Cage Fighting Returns to Spotlight 29 Casino With ‘Apocalypse’
Posted on July 23, 2008 - Filed Under Entertainment
COACHELLA, Calif., July 22 /PRNewswire/ — There is nothing like the intense live action of cage fighting, and now Spotlight 29 casino is proud to welcome cage fighting back to the Coachella Valley.
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Alliance Fight Club presents “APOCALYPSE” on August 7 in the casino’s Spotlight Showroom. The bouts feature a lineup of tough fighters from the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas and across the country. The night is complete with a special appearance by WEC Fighter Cub Swanson.
The card currently stands as follows:
— Rico Gallardo (1-0) vs. John Morgan (0-0). Gallardo, from Cathedral
City, had a performance that made front page news after his appearance
in the last cage fight event at Spotlight 29 Casino
— Steve Hargett (2-0) of Indio vs. Joe Nicholas (3-3) of Palm Desert
— Gorge Valdez (1-0) of Coachella vs. Art Ramirez (1-0) of Riverside
— Rigo Oropeza (1-0) of Indio vs. Chris Gruetsmacher (0-0)
— Ed West (10-4) vs. Del Hawkins
The Alliance matchmaker is putting the finishing touches on bouts between Reggie Orr (5-4) vs. Jon George (4-6), Virgil Zwicker (2-1) vs. Abraham Espinoza (0-1) and will soon have fights for Mike Mirelez (3-1) of Palm Desert, Ben Ryan (1-0) of Palm Springs and Steve Swanson (0-0) Desert Hot Springs as well as James Wilks (3-2).
Tickets for APOCALYPSE are $65, $50, $40 and $30 and are available now at Spotlight29.com and at the Spotlight 29 casino Gift Shop or by calling (800) 585-3737. Show time is 6:30 p.m. Under 21 must be accompanied by adult 21 .
Put the spotlight on fun at Spotlight 29 Casino, the Coachella Valley’s most exciting place to play. Spotlight 29 casino is a business venture of the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians. Turn it on at .
Contact:
Paul Speirs, Steinbeck Communications
(702) 413-4278,
Spotlight 29 Casino
Superstar Jessica Simpson to play Fallsview Casino
Posted on July 8, 2008 - Filed Under Gambling
NIAGARA FALLS, ON, July 7 /PRNewswire/ — Fallsview casino Resort announced today that one of the most recognizable celebrities in the world - international music, fashion, TV and movie star Jessica Simpson - has been added to the resort’s August concert line-up.
Simpson will perform one show only on Thursday, August 28, in Fallsview’s Avalon Theatre.
Simpson has graced the covers of some of the world’s most popular magazines, including Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, GQ, Marie Claire and Elle.
And she has just added “country music sensation” to her list of accomplishments. Her first country music single - “Come On Over” - charted higher than any other debut country single in the history of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart this past spring. Her debut country album will be released this fall.
In addition to several previous albums - including the four-times-platinum In This Skin - Simpson is instantly recognizable for her recurring role on TV’s That 70s Show, the MTV reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica and her film debut as Daisy Duke in the big-screen version of The Dukes of Hazzard. Simpson also contributed her distinctive cover of Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’” to the movie’s soundtrack.
Jessica Simpson
Thursday, August 28
Showtime: 8:30pm (Doors open at 7:30pm)
Tickets start at $70
Media sensation Jessica Simpson takes the stage to perform hits like
“Come On Over,”"These Boots Are Made For Walkin’,”"Irresistible,”"I Belong To Me” and “A Public Affair.”
Tickets to the Jessica Simpson show will be available beginning at noon on Tuesday, July 8, at all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling Ticketmaster at 1-877-833-3110 or by visiting .
Built on a cliff overlooking the world-famous Horseshoe Falls, Fallsview casino Resort is one of the largest and most elegant gaming resort facilities in Canada and the crown jewel in Niagara’s stunning array of wonders. In addition to the intimate, 1,500-seat Avalon Theatre, Fallsview features a casino with over 3,000 slot machines and 142 gaming tables, a 374-room luxury hotel, a full-service spa and fitness centre, dozens of dining and shopping options and over 30,000 square feet of meeting and convention space.
