining the trajectory of our improvements.
The quality found in our hotels, casinos and resorts will be such that a first time visitor will become a long time friend. Our goal is for the next (or first) experience of each and every guest of our properties to be a memorable one.
To simplify my vision, if we have the opportunity to host a guest once, the guest will count the days until their next visit. 2012 provides us a great opportunity to raise our own expectations and to impress our guests like never before. We are committed to excellence and we are committed to consistently earn guest loyalty.
The featured blogger for this post is Station Casinos Vice President of Hotels Michael Grisar
In Search Of The Deal
February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
IF YOU’RE LIKE me, when it comes to dining, you’re perpetually in search of a deal. It’s not so much to do with financial concerns, although you can’t be too frugal these days. For many like me, it’s more about the challenge. It’s just fun to find a great value after putting some small bit of effort into the search.
Wine is a good place to start. When ordering an expensive wine on occasion I expect big things and can only be satisfied or disappointed (although I expect the former). But if I take a chance on a $35 bottle that I don’t know anything about, there’s an “excitement of the chase” that’s also brought “to the table”.
I can’t help but get excited, that this may be my next great find, my new favorite that won’t break the bank. In this spirit, and that of the New Year, I plan to try new things. It may be a wine from a new region, a new style, a new varietal.
This determination applies to other aspects of the dining experience. It may be a new exotic beer or a freshly invented cocktail. My adventure may well go beyond beverage and into the realms of the kitchen. I look forward to trying a new fish I’ve never heard of or pasta that I’ve previously ignored.
One thing I am certain to find on such a quest with this type of mandate is new territory. That’s what it’s all about. That’s the tastiest morsel, the part that is most memorable. I can’t think of any better approach, to dining or to life in 2012.
The featured blogger for this post is Station Casinos Vice President of Food & Beverage Mark LaVoie
The Best Hotel Experience Excels At Making You Feel At Home
December 21, 2011 By 4 Comments
WHEN WAS THE last time someone made you feel at home during your travels?
I have stayed at hundreds of hotels, some big and some small. Some have been expensive and some of them were dirt cheap! But it was the hotel where I had little to no expectations that I enjoyed my stay the most.
Think back to all the times you have stayed at a hotel. What do you remember most about the best stay you ever had? Did you pay a king’s ransom and expect a great stay only to be underwhelmed? By contrast, is there a limited service gem in your past travels that surpassed all your expectations because the hospitality you experienced made a lasting impression? No doubt it was the staff that made the difference, not simply by making you feel special, but also by making you feel at home.
It is my singular goal to ensure that our hotels are providing an experience that you can tell your friends about. It’s not just about the amenities, the beautiful weather or the many options our properties have to offer. It’s entirely because of our people.
Our Team Members are the lifeblood of our company. Without them, who could provide such great service? If you have stayed with us before, whether just once or a hundred times, what experiences can you share?
Welcome…. Home!
The featured blogger for this post is Station Casinos Vice President Hotels Michael Grisar
When It’s Time To Celebrate, Bring Out Your Best!
December 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
IT’S THAT TIME of year when excitement reigns. Many of us are in a state approaching nirvana going into the holidays and the New Year.
Our deepest hope as we celebrate is to be filled with that extra sense of family and community. However, the excitement can also occasionally get overwhelming when the whole season is not put in proper perspective.
The key to conquering the holidays is to keep focused, and stop unwanted stress from creeping in. Easier said than done in the modern world, but quite attainable if you keep one very important question in mind throughout the festivities: If not now, when?
Most of us experience ups and downs throughout the year, preferably more ups than downs. The end of year holiday season is truly the appropriate time to celebrate fully. In other words, don’t hold back! Bring out your best!
If now is not the time to put out the best silverware, when might be the right time? If now is not the right time to crack the special bottle of wine you’ve been saving, when is the right time? The culmination of a year of hard work, and the end of another year of growth and bonding should not fade lightly. It is to be celebrated with vigor!
It is my sincerest hope that our Las Vegas hotel guests celebrating the holiday season with us (and at home) are filled with the spirit of the season and the luxury of proper perspective throughout. If not now, when?
The featured blogger for this post is Station Casinos Vice President of Food & Beverage Mark LaVoie.
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