SANDS HOTEL & CASINO -------------------- RESTAURANT INFORMATON ______________________________________________________________________________ THE EPIC BUFFET OFFERS QUALITY CUISINE IN AN EVER-CHANGING DELECTABLE VARIETY Atlantic City, NJ --- Visitors to the Epic Buffet will always discover something new to savor -- day and night -- on the rotating menu of food items. For instance, the American Food Station may offer such specialties as... Steamship Round Prime Rib Grilled Barbecued Swordfish Roast Lamb Chops with Onion Sauce Steamed Crab Legs The Italian Station... Linguine with Clam Sauce Stuffed Shells with Meat Sauce Angel Hair Pomordori Pizza Smoked Eggplant with Garlic and Oil The Chinese Food Station... Peking Pork chops Clams with Black Bean Sauce Pepper Steak with Onions Barbecued Ribs Stir-fried Vegetables And the fanciful Dessert Station (everyone's favorite) could feature... Pecan/Walnut Upside Down Cake Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Creme Caramel Bananas Foster Assorted Warmed Sauces Always a feature sugar-free treats like... Strawberry Cream Double Chocolate Cake Brownies And fat-free delights such as... Lemon Bundt Cake Angel Food Cake ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEAFOOD EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE EPIC BUFFET Atlantic City, NJ ---The Epic Buffet at the Sands Hotel & Casino is featuring a Friday Seafood Extravaganza. Every Friday night during the summer months fish lovers will find what they want from a new, extended seafood menu. Buffalo Style Fried Shrimp, Clams Marinara, Mussels Marinara, Swordfish and Scallops Scampi and Crab Cakes are just a few of the tantalizing entrees that will be available. For $15.95 the Epic Buffet Friday Seafood Extravaganza is where to be to appease your seafood craving. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LUNCH IS BEING SERVED...AT ROSSI'S Atlantic City, NJ --- On July 1 and throughout the summer months, Rossi's Gourmet Italian Buffet at the Sands Hotel & Casino will be open for lunch with a new outlook. A special Rossi's Pasta and Salad Lunch will be offered every day for $9.95 or for Ambassador Card members, $7.95. It certainly pays to have an Ambassador Card. For details on obtaining one, check the promotion Center on the 2nd level. The new menu will consist of salads such as tossed, Caesar, Pasta and Antipasta with your choice of toppings. The pasta portion will offer Spirelli, Linguini, Angel Hair along with Baked Lasagne and Chicken Cacciatore and sausage. To round out the meal, cheesecake, Tira Misu and Italian pastries will be available a la carte for $1.50. Coffee and tea are included. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HOLLYWOOD CASINO STUDIO STORE IS MAKING HISTORY Atlantic City, NJ --- The History Channel, a subsidiary of A & E, will be displaying a little bit of American History at the sands Hotel & casino. The Hollywood Casino Studio Store will be hosting the Thomas Edison Exhibit Celebration. The unveiling of one of Thomas Edison's original movie projectors will be on view for the public during the summer months at a specially designed History Channel display in the Hollywood Casino Studio Store. It's the 102nd anniversary of the motion picture camera, and the Sands Hotel & Casino joins hands with the A & E Television Network's new History Channel to salute Thomas Edison. To mark the occasion and to formally open the display, the legendary Mickey Rooney, star of The Biography of Thomas Edison, will be doing the honors on Friday, June 28. The invitation-only special event marks yet another milestone for the Hollywood Casino Studio Store. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE UNBELIEVABLE NEW EPIC BUFFET & THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIO STORE PREMIER TO RAVE REVIEWS AT THE SANDS HOTEL & CASINO Atlantic City, NJ --- The first major changes on the road to Hollywood are here as the Sands Hotel & Casino celebrates the multi-million dollar grand opening of two "must see" Atlantic City experiences, The Epic Buffet and the Hollywood Casino Studio Store. The only word to portray the visual delights of the Epic Buffet is "stunning." A priceless array of rare memorabilia and costumes, the actual pieces which played key roles in movies such as "Cleopatra," "Spartacus," and "Ben Hur" just to name a few. Guests will be awestruck by the 9-foot statue of the Goddess of Taweret from "Cleopatra"; the enormous eagle's head and chariot from the legendary film "Ben Hur"; the bronze bell