Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

CDS gets contract for new tribal casino

Casino Data Systems Inc. said the Mohegan Sun Resort Casino being built in Uncasville, Conn., has selected its Oasis slot accounting and player tracking technology.

The Mohegan Tribe and Trading Cove Associates are developing a $285 million resort featuring a 150,000-square-foot casino with 3,000 slot machines and 180 table games.

The Oasis system to be installed in each slot machine will perform accounting and marketing functions, CDS said. It didn't disclose a value for the contract.

The final beam of the tribe's casino -- Connecticut's second -- was put into place last week as children and tribal elders in Indian regalia performed a ceremonial dance.

The dance celebrated the milestone in the construction of the Mohegan tribe's $280 million Mohegan Sun Casino, which is going up on the former site of a company that built propulsion systems for submarines.

Much work remains to be done before the scheduled opening in October.

With the steel structure and shell completed, the builders will now focus on constructing the walls and the interior design, which will celebrate the tribe's history and tradition.

The Foxwoods Resort Casino, which has become the country's most profitable casino since opening in 1992, is 10 miles away in Ledyard. It is owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequots.

Sands promotion

Ward Barrows has been promoted to director of security at the Sands hotel-casino.

Barrows started at the Sands in 1979 as a security officer and had been a New York state trooper for 21 years.

New Palace VPs

John V. Finamore has been named vice president of operations for Palace Station.

Finamore joined Station Casinos Inc. in 1994 as vice president of operations for Boulder Station. He helped manage Boulder Station's grand opening and first year of operation.

Finamore earned a bachelor of science degree in hotel administration from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, Ithaca, N.Y.

Jim Hughes has been named vice president and general manager for Palace Station.

Hughes joined Station Casinos in 1994 as vice president-general manager of Boulder Station, where he managed the construction, grand opening and first year of operations.

He began his gaming career at the Imperial Palace and then went on to Lady Luck, where he was director of marketing, director of casino operations and director of operations.

Hughes earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio.

Texas bingo

Texas Station has hired Daryl Nakamura to lead the property's new bingo operation.

Nakamura has more than 15 years of gaming experience and will direct Texas' new 10,000-square-foot bingo complex set to open in May.

Nakamura was employed by the Gold Coast. He opened and managed its bingo department, created the Hawaiian marketing department and established the first casino marketing office in Hawaii.

Chanaud at Hilton

Timothy Chanaud has been named director of public relations at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Chanaud was director of public relations for illusionists Siegfried & Roy and will oversee media relations and other publicity activities for all of the hotel.

He will also be involved in public relations for Star Trek: The Experience.

Chanaud attended Iowa State University in Ames, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism.

New ad manager

Joseph Santiago has been promoted to advertising manager for Buffalo Bill's, Whiskey Pete's and the Primadonna hotel-casinos.

He has been with Primadonna for nearly two years working primarily with Buffalo Bill's 6,500-seat Star of the Desert Arena, Buffalo Bill's Stage Bar, Whiskey Pete's showroom and the Primadonna showroom.

He worked at the Thomas & Mack Center as coordinator of booking and promoter services and as advertising sales representative.

Santiago is a 1992 graduate of UNLV where he received a bachelor of science degree in business administration.

Homes awarded

Las Vegans Bruce Sullivan and Pauline Reith have received new Falcon three-bedroom, two-bath homes for winning Station Casinos Inc.'s "Great Giveaway" football-handicapping contest.

Sullivan posted a 159-69 won-loss record for the 16-game NFL season, while Reith had the best "losing" record, 70-158.

Station Casinos gave away $1.4 million in cash and prizes in the contest open to players at its Palace Station, Boulder Station and Texas Station casinos.

"Station Casinos has been hosting this contest for 11 years and it has grown into the largest football contest in Las Vegas," said Russ Culver, race and sports book manager at Palace Station.

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