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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jena Antoncuk
March 20, 2003 The Firm Public Relations
702-739-9933

PALMS CASINO RESORT RELEASES GAMING CHIP
IN HONOR OF LEGENDARY SEATTLE SLEW

LAS VEGAS – The Palms Casino Resort is proud to present limited edition casino chips in celebration of Triple Crown legend Seattle Slew.

Seattle Slew is best known as the 1977 Triple Crown winner of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. The first chip in the series will be released on Thursday, April 24 and will feature Seattle Slew as the winner of the Kentucky Derby. The second chip will feature the racehorse as the winner of the Preakness Stakes and will be released on Thursday, May 8. The third chip, to be released on Thursday, May 22, will showcase Seattle Slew as the Belmont Stakes winner. The fourth and final chip, released on Thursday, June 5, will feature Seattle Slew’s career highlighted as the 1977 Triple Crown winner.

The limited edition Seattle Slew chips will be available at the Palms main cage or the Palms gaming tables at 10 a.m. on the release dates in the following denominations:

Seattle Slew Chip: Denominations:

Kentucky Derby $2.50, $5, $25, and $100
Preakness Stakes $2.50, $5, $25, and $100
Belmont Stakes $2.50, $5, $25, and $100
Triple Crown $1, $2.50, $5, $25, and $100

The Palms Casino Resort is the new $265 million boutique resort that opened November 15, 2001. Owned by the Maloof family, the 430-room property offers a diverse mix of restaurants and bars, the 14-screen Brenden Theatres, a 1,500-seat, multi-use entertainment venue and a 95,000-square-foot casino. It is located just west of the Las Vegas Strip and I-15 on Flamingo Road, minutes from the Forum Shops and Fashion Show Mall. For room reservation information, call toll free at (866) PALMS-RES, (866) 725-6773, or visit www.palms.com. For groups of 10 rooms or more, contact the Sales Department at (866) PALMS-MTG or (866) 725-6768.