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Global Payments Signs Four More U.S. Casinos with VIP LightSpeed(R) Cash Access Services
Posted on June 12, 2008 - Filed Under Computer
ATLANTA, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Global Payments Inc. , a leader in both payment processing and gaming cash access services, today announced agreements to provide its VIP LightSpeed(R) suite of cash access products and services to South Point Hotel, casino & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada; as well as California gaming establishments Chumash casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Table Mountain casino in Friant and Hawaiian Gardens casino in Hawaiian Gardens, California.
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These casinos have signed contracts to broaden their scope of services and to offer Global Payments’ suite of products including VIP Preferred(R) check-cashing services, PlayerCash @dvantage(R) credit and debit card cash advance services, and ATM Cash @dvantage(R) services.
Global Payments continues to show substantial gains in market share in the cash access services business with the announcement of these new relationships. “Our products continue to provide performance and service levels that ensure optimal speed of transaction, ease of use, and convenience, while significantly building customer loyalty and satisfaction,” said Senior Vice President of Global Payments Gaming Services, Dean DeCristoforo. “We look forward to partnering with these gaming establishments to provide our VIP LightSpeed software suite of services.”
VIP LightSpeed is an Internet-accessible, PC-based platform that provides cash access services for traditional and electronic check cashing, ATM check cashing, credit and debit card cash advances and credit reports. In addition, VIP LightSpeed provides high speed processing of cash access transactions, reduction of risk associated with check-cashing and cash advance services, and a full spectrum of management and legal compliance reporting tools.
Global Payments Inc. is a leading provider of electronic transaction processing services for consumers, merchants, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), financial institutions, government agencies, gaming establishments, and multi-national corporations located throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Global Payments offers a comprehensive line of processing solutions for credit and debit cards, business-to-business purchasing cards, gift cards, electronic check conversion and check guarantee, verification and recovery including electronic check services, as well as terminal management. The company also provides consumer money transfer services from the U.S. and Europe to destinations in Latin America, Morocco, and the Philippines. For more information about the company and its services, visit
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements pursuant to the “safe-harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties such as product demand, market and customer acceptance, the effect of economic conditions, competition, pricing, development difficulties, foreign currency risks, costs of capital, continued certification by credit card associations, the ability to consummate and integrate acquisitions, and other risks detailed in the Company’s SEC filings, including the most recently filed Form 10-Q or Form 10K, as applicable. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise any of these statements to reflect future circumstances or the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Contact: Phyllis McNeill
770-829-8245
Global Payments Inc.
GameTech Names Marcia R. Martin as Chief Financial Officer
Posted on June 11, 2008 - Filed Under Gambling
RENO, Nev., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — GameTech International, Inc. (”GameTech(R)”) , a leading designer, developer and marketer of electronic bingo and gaming equipment, systems, and video lottery terminals through its Summit divisions, announced today that Marcia R. Martin, CPA, has been named Chief Financial Officer for the Company, effective June 10, 2008. Ms. Martin is a talented senior business leader with over 13 years of financial experience at the executive level and with over 10 years financial experience in the gaming industry, including as Vice President, Corporate Controller with Alliance Gaming Corporation/Bally Gaming & Systems. Most recently, Ms. Martin served as President, Western Division and Corporate CFO with the Holder Hospitality Group
“We are particularly pleased to have a person with Ms. Martin’s financial and gaming qualifications joining GameTech. As our Company continues its growth we will be relying on her broad experience to support our company’s requirements as we move forward,” said Jay Meilstrup, GameTech’s President and CEO.
In addition to her position as President, Western Division and Corporate CFO with Holder Hospitality Group, Ms. Martin has served as Vice President Controller, Strategic Planning with Twentieth Century Fox, Inc. as well as Vice President, Finance and Administration with GES Exposition Services. She began her career with Price Waterhouse & Co. as an auditor. Ms. Martin received her Bachelor of Science from the Ohio State University and her CPA from the State of California.
GameTech International, Inc. is in the business of designing, manufacturing, and marketing computerized bingo and gaming equipment, systems, and services. Under the GameTech(R) brand the company provides electronic bingo systems and equipment, and is an innovator in advanced wireless gaming applications and devices. Under the Summit Gaming (TM) brand the Company provides video lottery terminal devices and related software and content. GameTech International, Inc. serves customers in 43 U.S. States, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, and the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
GameTech International, Inc.
