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MPI’S MEETING GUIDE TO GAMING Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa hardrockcasinotulsa.com In 1971, two expatriate Americans opened up an unlikely diner in a dilapidated London Rolls Royce dealership. It served burgers, fries and a side of rock ‘n’ roll. Now, nearly 40 years later, Hard Rock cafes, hotels and casinos dot the planet—including a spectacular version in the home of Western Swing. In August 2009, Cherokee Casino Resort, Tulsa, revamped and rebranded as the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, becoming the first Hard Rock Hotel Hotel & Casino Tulsa. “For years, The Joint Las Vegas has been known nationally for its concert schedule, and now we’re bringing that same level of entertainment to Tulsa.” But there’s more to the Hard Rock than music. Whoever came up with the phrase “Party like a rock star” must have had the Hard Rock Casino in mind. The atmosphere is electric, and the huge casino floor is wired for fun with more than 1,900 of the newest electronic games, like Mr. Money Bags, Triple Double Diamonds, Video Poker, Xerxes Queen’s Knight and Jungle Wild II. Of course, there are plenty of traditional live table games to keep things lively: Blackjack, 3 Card Poker, Texas Hold ‘Em, Seven-Card Stud, Omaha, Bonus Roulette and Bonus Craps. The resort features a 19-story luxury hotel tower with more than 350 rooms and suites. The recently revamped accommodations are sleek, stylish and packed with everything you’d expect from a modern hotel. There are four dining venues, including Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill and McGill’s on 19, a posh penthouse restaurant; and four bars and entertainment venues including the Center Bar, which features an 80-foot-long frozen bar top, and Friction, featuring live music, urbane décor, a dance floor and specialty drinks. & Casino in Oklahoma and the seventh Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in the world. Here, you can relax in a luxury suite, tee off on a championship golf course or rock the nightlife in restaurants and live music venues, including the recently opened The Joint: Tulsa. “Tulsa has a great musical history, and we’re excited to help create another chapter,” said David Stewart, CEO of Cherokee Nation Entertainment, which operates Cherokee Casinos and Hard Rock Rounding out the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa experience: An impressive 35,000 square feet of total meeting space; a Hard Rock Store stocked with Hard Rock Hotel merchandise and souvenirs; a lavish swimming pool; and the Cherokee Hills Golf Club, located adjacent to the property. The 18-hole, 70-par, 170-acre course was voted one of the top five public access courses in Oklahoma two years in a row by Golfweek magazine. To learn more, please visit hardrockcasinotulsa.com. 2011 8 one+ 05.11 SUPPLEMENT http://www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com http://www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of One + May 2011

One + May 2011
Contents
Energy of Many
Impressions
Meeting Design Goes Mobile
Picking Brains
Agenda
Ask the Experts
Thoughts+Leaders
Overheard
Art of Travel
Web Watch
Radical Co-creation
Engagement + Innovation = Wunderbar
Top Spots
Connections
Irrelevant
The Business of Being Social
Safety in Numbers
Ads, Sponsors and Patrons
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
It’s Getting Better All the Time
Blame It on Rio
Ride Free
Learning How the Brain Learns
Just Face It
Becoming Mindful with Your Meetings
Group Think
The Mesh Meeting
Your Community
Making a Difference
Until We Meet Again

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