April 2010 Archives

Steve Wynn unveils Encore, his new, all-suites boutique hotel this afternoon at 5pm. Adjacent to sister resort Wynn Macau, Encore is a unique destination with its own repertoire of suites, dining and shopping.

"Our goal with Encore was to broaden the appeal of Macau as a tourist destination and open the most beautiful hotel in the world. I am grateful to the People's Republic of China and the Government of Macau who gave us this opportunity. As a result, the loveliest hotel in the world is not in London, Paris, Tokyo, New York or San Francisco. It is here in Macau. Encore at Wynn will bring the highest level of service and accommodations to the hospitality industry and will be enjoyed by our employees and guests forever," said Steve Wynn, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer - Wynn Resorts, Limited."

Accommodations at Encore include 414 suites and villas that offer tasteful elegance in a comfortable, residential setting. Encore introduces two new restaurants to the Wynn dining family, and Bar Cristal's jewel-box décor turns a classic lobby bar into a work of art. The serene Spa at Encore offers treatments in eight private therapy suites, each with its own steam room, sauna and aroma-hydrotherapy bath and shower. The Shopping Esplanade is home to three signature stores--Cartier, Chanel and Piaget--showcasing the finest selections, including limited-edition pieces unique to Encore.

Encore suite reservations may be made by calling (853) 8986 9966.

As the nation mourns the victims of the earthquake in Yushu county, Qinghai province, China, Wynn Macau expresses its deepest condolences. As such, the celebratory activities for the opening of Encore at Wynn Macau have been cancelled. The fireworks display planned for this evening at 8:08pm has been postponed to Thursday, April 22 at 8:08 p.m.

Wynn Resorts, Limited is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol WYNN and is part of the S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 Indexes. Wynn Resorts owns and operates Wynn Las Vegas (www.wynnlasvegas.com), Encore (www.encorelasvegas.com) and Wynn Macau (www.wynnmacau.com). 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.

We opened Encore, an expansion of Wynn Las Vegas, on December 22, 2008. Encore is located immediately adjacent to Wynn Las Vegas and features a 2,034 all-suite hotel, approximately 72,000 square foot casino, 12 food and beverage outlets, a night club, a spa and salon, approximately 60,000 square feet of meeting space and approximately 27,000 square feet of upscale retail outlets.

Wynn Macau is a destination casino resort in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and currently features 600 deluxe hotel rooms and suites, an approximately 205,000 square foot casino, casual and fine dining in six restaurants, approximately 46,000 square feet of retail space, a health club, pool and spa, along with lounges and meeting facilities.

We open Encore at Wynn Macau on April 21, 2010. This resort is an expansion of Wynn Macau which adds a fully-integrated resort hotel with approximately 410 luxury suites and four villas along with restaurants, additional retail space and gaming space.

Fireworks Spectacular

Phil Grucci's creativity, vision and management style have positioned him as one of the most imaginative and technically advanced fireworks designers in the world. The fireworks performance at Encore at Wynn Macau will have a total duration of 10 minutes and will be composed of 13 different sets. Among other significant works, The Grucci Family has designed and directed fireworks displays at Times Square in New York, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the Wynn Macau Opening in 2006.

Get ready baseball fans. The all-new $500 million Horseshoe Casino, located just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago, is thrilled to announce its newest promotion: "Hit Me. One Fan. $1 Million."  

Beginning on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, Horseshoe will give away one million dollars* to one lucky fan if a Chicago baseball player hits the left-field Horseshoe billboard on the fly during the 2010 season.    

The public will have seven days after the date of the home run to enter for a chance to be the one lucky winner.  Entry will be available for free with a Total Rewards card at a self-swipe kiosk located near the Total Rewards Center at Horseshoe Casino, or by mail.  Total Rewards and the promotion are open to persons over the age of 21 and free of charge to sign up.

"Hitting a rooftop is a monumental feat that becomes legendary and deserves to be celebrated.  The Horseshoe rooftop in left field is a perfect target for Chicago players to set their sights on!  With that in mind, we are offering a once-in-a-lifetime chance to award one lucky fan $1 million dollars*," said Joe Branchik., Vice President of Marketing for Horseshoe Casino.

The last time a homerun hit one of the rooftops was on May 11, 2000, when Glenallen Hill stroked a monstrous shot across Waveland Avenue. The baseball was estimated to have traveled over 500 feet before hitting the rooftop.  

For more information and a complete list of promotion rules, as well as more information on free shuttle service to and from Horseshoe, please visit www.chicagohorseshoe.com.  

*$1,000,000, if won, is payable in twenty-five equal installments of $40,000 each, without without interest over 25 years. 