Wynn Las Vegas Implements Rainmaker revolution Revenue Management
Posted on June 10, 2008 - Filed Under Computer
ATLANTA, June 9 /PRNewswire/ — The Rainmaker Group, the world leader in automated revenue management software and services to the gaming hospitality and multifamily housing industries for total customer profitability, announced that the Wynn Las Vegas Resort and Country Club implemented Rainmaker’s revolution(SM) Product Suite to maximize total customer profitability for its 2,716-room AAA 5-Diamond property. Wynn Las Vegas will also implement revolution for its new 2,034-room Encore resort scheduled to open this winter.
“Wynn Las Vegas believes strongly in revenue management,” said Andrew Pascal, president of Wynn Las Vegas LLC. “We recognize the importance of optimizing the total customer value for all of Wynn’s properties, and The Rainmaker Group was clearly the best choice to support us with our efforts. Their solutions are extremely effective at boosting revenue for clients.” The Rainmaker revolution Product Suite uses advanced mathematical modeling processes to forecast demand and maximize revenue for gaming properties and hotel groups.
Tammy Farley, principal of The Rainmaker Group, said, “Wynn Las Vegas chose Rainmaker’s revolution Suite because of its ability to revenue-manage total customer value, not just room revenue. Wynn is using revolution version 1.5, our latest and most effective revenue optimization solution. Our new version enables Wynn to apply different forecasting models for promoted and non-promoted demand, as well as dynamic seasonality pooling calculations, and other features that will add to Wynn’s bottom line.”
The revolution Product Suite is an enterprise Revenue Management system for chains and hotel groups that enables casino properties to increase revenue by instantly determining the minimum acceptable value of each new reservation based on total customer value. This helps hotels secure the most profitable mix of business, while ensuring there is space availability for a client’s best customers.
The revolution revenue optimization suite is installed by the largest and most successful casino hotels in the world. Rainmaker clients include:
- Trump Entertainment Resorts
- Kerzner International
- Boyd Gaming
- MGM MIRAGE
- Harrah’s Entertainment and others.
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Revenue management software:
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About Rainmaker Group
The Rainmaker Group, is a software and services company that provides revenue management for more than one-half million units in the gaming hospitality, multifamily housing and other industries. Rainmaker implements and supports the revolution Product Suite, which maximizes total guest profitability for operators of casino hotels and other hospitality enterprises. The company enables clients to identify and maintain availability for their most profitable revenue sources through revenue management implementations. This increases client profitability by securing the most profitable customers and developing more effective business processes. Hospitality clients include Boyd Gaming, Harrah’s Entertainment, Omni Hotels, MGM MIRAGE, Trump Entertainment Resorts and other leading hotel companies.
The Rainmaker Group, a Microsoft partner, also provides the revolution LRO profit optimization solution that enables multifamily housing operators to maximize revenue from apartment leases. revolution LRO lease rate improvement results have been reviewed and validated by independent accounting firms. For more than five years, revolution LRO has delivered optimized leasing rates to the largest operators in the industry including Archstone-Smith, Equity Residential, Post Properties, Simpson Housing, Mid-America Apartment Communities and a number of other leading multifamily housing companies.
About Wynn Resorts and Wynn Las Vegas
Wynn Resorts, Limited is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol WYNN and is part of the NASDAQ-100 Index. Wynn Resorts owns and operates Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Macau. Wynn Las Vegas, a luxury hotel and destination casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip, features 2,716 luxurious guest rooms and suites; an approximately 111,000 square foot casino; 22 food and beverage outlets; an on-site 18-hole golf course; approximately 223,000 square feet of meeting space; an on-site Ferrari and Maserati dealership; and approximately 74,000 square feet of retail space.
The Rainmaker Group
GameTech and Rocky Mountain Industries Sign Agreement
Posted on June 4, 2008 - Filed Under Travel
RENO, Nev., June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — GameTech International, Inc. (”GameTech(R)” or the “Company”) , a leading designer, developer and marketer of electronic bingo and gaming equipment, systems, and video lottery terminals through its Summit divisions, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Rocky Mountain Industries LLC of Montana, a leader in the Montana gaming market. The agreement allows for GameTech to provide 500 initial gaming units, with an option for 500 additional units, along with custom developed games. There is an initial four year custom software commitment with two additional option years.
