Issue 228
January 24 - 30, 2005
Volume 5
page 2
 

Soulful Taste of Harlem Comes to Foxwoods Resort Casino Expanding Its Food and Beverage Options with Amy Ruth's

MASHANTUCKET, Connecticut - Foxwoods Resort Casino, the largest casino in the world, today announces the addition of a Harlem icon, Amy Ruth's restaurant, which features traditional home style southern cuisine. Slated to open in February, Amy Ruth's will bring the authentic soul of New York City to this world class resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut. As part of the overall $300 million Rainmaker casino expansion, the "new" Foxwoods rolls out multiple new food & beverage outlets to open between now and the summer.

"People from all over New England have traveled to New York City for a unique, soulful meal at Amy Ruth's," says Chairman Michael J. Thomas. "Now, Amy Ruth's is coming to the 'Wonder of It All,' Foxwoods Resort Casino, and you can, too. We're excited about our most recent dining partnerships. This one is bound to meet the most discriminating tastes."

Owner and Chef, Carl Redding, who named the restaurant after his grandmother, Amy Ruth, has made home style Southern cuisine famous at the Harlem eatery. Located at West 116th in New York City, the menu at Amy Ruth's reads like an African-American "Who's Who," with Redding's dishes named after African-American leaders and celebrities. Since its opening in 1999, the restaurant has become a favorite with such recognizable names as Bill and Hillary Clinton, Star Jones, Maya Angelou, Al Sharpton and Foxy Brown, to name just a few.

"We are pleased to welcome a restaurant of such distinction to Foxwoods," says Bill Sherlock, President and CEO of Foxwoods. "The reputation of Amy Ruth's as offering excellent home style southern cuisine, is just another way we can ensure our guests have access to the best selection of restaurants to choose from. We know our customers will embrace this newest Foxwoods establishment and make it one of our most popular yet."

The new 150-seat restaurant will offer the traditional dishes that have made Amy Ruth's well known, including salmon croquettes, BBQ spare ribs, collard greens and sweet potato pie, in addition to its signature fried chicken and waffles dish.

"With 40,000 people walking through its doors each day, we knew Foxwoods would make an ideal partner for us to expand the Amy Ruth's brand, and we feel confident that our presence at Foxwoods will be a true success," says Carl Redding.

Foxwoods is currently unveiling a host of other compelling new food & beverage and retail options, which will open by summer. Amy Ruth's joins other fine Foxwoods dining establishments including Paragon, a AAA-Four Diamond Award restaurant, Al Dente for Italian fare and the Cedars Steakhouse, to name just a few.

 

 

 


President Casinos, Inc. Announces Broadwater Development, LLP is the Winning Bidder for Its Biloxi Operations

ST. LOUIS, Missouri - President Casinos, Inc. today announced that Broadwater Development, LLP was the winning bidder for the Company's Biloxi casino and hotel operations under the terms of Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

The agreement is for a purchase price of $82.0 million, subject to certain closing adjustments. Broadwater Development, LLP is comprised of Roy Anderson and W.C. Fore of Gulfport, Mississippi, and Dezer Development Group from Miami, Florida.

A hearing to approve the auction results and sale to the winning bidder is scheduled before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on January 26, 2005. The closing is anticipated to occur in the Spring of 2005. It is anticipated that the operation will continue in Biloxi with the new owners. In the interim, casino and hotel operations and management will remain business as usual.

Innovation Capital Holding, LLC and Harbour Financial, LLC assisted President Casinos, Inc. with this sales transaction.
President Casinos, Inc. owns and operates dockside gaming facilities in Biloxi, Mississippi and downtown St. Louis, Missouri, north of the Gateway Arch.

Harrah's to bid on Singapore casino project

Singapore - Las Vegas-based casino operator Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is preparing to submit plans to build a casino resort in Singapore, a company spokesman said on Thursday.
The Asia Pacific city-state is considering changing its gambling laws to allow its first casino and has asked for proposals on a waterfront site as well as for a site on the resort island of Sentosa.

"We are looking at both and may end up bidding on both," said Harrah's spokesman Gary Thompson.

MGM Mirage said earlier on Thursday that it was teaming with Singapore's CapitaLand Ltd. to submit a proposal for the waterfront site, which would be adjacent to a planned business and financial center.

CapitaLand, which is 47-percent owned by the Singapore government, will team with Kerzner International Ltd. on a plan for the Sentosa site.

Thompson declined to comment on Harrah's partner.
Potential partners for Harrah's could include government controlled Keppel Land Ltd., Deutsche Bank analyst Marc Falcone said in a report on Thursday.

He said Las Vegas Sands Corp. could join with Singapore's Hotel Properties Ltd., the same company that is helping to develop the Sands' facilities in Macau. Officials at Las Vegas Sands could not be immediately reached for comment.
Falcone said other companies with interest in Singapore include Malaysia's Genting Bhd, Star Cruise Ltd. and Melco International Development Ltd., which is partly owned by Macau gaming mogul Stanley Ho and has a partnership with Australia's Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.

Singapore has not given final go-ahead on a casino but has asked for project ideas by Feb 28.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band

MGM Grand Hotel Casino: Parrot Heads will gather at the Grand Garden Arena at MGM Grand for the tropical and laidback sounds of Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefer Band.

Dates: April 9, 2005

Price: $200, $100 and $65

Time: 8:00 pm

For more information please call: 1-877-880-0880
 
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