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New Cantor Gaming Race & Sports Book Opens at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas

The new race and sports book inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino features Cantor Gaming's signature trading station architecture and mobile wagering tablets, giving each patron access to multiple screens on which to bet and watch their chosen games, in addition to dozens of high-definition screens throughout the sports book.

Joseph A. Magliarditi, President and CEO of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, stated, "We have always been a destination for the best entertainment, live music and nightlife. The addition of the Cantor Gaming Race & Sports Book creates another unique amenity for our guests to enjoy."

Lee Amaitis, President and CEO of Cantor Gaming, said: "We're committed to giving customers new and unique ways to bet on sports in Nevada - our In-Running wagering technology means patrons are invested in the action from start to finish. We have changed the way that people wager on sports for good by bringing the concept sports trading to Nevada, built on our 65-year Wall Street legacy. We are very pleased to now bring our game-changing technology to this fantastic facility at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino."

Cantor also expects to launch its eDeck mobile gaming system at the Hard Rock in the coming weeks, giving casino patrons the ability to play a variety of proprietary casino games, as well as bet on their favorite team, throughout designated areas of the resort, including HRH Beach Club, The Joint, Pink Taco and on the main casino floor.

About Cantor Gaming

Cantor Gaming is an affiliate and gaming licensee of global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald L.P., which has over 65 years of experience and unparalleled expertise of highly secure real-time, global financial transaction processing, management, and execution. Cantor and its affiliates process over $140 trillion of financial transaction securely every year over its proprietary technology platform.

Cantor Gaming is the first company licensed to manufacture, distribute, and operate a mobile gaming system by the state of Nevada and remains the world leader. Cantor Gaming was also the first company to introduce In-Running wagering to Las Vegas, enabling wagering on live sporting events throughout the event. Cantor Gaming is the exclusive provider of mobile gaming and In-Running wagering solutions to the Las Vegas Sands Corp. and is the exclusive race and sports book operator at the M Resort Spa Casino, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, the Tropicana Las Vegas and the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Cantor Gaming also offers mobile solutions to the gaming industry through its proprietary mobile gaming device, eDeck (known as Pocketcasino at the Las Vegas Sands' Venetian and Palazzo), which offers casino customers the ability to play innovative casino games developed by Cantor Gaming including XtraOdds Baccarat and XtraOdds Blackjack, as well as new and exciting progressive jackpot games within designated areas of the casino property, away from the casino floor.

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About Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, owned and operated by Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC) and equity partner DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, is a premier destination entertainment resort situated on 26 acres in Las Vegas. Built in 1995, the property completed its $750 million expansion in early 2010. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino offers an energetic entertainment and gaming experience with the services and amenities associated with a boutique luxury resort hotel. The property is known for its innovative nightlife and music scene where such acts as The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney, Incubus, Nine Inch Nails and The Killers have all performed. Features of the property include an 11-story Hard Rock Hotel tower with 640 guest rooms, 17-story Paradise Tower with 490 rooms and suites and the all-suite HRH Tower with 359 suites, eight spa villas and seven penthouse suites; 72,000 square feet of casino space; 80,000 square feet of flexible meeting and convention space; the luxurious Vanity nightclub; Reliquary Water Sanctuary & Spa; Reliquary Salon; 4.8 acres of tropical pool paradise; Rehab, the trendsetting Sunday afternoon pool party; The Joint by Rogue concert venue, home to Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits; Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co.; Poker Lounge; restaurants including Rare 120 steakhouse, the Tuscan-style Italian eatery AGO, world-renowned Nobu, Johnny Smalls, Pink Taco and Mr. Lucky's 24/7 diner; numerous cocktail lounges; several retail stores; and a state-of-the-art Fitness Center. For room availability and additional information call 800.HRD.ROCK (800.473.7625) or visit www.hardrockhotel.com.

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