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Aristocrat's New Buffalo Grand™ Slot Game Premieres Monday Aristocrat’s New Buffalo Grand™ Slot Game Premieres Monday, September 28 at Station Casinos Game is Larger than Life on Aristocrat’s Award-Winning Arc Double™ Cabinet and has a Life-Changing $500,000 Progressive Jackpot LAS VEGAS (September 25, 2015) – Every slot player’s favorite game, Buffalo™, is bigger than ever in Aristocrat’s all-new Buffalo Grand™, which makes its premiere September 28 at Station Casinos and Fiesta Casinos in Las Vegas. Players will find Buffalo Grand at Boulder Station, Green Valley Ranch Resort, Palace Station, Red Rock Resort, Santa Fe Station, Sunset Station, Texas Station, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho. On Monday, September 28 from noon to 8 p.m., Boarding Pass members can earn a free spin on the all-new Buffalo Grand. Once players have earned 300 Boarding Pass base points, they can visit the free spin area to play the exciting new game. Promotion details are available at any Rewards Center. All of the fun of the original Buffalo can be found in Buffalo Grand, plus incredible new features players will love, including a chance to win a $500,000 progressive jackpot, as well as four other linked progressive jackpots. Buffalo Grand is larger than life in Aristocrat’s Arc Double™ cabinet, named to Casino Journal’s Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products list and to Casino Enterprise Management’s 2015 Top 10 Slot Floor Technology Awards. Buffalo Grand takes full advantage of Arc Double’s dual 42-inch curved high-def LCD touch screens, upgraded graphic capabilities and iChair™, for an engrossing, fully submersing gaming experience unlike any other. Aristocrat everywhere: Visit Aristocrat’s website Like Aristocrat on Facebook Join Aristocrat on Twitter Discover Aristocrat games on YouTube About Station Casinos: Station Casinos owns 19 properties throughout Southern Nevada including Boulder Station, Fiesta Henderson, Fiesta Rancho, Green Valley Ranch Resort, Palace Station, Red Rock Resort, Santa Fe Station, Sunset Station, Texas Station, Wild Wild West and several smaller properties under the Wildfire Gaming division. For more information, visit www.sclv.com. About Aristocrat Aristocrat Technologies Inc. is a subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL), a leading global provider of land-based and online gaming solutions. The Company is licensed by more than 200 regulators and its products and services are available in more than 90 countries around the world. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines and casino management systems. For further information visit the company’s website at www.aristocrat-us.com. # # # Aristocrat Technologies 7230 Amigo Street, Las Vegas, NV 89119 www.aristocratgaming.com Contact: Paul Speirs, Steinbeck Communications + 1 (702) 413-4278 [email protected] Aimee Stephens, Station Casinos (702) 495-4244 [email protected] Aristocrat Technologies 7230 Amigo Street, Las Vegas, NV 89119 www.aristocratgaming.com .
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