Jay Meilstrup, GameTech’s President and Chief Executive Officer stated: “We are especially excited to have been selected to provide Rocky Mountain Industries with their premier line of gaming devices. Rocky Mountain Industries is a well recognized leader in the Montana gaming market. For their company to rely on GameTech to provide the center piece of their gaming effort for the next four years, with an option of two additional years, can only be taken as the ultimate compliment to our company. We look forward to a long and successful relationship.”
GameTech International, Inc. is in the business of designing, manufacturing, and marketing computerized bingo and gaming equipment, systems, and services. Under the GameTech(R) brand the company provides electronic bingo systems and equipment, and is an innovator in advanced wireless gaming applications and devices. Under the Summit Gaming (TM) brand the Company provides video lottery terminal devices and related software and content. GameTech International, Inc. serves customers in 43 U.S. States, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, and the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are intended to be forward-looking statements subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include new product and product feature developments and expectations relating to financial and operating results. GameTech cautions that these statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such factors include our dependence on the bingo and video lottery terminal businesses, risks associated with rapid technological change, our ability to retain customers and secure new customers, and other factors disclosed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update such statements.
GameTech International, Inc.
MANSIONPOKER.com - WSOP Mania is Here!
Posted on May 29, 2008 - Filed Under Entertainment
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MANSIONPOKER.com Launches Spanish Version
Posted on May 29, 2008 - Filed Under Entertainment
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Harrah’s Announces Grand Opening of Harrah’s Casino Tunica and First Ever Paula Deen Buffet
Posted on May 29, 2008 - Filed Under Gambling
TUNICA, Miss., May 23 /PRNewswire/ — Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. today announced the grand opening of Harrah’s casino Tunica along with the first ever Paula Deen Buffet. Harrah’s casino Tunica was formerly Grand casino Resort Tunica and recently finished a $45 million renovation.
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Food Network star, Paula Deen and Harrah’s Entertainment executives officially marked the grand opening of the newly refurbished facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and Deen and several family members entertained and served patrons in the Paula Deen buffet.
“Today is a great day for Harrah’s Entertainment, Paula Deen and Tunica,” said John Payne, president of Harrah’s Entertainment’s Central Divison. “We’ve made the largest investment in Tunica in at least five years because of our commitment to this market and to enhancing our network of branded properties around the world.”
Harrah’s Tunica also includes the new, sleek restaurant, ‘37; the trendy Sphere bar; the new World Series of Poker cardroom; and the newest, most exciting, and interactive casino floor in Tunica.
“We are extremely proud of the hard work and dedication our employees have shown throughout the renovation period,” said Bill Wright, general manager of Harrah’s casino Tunica. “We are looking forward to ‘wowing’ our guests with all the new changes and additions that exemplify the fact that Harrah’s is the fun place to play in Tunica.”
The Paula Deen buffet is modeled after Deen’s own house in Savannah, Georgia. “I want you to feel like you are a guest in my house when you come to Tunica to eat my cooking,” she said. After browsing for special gifts in the Paula Deen retail store, guests can choose to eat from different themed food stations including: Granny Paul’s Garden, Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House, Hoe Cake and Biscuit Station, Lady and Son’s, Captain Michael’s Smokehouse, and Little Jack’s Corner. Patrons may dine in one of six different rooms including: Paula’s parlor, the pantry, the famous bird cage room, the porch, the mud room and the morning room.
“With this investment and announcement Harrah’s Entertainment is helping to solidify a bright future for the Tunica area and this great state,” said Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi. “We are looking forward to many new and repeat visitors to Harrah’s Tunica, the Paula Deen Buffet, and most of all Mississippi, a state rich with history, culture and offerings for tourists and residents alike.”
About Harrah’s Entertainment
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. is the world’s largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, more than 70 years ago, Harrah’s has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions, and now owns or manages casinos on four continents. The company’s properties operate primarily under the Harrah’s(R), Caesars(R) and Horseshoe(R) brand names; Harrah’s also owns the London Clubs International family of casinos. Harrah’s Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership.
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