The all new $500 million Horseshoe Casino, a Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. property, just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago is the premier entertainment and gaming destination in Chicagoland.  Where legendary gaming lives on, Horseshoe boasts more than 350,000 square feet with over 3,000 slot machines, nearly 100 table games, the largest poker room in the Midwest, and more. The Venue at Horseshoe Casino is proud to offer the ultimate concert and entertainment destination. In conjunction with AEG Live and created by the award-winning designers of Sceno Plus, The Venue offers a premier experience in a flexible space that can hold up to 3,300 guests. Dining elegance is not overlooked and guests can choose from a variety of dining options including; Jack Binion's Steak House which overlooks Lake Michigan and recent winner of the 2009 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, around-the-globe variety at the Village Square Buffet, a taste of Chicago at Benny's Pub and Eatery, and scrumptious fare at J.B.s Gourmet Deli. For more information, please visit: www.chicagohorseshoe.com.

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, nearly 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, Caesars and Horseshoe 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. For more information, please visit: www.harrahs.com.

Paddypowerpoker.com today announces a feast of new promotions to run during April. The promotions include cash giveaways, the return of the poker room's biggest online poker festival and new live event qualification options. There is over US$30,000 in cash prizes to be won in paddypowerpoker.com-exclusive promotions, as well as VIP packages to Las Vegas and the Irish Winter Festival.

"We've got so much going on in April that it's hard to keep up with it all", said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com. "We've got our traditional giveaway promotions alongside new live event qualification and of course the ECOOP VI is making a welcome return - it is going to be busy month for poker enthusiasts!"

    The following promotions are currently live on paddypowerpoker.com:

    - Rakes'n'Ladders (April 5th - May 2nd): a US$20,000 Points Race
    - Double Up STT promotion (April 9th - May 2nd): $14,000 to be won
      by Double Up Sit'n'Go players
    - European Championship of Online Poker VI (May 14th - June 6th):
      over US$5,000,000 guaranteed in one of poker's biggest online
      festivals, with feeders running daily
    - WSOP Blast Off: a variety of World Series of Poker* qualification
      routes are available, with feeders starting from less than a dollar
    - WSOP Warrior: a MTT super league with 10 WSOP packages up for
      grabs
    - Irish Winter Festival qualification: the first Super Satellite is
      scheduled for April 11th, with two packages guaranteed

*World Series of Poker and WSOP are trademarks of Harrah's License Company, LLC ("Harrah's"). Harrah's does not sponsor or endorse, and is not associated or affiliated with, paddypowerpoker.com or its products, services, promotions or tournaments.

Note to editors: For further details on Rakes'n'Ladders and Double Up STT promotion, please see: http://www.paddypowerpoker.com/promotions. For further details on ECOOP VI, WSOP Blast Off, WSOP Warrior and Irish Winter Festival qualification, please see: http://www.paddypowerpoker.com/tournaments/.

For more information please contact: Paul Burke, paddypowerpoker.com Press Officer, Tel: +353-1-488-1738, Mob: +353-85-140-0112, pburke@paddypower.com. You can also visit http://www.paddypower.com/ for additional information.

A subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. today completed the integration of its customer-loyalty program, Total Rewards, into the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.  Guests now have the ability to earn and redeem Reward and Tier Credits for nearly all of their entertainment expenditures across the Planet Hollywood resort, including: dining, gaming, live entertainment, golf, spa and retail outlets.  Planet Hollywood A-List member accounts were automatically converted into Total Rewards accounts.

"Harrah's quickly integrated Total Rewards into the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino to deliver the program benefits to current and new members," said David Norton, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Harrah's Entertainment.  "Our Planet Hollywood resort will provide our existing Total Rewards members with a beautiful new property to play and former A-List members now have an extensive network of Harrah's resorts to earn and redeem Reward Credits."

Harrah's introduced Total Rewards, the casino industry's first national, multi-brand loyalty effort ten years ago.  Today, Total Rewards is the largest loyalty program in the industry with more than 40 million members and is available at 36 resorts owned, managed or operated by Harrah's affiliates.

Harrah's assumed ownership of the Planet Hollywood resort in Las Vegas on February 19, 2010.  Planet Hollywood is directly south of Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino and gives Harrah's seven contiguous resorts on the Las Vegas Strip.  

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 operates casinos on four continents. The company's properties operate primarily under the Harrah's®, Caesars® and Horseshoe® brand names; Harrah's also owns the World Series of Poker® and a majority interest in 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. Harrah's is committed to environmental sustainability and energy conservation and recognizes the importance of being a responsible steward of the environment. For more information, please visit www.harrahs.com.