IGT Provides Total Solution to ARIA Resort & Casino

October 26, 2009 5:30 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) today announced an update about the much-anticipated ARIA Resort & Casino at CityCenter opening later this year, featuring IGT's sbX(TM). The ARIA casino floor will feature a powerful combination of IGT's server-based network which incorporates the award-winning Service Window, sbX(TM) Floor Manager and Media Manager, the IGT Advantage® casino management system and 970 IGT AVP® machines with 3-D Multi-Layer Display (MLD®) technology. This complete solution (AVP®, 3-D, Multi-Game) is now known as IGT DynamiX(TM).

"MGM MIRAGE has always been a forward-thinking organization with respect to technology on our slot floors," said William P. McBeath, president and chief operating officer of ARIA Resort & Casino. "At CityCenter, we are pleased to offer our players the customization, choices and personalized service that sbX(TM) and the Service Window provide."

As of today, IGT expects that its sbX(TM) system and Service Window will be available on all of IGT's machines and will be interoperable with WMS' machines on ARIA's gaming floor upon opening. "Interoperability testing will continue with other game vendors anticipated to come on line with sbXTM in the future. We will ensure other vendors can migrate their games as soon as they are able to," said Rich Schneider, IGT's executive vice president of gaming products. "All of ARIA's game vendors have applied a great deal of effort in preparing their game products for compliance with the Industry Standard G2S protocols. This has required a level of cooperation and interoperability testing amongst the vendor community far beyond what this industry has ever experienced. We appreciate the efforts our competitors have made in working toward truly interoperable products. Along with MGM MIRAGE, IGT is committed to an open protocol, fully networked floor at ARIA."

"We are excited to join with CityCenter and IGT in this initial deployment of sbX," said Orrin Edidin, president of WMS Industries Inc.

Eric Tom, executive vice president of North American sales & marketing added, "This 'hybrid' casino floor also demonstrates IGT's flexibility and commitment to meet our customers' requests, needs and expectations. Today's solutions must take into account the challenging economy and how to best partner with operators to help them give their players what they want in a value-oriented solution. sbX(TM) can be deployed in a scaled manner like ARIA, or in sbX(TM) Tier One applications for smaller properties. Alternatively, our customers can deploy IGT DynamiX(TM) as a standalone and still provide their players a dynamic choice of games, and wait to deploy sbX(TM) at a later time."

The sbX(TM) Service Window provides a unique player interaction experience, right at the slot machine. When the player inserts his players club card, a special "window" slides the game screen over, providing a menu of information and services that the player and operator can customize, all designed to improve the player experience. The sbX(TM) Floor Manager means ultimate access to the IGT game library, while the sbX(TM) Media Manager enables targeted messages and services to the Service Window.

ARIA Resort & Casino, slated to open on December 16, 2009, is part of CityCenter, the unprecedented mixed-use, urban resort destination owned jointly by MGM MIRAGE and Infinity World Development Corp, a subsidiary of Dubai World.

About IGT

International Game Technology (www.IGT.com) is a global company specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of computerized gaming machines and systems products.

About CityCenter

CityCenter is an unprecedented urban metropolis opening in December 2009 on 67 acres between Bellagio and Monte Carlo resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. CityCenter is a joint venture between MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM) and Infinity World Development Corp, a subsidiary of Dubai World. CityCenter will feature ARIA, a 61-story, 4,004-room gaming resort; luxury non-gaming hotels including Las Vegas' first Mandarin Oriental and Vdara Hotel & Spa; Veer Towers, the development's only strictly residential buildings; and Crystals, a 500,000-square-foot retail and entertainment district. Vdara, Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas and Veer Towers will include approximately 2,400 residences total. Additionally, The Harmon, a 400-room luxury boutique hotel, is slated to open at CityCenter in late 2010. CityCenter also will feature a resident Cirque du Soleil production celebrating the timeless musical legacy of Elvis Presley; and an unparalleled Fine Art Collection with works by acclaimed artists including Maya Lin, Jenny Holzer, Nancy Rubins, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, among others. CityCenter is a design collaboration between MGM MIRAGE and eight internationally acclaimed architectural firms including Pelli Clarke Pelli, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Helmut Jahn, RV Architecture LLC led by Rafael Vinoly, Foster + Partners, Studio Daniel Libeskind, Rockwell Group and Gensler. At the forefront of sustainability, CityCenter will be one of the world's largest green developments. ARIA and Vdara are the first Las Vegas hotels to achieve LEED® Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. CityCenter's remaining venues are poised to receive a combination of LEED Silver and Gold ratings. For more information about CityCenter, please visit www.citycenter.com.

Statements in this release that are not historical facts are "forward looking" statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable law. Although IGT believes that the expectations reflected in any of its forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. IGT's future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and to inherent known and unknown risks and uncertainties. You should refer to information on some of the risks and uncertainties that could affect IGT's business and financial results that are included in IGT's public filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such risks include, without limitation, the risk of regulatory approvals for new products and systems; the risks inherent in developing, deploying, and managing new products and systems; and the uncertainty involved in player and operator acceptance of new products and systems. IGT does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances. Information on risks and factors that could affect IGT's business and financial results are included in their public filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE International Game Technology

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