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Station Casino Opens “Pit 8”2 March 2001LAS VEGAS – March 2, 2001 – As reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal: “Station Casinos is tapping into the local Asian market with the opening of a specialized table games pit at Palace Station that offers two baccarat, two blackjack and six pai gow poker tables. ”The locals gaming giant believes there are an estimated 105,000 Asians who live in the Las Vegas-Henderson area, with about 60 percent of that market over the age of 25. ”…But unlike the Strip, where Asians constitute the top end of high-roller play, Palace Station will not increase its $3,000-a-hand table games limit to lure $100,000-a-hand gamblers from the Far East. ”…The `Pit 8’ section of Palace Station -- named for its location on the casinos floor as well as the luckiest number for superstitious Asians -- officially opens today. ”…And the introduction of the Asian pit is not expected to dramatically alter that mix, although it could increase the amount of table games play at the Sahara Avenue hotel-casino. ”…For now, Palace Station will broaden the Asian food offering of its coffee shop and will schedule periodic appearances by Asian entertainers at the property's 175-seat showroom to better market its new pit…” |