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April 1, 2009

Aliante Station in North Las Vegas Selects Software Suite from Agilysys

CLEVELAND -- April 1, 2009 -- Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, announced today that Aliante Station in North Las Vegas, Station Casinos' newest hotel casino, has selected the Lodging Management System® property management solution, InfoGenesis POS™ and the Guest eMarketing solution, all by Agilysys, to streamline operations at the 202-room property, which opened in November.

Agilysys

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Supplier News Technology

March 24, 2009

Wynn Bets on HBSI to Connect to Travel Distributors

Hotel Booking Solutions Incorporated is pleased to announce the launch of its two newest hotel customers the 2,700-room Wynn Las Vegas and the recently opened 2,000-room Encore. HBSi’s iDemand Gateway channel management platform connects legacy and state-of-the-art hotel central reservation or property management systems with complex travel distributors. Hotel companies can transmit instantaneously their room availability, rates and inventory data, which replace costly, error-prone manual processes.

HBSi

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

External Article Sales & Marketing

March 24, 2009

Cheap rooms could sell casinos short | lasvegassun.com

Prolonged price cuts, experts say, can harm brands such as MGM Mirage. A business model gaming companies have followed for decades has turned into a precarious balancing act, as casinos slash room rates to levels not seen in more than a decade. Cheap rooms have been a fail-safe way for gaming chiefs to fill their casinos with gamblers and keep profits up in down economic times. But some Strip resort operators are learning that cutting room rates in this economy can take a greater toll on the bottom line than having fewer gamblers at the slot machines.

lasvegassun.com

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Appointment

March 13, 2009

Michael Leven has been named COO and President at Las Vegas Sands, Corp

Mr. Leven is a veteran hospitality executive with 48 years of experience in the business and a distinguished and well-recognized record of success. He was formerly president and CEO of US Franchise Systems, Inc., the company he founded in 1995, which developed and franchised the Microtel Inns & Suites and Hawthorn Suites hotel brands. He was previously the president and COO of Holiday Inn Worldwide, president of Days Inn of America, and president of Americana Hotels. He has also served on the board of directors of Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Hersha Hospitality Trust. In his new role with LVS, Mr. Leven will supervise the overall operations of the company's U.S. and international locations.

Las Vegas Sands, Corp

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States