from "Quo Vadis"; plus major props from "The Ten Commandments" and "Spartacus". Costumes also play a key role, including the glittering gown worn by Elizabeth Taylor in "Cleopatra". Special effects play a key role in the overall Epic experience. Beautiful stone frescos of scenes from Epic movies hang high above the floor. To everyone's surprise, certain frescos are actually movie screens, which begin playing scenes from Epic movies. Each scene highlights a costume or piece of memorabilia which is residing in the buffet! Bradley H. Stone, Sands President, led a contingent of executives from parent company Hollywood Casino Corporation on a worldwide tour for rare epic movie memorabilia. Prime on the list was a successfuk recruiting stop at the Cine Citta Studio in Rome, Italy. The opening of the Epic Buffet and the adjoining Hollywood Casino Studio Store mark the start of a monumental transition the Sands has undertaken toward redesigning and renaming the casino in line with its widely successful Hollywood parent company theme. Presenting a "bigger than life" legendary entertainment experience, the Epic Buffet features an amazing array of foods of epic proportions. The food experience alone, at breakfast, lunch or dinner, would demand that the Epic Buffet would be the best restaurant of its kind. The Epic Buffet offers a food product which features a quantity of selections and a quality which is unsurpassed in any buffet experience. There's not enough room to list the entire menu. Here's a sample of the many selections. The American station offers the very popular Rotisserie chicken, Roast Lamb and Jumbalaya, while the Italian station will make your mouth water with everything from Linguine withClam Sauce, Angel Hair Pomodori and Specialty Pizza. The Chinese Station has everything from Pepper Steak to Stir fried Vegetables and Clams with Black Bean Sauce, while a carving station at dinner offers Prime Rib of Beef. There's every salad possibility a garden could grow, including Caesar Salad plus a dersert station with every taste a mind could imagine. One peek at the Epic Buffet and guests will see the future of casino gaming and entertainment in Atlantic City. The Hollywood theme in the buffet and the adjoining Hollywood Casino Studio Store are a taste of greater physical changes at the Sands in the near Future. These innovations are part of an overall plan to bring a completely themed, entertainment-oriented hotel and casino product to the Atlantic City Marketplace. An equally exciting innovation is the Hollywood Casino Studio Store, located just steps away from the Epic Buffet. Agreements with over a dozen of Hollywood's top movie studios guarantees the presence of fascinating memorabilia and costumes from Hollywood's hottest movies. From Warner Brothers to Paramount, Turner Home Entertainment to MGM/UA and Walt Disney Home Video, the Hollywood Casino Studio Store will be the source for nonstop fun, great memorabilia and the latest videos and merchandise for sale. The Hollywood Casino Studio Store opened with a wide variety of exciting memorabilia including a costume worn by Jim Carrey from the hit, "The Mask"; head pieces worn by Danny Devito in "Batman Returns"; the famous box of chocolates from the Academy Award-winning film "Forrest Gump", signed by Oscar-winner Tom Hanks and the talkboy radio from "Home Alone 2", signed by Macauley Culkin. Visitors to Atlantic City should bring a camera and take pictures in the replica Ben Hur chariot, located in the Hollywood Casino Studio Store. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SANDS HOTEL & CASINO EXECUTIVE CHEF TOM BIGLAN CHEF OF THE YEAR Atlantic City, NJ --- The Sands Hotel & Casino Executive Chef, Tom Biglan, has been named Chef of the Year by the Chef's Association of South Jersey. Executive Chef Biglan received this honor at the recent President's Dinner Dance. This annual event benefits a scholarship program to further the recipients in their culinary career. He was selected by his peers because of his mnay and diversified contributions to the culinary field. Executive Chef Biglan is European trained with a three-year formal American Culinary Federation apprenticeship. He is a Certified Chef through the A.C.F. Educational Institute, and is also certified in hospitality, nutrition, and employee development. Executive Chef Biglan is responsible for all the gourmet restaurants; Medici, Brighton Steakhouse, China Moon and Rossi's, as well as the newly constructed 350-seat Epic Buffet and two employee dining