IGT Products in Demand

IGT Products in Demand

Wynn Resorts, Limited has selected a system which combines products from Acres Gaming Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Game Technology, with complementary offerings from IGT Gaming Systems, a division of IGT, for its flagship property, Wynn Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. The new Las Vegas resort, slated for a Spring 2005 opening on the Las Vegas Strip, will take customer service and the resulting patron loyalty to levels unequaled in the market today. IGT's recent acquisition of Acres Gaming Incorporated gives IGT the largest base of systems currently in operation and brings together a strong lineup of proven casino management products. The Wynn Las Vegas property will showcase the latest in the Acres Advantage(TM) suite of products including player-friendly products such as Acres Bonusing(TM) and NexGen(TM) interactive multimedia displays, together with IGT's Table Touch(TM) table games management system and the EZ Pay(TM) IVS(TM) cashless gaming system.

"Together, Acres and IGT provide us with the latest in casino system technology to manage all aspects of our casino floor," said Rob Oseland, Wynn Las Vegas' Chief Operating Officer. "We intend to use the Advantage system to leverage the other resources and tools we have acquired to deliver world class levels of customer service to our resort patrons."

"The combination of IGT and Acres system products has been very well received in the marketplace as demonstrated by this commitment," said Richard Schneider, President of the newly combined IGT systems group. "We expect that our extensive offering of systems products will continue to be the choice of operators developing new casino properties in today's competitive environment." IGT plans to reintroduce the new combined business division and combined product offerings at the upcoming G2E gaming exposition in October.

IGT also announced today an agreement reached with Station Casinos for the purchase of 2,100 new machines for Red Rock Station, currently scheduled to open in late 2005 or early 2006. In October 2003, IGT and Station Casinos announced a commitment for 5,000 new EZ Play(TM) gaming machines to finalise the transition to ticket-in, ticket-out at existing locations in the 2004-2005 timeframe, which came on the heels of another major purchase for the Station Casinos' Thunder Valley casino. The Red Rock Station machines are in addition to those machines. The new order represents 80 percent of Station's intended machine purchases for the new Red Rock Casino and for all machine purchases through 2005. "Our players are very happy with the IGT game themes including their new low-denomination video slots and their strong lineup of video poker favorites," said Dan Roy, Vice President of Slot Operations. "The addition of ticket payouts at all locations has also been a plus with players and has allowed us to improve our customer service."

The two newest Station Casinos operated properties, Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson, Nev., and Thunder Valley Casino in Auburn, Calif., currently offer tickets on 100 percent of their machines. All Red Rock Station machines will also be equipped with ticket technology. IGT's EZ Play(TM) machines include standard reel spinning slots, video slots, poker machines and multi game machines that accept coins or currency, offer multi denomination wagering, and are equipped with ticket printers which dispense vouchers to players when they cash out. The new machines at Station Casinos' Nevada casinos and at California's Thunder Valley Casino utilise the IGT IVS(TM) Ticketing System combined with the Acres Wizard(TM) Slot Accounting and Bonusing System. Players can insert the dispensed tickets into other compatible machines, hold them for future play, or convert them to cash via various options without handling coins or waiting for hopper fills.