HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO SIOUX CITY WINS 17 “BEST OF SLOTS AWARDS 2016”

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Property named Best Overall Casino in Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (December 6, 2016) – Strictly Slots magazine recently released its 2016 “Best of Slots Awards” and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City has topped the charts in 17 different categories, including the top award for Best Overall Casino.

Each year, Strictly Slots – the nation’s only magazine written exclusively for slot and video poker players – polls their dedicated readers on which gaming destinations offer the best of the best in favorite machines to favorite places to unwind.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City received first place honors in Iowa in nine different “Best of Slots” categories, including:

Best Overall Casino
Best Reel Slots
Best Progressive Slots
Best Penny Slots
Best Quarter Slots
Best $5+ Slots
Best Slot Club
Best Comps
Best Players Club Lounge

“Taking top honors in nine categories for the Best of Slots Awards is a tremendous recognition,” said Kelly Pace, Slots Director for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City. “Our team works hard to ensure that the 835 games on our floor are working well and fun for our guests. We’re always looking to add variety and provide our guests with the best gaming experience possible.”

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino also placed in the top three for eight other categories in Iowa, including: Best Video Poker, Best Variety of Slots, Best Video Slots, Best Dollar Slots, Casino Where you Feel the Luckiest, Best Slot Club Promotions, Friendliest Casino, and Best High-End Slot Area.

These wins add to the tally of first place finishes the 2-year-old entertainment destination has received from Casino Player magazine since opening its doors in August 2014. The property garnered 12 wins from the magazine’s 2016 Best of Dining and Nightlife Awards earlier this year, including Best Overall Dining and Best Overall Entertainment.

Among the property’s list of awards are the Pride of Sioux City: Business Beautification Award, AAA Four Diamond Award, TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, and Iowa Tourism Award’s 2015 Outstanding Attraction in Iowa.

To learn more about Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, please visit www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.

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About Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City is an award-winning gaming destination offering more than 835 slot machines and a wide variety of table games. The property’s Hard Rock Hotel is a AAA Four Diamond rated hotel, a distinction which only five percent of the more than 28,000 properties approved by AAA achieve. Complementing the Hotel and Casino are six restaurants and bars including the World Tour Buffet, Fuel American Grill, and Main + Abbey, the property’s AAA Three Diamond rated restaurant. Throughout the property, guests can experience the legends by viewing the vast Hard Rock memorabilia collection, with iconic pieces from SLASH to Johnny Cash.

The indoor live-entertainment venue, Anthem, hosts an impressive weekly lineup of concerts and performances from rock, pop, and country to comedy and blues. This unique venue leaves attendees with a one-of-a-kind entertainment experience from artists like Slash, Clint Black, Rick Springfield and George Thorogood. Battery Park, the outdoor entertainment venue with a festival-type atmosphere, hosts nationally touring performers along the likes of 3 Doors Down, Cheap Trick, Boston, Elvis Costello and Gary Allan, during the summer months.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City was developed through a partnership between the Missouri River Historical Development and SCE Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Warner Gaming, LLC, and is operated under license from HRHH IP, LLC. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas is the flagship property owned by an affiliate of HRHH IP, LLC. For more information on Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, visit www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com and www.facebook.com/HardRockHotelSC.

Hard Rock International

With venues in 73 countries, including 172 cafes, 24 hotels and 11 casinos, Hard Rock International (HRI) is one of the most globally recognized companies. Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world’s greatest collection of music memorabilia, which is displayed at its locations around the globe. Hard Rock is also known for its collectible fashion and music-related merchandise, Hard Rock Live performance venues and an award-winning website. HRI owns the global trademark for all Hard Rock brands. The company owns, operates and franchises Cafes in iconic cities including London, New York, San Francisco, Sydney and Dubai. HRI also owns, licenses and/or manages hotel/casino properties worldwide. Destinations include the company’s two most successful Hotel and Casino properties in Tampa and Hollywood, Fl., both owned and operated by HRI parent company The Seminole Tribe of Florida, as well as other exciting locations including Bali, Chicago, Cancun, Ibiza, Las Vegas, Macau and San Diego. Upcoming new Hard Rock Cafe locations include Valencia, Shanghai, Yangon and San Juan. New Hard Rock Hotel projects include Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Berlin, Dubai, London, Los Cabos, New York City, and Shenzhen, Dalian and Haikou in China. For more information on Hard Rock International, visit www.hardrock.com.