outlets. In addition to his duties, Executive Chef Biglan hosts a series of Executive Chefs Dinners. He has hosted dinners for renowned French Chefs Roger Verge, Andrew Soltner and Paul Bocuse as well as Jeremiah Tower, of San Francisco, CA., and Paul Prudhomme, K-Paul, New Orleans, La. "I was completely overwhelmed by this great honor. Being surrounded by such a great group of professionals in South Jersey and then to be selected by them for this honor is unbelievable. In the fast-paced casino world, it's very easy to overlook the culinary profession. This award certainly brings our profession to the forefront," states Biglan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SANDS FOOD AND BEVERAGE DIRECTOR RECEIVES HIGHEST FOOD SERVICE CREDENTIAL Atlantic City, NJ --- Dave Williamson, Director of Food & Beverage at the Sands Hotel & Casino, was recently certified as a Foodservice Management Professional (FMP) by The Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association. FMP is a professional certification that recognizes individuals who demonstrate an exceptional level of experience, knowledge and leadership within the food service industry. Williamson, 39, received the FMP designation after successfully meeting the program's requirements for experience and education and passing a comprehensive examination. The FMP program is administered by The Educational Foundation, under the guidance of a Certification Governing Board consisting of 15 industry and academic leaders. FMP is the highest credential awarded by The Educational Foundation to food service professionals. The Marmora resident has been with the Sands since May, 1987. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SANDS HOTEL & CASINO -------------------- HOTEL ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION ______________________________________________________________________________ HOLLYWOOD CASINO CORPORATION AND PRATT HOTEL CORPORATION ANNOUNCE FINANCIAL ADVISORY RELATIONSHIP WITH SALOMON BROTHERS INC REGARDING ATLANTIC CITY PROJECT Atlantic City, NJ --- Hollywood Casino Corporation (NASDAQ:HWCC) and Pratt Hotel Corporation (AMEX:PHC) today announced the engagement of Salomon Brothers Inc. as their financial advisor in connection with exploring strategic transactions regarding the Sands Hotel and Casino located in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The financial alternatives include the potential consummation of strategic alliances, including joint ventures, associated with its potential expansion of the Sands. The expansion is contemplated in connection with the transformation of the Sands to a Hollywood Casino(R), the Company's highly successful Hollywood-themed entertainment concept. Hollywood Casino and Pratt have secured control over key parcels of property contiguous with the Sands' existing facilities, fronting Pacific Avenue and adjacent to both Martin Luther King and Indiana Avenue accesses. "Our control over the property fronting Pacific Avenue is key to the intiation of a major expansion of hotel rooms and parking facilities. Preliminary designs include a new 500-room hotel tower, 2,000 additional parking spaces, 40,000 additional square feet of casino space and expanded restaurant and entertainment facilities. Every element of the proposal is designed to deliver the dramatic impact of our trademarked, Hollywood-themed concept which has been so successful at the Hollywood Casino properties in Aurora, Illinois and Tunica, Mississippi," said edward T. Pratt, President and Chief Operating Officer. "We are dedicated to bringing the highest quality entertainment experience to our customers in Atlantic City, just as we do in our other locations. With the major improvements afforded us by controlling customer access from Pacific Avenue, the attractiveness of the Sands location is greatly enhanced. Salomon Brothers Inc., has a long-standing relationship with our companies and is uniquely positioned to assist with identifying potential ventures, financings or other strategic transactions," added Mr. Pratt. For investor information contact: Buz LaFrano Hollywood Casino Corporation Vice President, Finance (214) 392-7777 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SANDS HOTEL & CASINO TAKES "SPRING SPRUCE UP" SERIOUSLY Atlantic City, NJ --- The Sands Hotel & Casino has turned up the lights...in the self-park garage. As part of a garage improvement campaign, aimed at ensuring the safety of our guests, the Sands has begun installing approximately 600 new high