FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 10, 2015
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WELCOMING THE YEAR OF THE RAM: SENECA NIAGARA RESORT & CASINO INVITES PUBLIC TO CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR Festivities include Lion Dance, Red Envelope distribution on February 22 NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – As the Chinese New Year holiday approaches, Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino is planning a grand celebration that is not to be missed. On Sunday, February 22, the lobby of the 26-story hotel tower at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino will be transformed with a stunning display of sights and sounds to celebrate the festive occasion. The public is invited to join in the celebration, beginning at 8:30, p.m., which will include a traditional lion dance, as well as a red envelope distribution. Guests can also enjoy special limited-time dish offerings at Koi, the resort’s remarkable Asian cuisine restaurant, including Buddha’s Feast, a vegetarian dish, and braised lamb. Thunder Falls Buffet will also feature a selection of Asian specialty dishes. A traditional dance in Chinese culture, the lion dance is a spectacular demonstration in which dancers adorned in a majestic lion costume perform to the music of drums, cymbals, and gongs. The red envelope distribution is another Chinese custom, meant to symbolize the sharing of fortune, in which envelopes containing monetary gifts are given out during special occasions. The red color of the envelope symbolizes good luck.
Since opening in 2002, millions of visitors from Western New York, Toronto, Markham, Hamilton, and across the United States and Canada have made Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino their choice for entertainment, excitement and luxury. “Seneca Niagara is an international resort destination and the Chinese New Year celebration is going to be a night for the community to embrace the Chinese culture,” said Doni Taube, senior vice president of marketing, Seneca Gaming Corporation. “This promises to be a dazzling display of sights, sounds and entertainment that those in attendance are going to remember.” Chinese New Year is a 15-day-long celebration to mark the turn of the Chinese calendar. To mark the occasion and the Year of the Ram, Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino is planning a wide-ranging series of activities. In addition to the performances in the hotel lobby, the integrated resort is having several slot and table games promotions, including the $20,000 Hot Seat promotion on February 19, the first day of Chinese New Year, and February 21. Winners will be selected every hour from 5 p.m. - Midnight. Information on all promotions and events can be found online at www.SenecaCasinos.com. About Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino is located just minutes from the world-famous Niagara Falls in Western New York, near the Canadian border. The property is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year. Guests can enjoy 147,000 square feet of gaming space with more than 3,600 slot machines and 90 table games, 10 restaurants, live entertainment and a AAA Four Diamond Award-winning, 26-story hotel with 604 deluxe rooms and suites, a spa and salon, fitness center, indoor pool and STIR – the new high-energy feature bar with a 43-foot high-definition video wall. More information is available by calling 1-877-8-SENECA (1-877-873-6322) or visiting www.SenecaCasinos.com. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, download our mobile app and view us on YouTube.
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