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What if we identified a gaming corporation, such as Boyd (think national, most casinos have strike machines still, etc.) and approached them as a club, maybe sign a petition, and propose to them that they buy the Silver Strike program from IGT, and put strike machines in all their casinos. They would have the exclusive rights to Silver Strikes machines. Here's what we give them:
1. The annual convention would be at a Boyd Casino/Hotel.
2. The annual slot tournament would be at a Boyd Casino/Hotel.
3. The draw of having SS club members going to Boyd Properties. SS club members don't just always play SS machines, they also do other gambling, thus bringing more customers to the Boyd Casinos.
4. Free advertising for Boyd properties in the SS club newsletter and on the SS club web site.
5. Design ideas, support, quantities, etc. to keep the program fresh and evolving.
Boyd has the following properties:
Illinois - Par-A-Dice Casino
Indiana - Blue Chip Casino
Louisiana - Delta Downs, Sam's Town, Treasure Chest
Mississippi - Sam's Town
New Jersey - Borgata
Nevada - California, Eldorado, Fremont, Gold Coast, Joker's Wild, Main Street, Orleans, Sam's Town, Sun Coast, and soon to be Echelon Place.
Harrah's is even much larger, with a larger national and international presence. Perhaps since they seem to be bringing strikes back, maybe they would be the first choice.
Arizona Casinos
• Harrah's Phoenix Ak-Chin Casino
California Casinos
• Harrah's Rincon Casino
Illinois Casinos
• Harrah's Joliet Casino
• Harrah's Metropolis Casino
Indiana Casinos
• Caesars Indiana
• Horseshoe Casino Hammond
Iowa Casinos
• Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino
• Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Kansas Casinos
• Harrah's Prairie Band Casino Lousiana Casinos
• Harrah's Louisiana Downs
• Harrah's New Orleans Casino
• Horseshoe Casino Bossier City
Mississippi Casinos
• Grand Biloxi
• Grand Casino Resort Tunica
• Horseshoe Casino Tunica
• Sheraton Casino & Hotel (Tunica)
Missouri Casinos
• Harrah's North Kansas City Casino
• Harrah's St. Louis Casino
Nevada Casinos
• Bally's Las Vegas
• Bill's Casino Lake Tahoe
• Caesars Palace (Las Vegas)
• Flamingo Las Vegas
• Harrah's Lake Tahoe Casino
• Harrah's Las Vegas Casino
• Harrah's Laughlin Casino
• Harrah's Reno Casino
• Harveys Lake Tahoe Casino
• O'Sheas Casino Las Vegas
• Paris Las Vegas
• Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino New Jersey Casinos
• Bally's Atlantic City
• Caesars Atlantic City
• Harrah's Atlantic City Casino
• Showboat Casino
North Carolina Casinos
• Harrah's Cherokee Casino
Ontario, Canada Casinos
• Casino Windsor
Pennsylvania Casinos
• Harrah's Chester
Uruguay Casinos
• Conrad Punta del Este
MGM has a number of Las Vegas properties too.
Bottom line is if we want the strike program to continue, we need to take action. There should probably be a SS board meeting to address this issue and come up with an action plan. There should be Club contact with IGT to see what is happening with the trademark on the name Silver Strike. Perhaps they would give it to the club as thanks for the years of support??? It's not time for gloom and doom, it's not the end of the program at this point, but if we sit back and do nothing, it shows them that we don't care. Contact with casinos should probably be done by Board members, so the same consistent message gets across, but these contacts should be backed up with Petitions signed by all of us. If we make enough noise, and have a valid action plan, we can convince someone to keep the program going. I don't think IGT is going to change their mind though.
Dave.
SS - 1029