pressure sodium, 150 watt lamps replacing the previous lighting system throughout the garage. The new system, which improves visibility in the garage by nearly 50% and costs approximately $100,000, has a day light effect. Along with the new lights, the Sands has installed red telephones by each elevator in the garage. The phones are connected directly to the hotel operators to better serve our guests in any emergency. An additional entrance to the garage on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., with enhanced lighting and landscaping, provides easy access for our guests. The new entrance also allows pedestrian access from Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. to the garage. This improvement project began with the replacement of new sidewalks, with a cobblestone, non-skid surface, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and Indiana Avenue in the area of the Sands port cochere. The entrance at the corner of Pop Lloyd Blvd. and Indiana Avenue has been replaced with granite steps and marble side effects. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SANDS HOTEL & CASINO EXTENDS FREE PARKING INTO 1996 WITH AMBASSADOR CARD Atlantic City, NJ --- From purchasing your favorite video to parking your car, the Amassador Card at the Sands Hotel & Casino is invaluable. The Sands has just added another dimension to the value of your Ambassador Card. Startingin January 1996, the Ambassador Card will earn you free parking in both the Sands' self-park and valet garages. Simply present your Ambassador Card to the attendant at the valet window or to the attendant as you exit the garage. If you enter the Sands without an Ambassador Card, you can save the $2 parking fee simply by signing up for a free Ambassador Card. Visit the Welcome center on the second casino level or the Promotions Center on the first casino level and receive an Ambassador Card. A $2.00 parking fee will be charged if an Ambassador card is not presented when exiting the garage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SANDS HOTEL & CASINO -------------------- SHOPPING INFORMATION ______________________________________________________________________________ HOLLYWOOD CASINO STUDIO STORE LAUNCHED Atlantic City, NJ --- The launch of a new retail themed entertainment complex, the Hollywood Casino Studio Store, has set the tone for the planned conversion of the Sands Hotel & Casino to the Hollywood Casino brand name property. The new retail center features each major Hollywood Studio as a retail participant, including; MGM/UA, Turner Entertainment, Warner Brothers, Fox, Paramount, Universal, Columbia Tri-Star, Disney, HBO, Showtime and A&E. "The Studio Store and retail complex are the visual beginning of a unique Hollywood participation by the major studios who are now able to merchandise their film product line in one totally themed entertainment environment," said Thomas L. Cantone, Vice President of Studio and Retail marketing for the Hollywood Casino properties. For the first time in Atlantic City, guests will be able to enjoy a unique shopping attraction, combining visual effects with merchandise displays and props from the motion picture industry. On display are props from the films "The Mask," "Batman," "Forrest Gump," "Aliens," "Jurasic Park," and many more. The launch of the new retail facility comes at a time when demand for entertainment properties now account for 25 percent of a record worldwide $100 billion dollar licensed merchandise industry. Video sales and rentals were $15 billion in the U.S. alone. "It's exciting when something comes along that surprises you, some place you might not have thought and I think the possibilities at the Hollywood Casino Studio Store as a new venue for us are tremendous", said Michael Lennox, Director of Sales for MGM/UA in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Casino Studio Store joins another newly developed themed attraction, The Epic Buffet, which is adjacent to the retail center and features a never before seen tribute to the greatest epic films of all time. "People are looking for something visual and these two new attractions give Atlantic City and the film industry a constant entertainment environment," said Cantone. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |SANDS HOTEL CASINO | | S Indiana at Brighton ...609-441-4000 | | Box Office ............609-441-4137 | | Hotel Rooms ...........609-441-4444 | | Restaurants ...........609-441-4000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------