Press Release: The Sands Regent
September 19, 2002
RENO, NV -- The Sands Regent (Nasdaq: SNDS) announced yesterday that it will release financial results for its
fourth quarter and fiscal year 2002 on Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at 9:00 a.m. EDT (6:00 a.m. PDT), followed
by a conference call on the same day at 1:00 p.m. EDT (10:00 a.m. PDT).
To participate in the conference call, please dial the following number five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled
conference call time: 800-399-7496. International callers should dial: 706-634-6508. There is no pass code required
for this call.
If you are unable to participate in the call at this time, a replay will be available on Tuesday, September 24
at 1:00 p.m. PDT, through Tuesday, October 1 at 1:00 p.m. PDT; call 800-642-1687 and enter the conference ID number
5700958.
This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties at
http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz365638991gf12.html
, or at PR Newswire's website, www.prnewswire.com , under the Multimedia
News section. To listen to the live call, please go to these websites at least fifteen minutes prior to the start
of the call to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to participate during
the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call on these sites for 90 days.
The Sands Regent owns and operates the Sands Regency Casino and Hotel in downtown Reno, Nevada and, now, Gold Ranch
Casino and RV Resort in Verdi, Nevada. The Sands Regency is an 850-room hotel and casino with 29,000 square feet
of gaming space offering table games, keno, bingo and slot machines. In addition to complete amenities and on-site
brand-name restaurants, the Company's property also includes a 12,000-square-foot convention and meeting center
which seats close to 1,000 people.
The Gold Ranch Casino and RV Resort is located in Verdi, Nevada, twelve miles west of Reno. Gold Ranch offers approximately
300 slot machines in an 8,000 square foot casino, two restaurants, two bars, a 105-space RV park, a California
lottery station, an ARCO gas station and a convenience store.
Statements contained in this release, which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking" statements
as contemplated by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject
to risks and uncertainties, including the potential impact of future gaming regulatory decisions, general and regional
economic conditions, competition in the Reno area and from California Native American casino operations, the Company's
possible need for outside financing to pursue its growth plans, and other risk factors detailed from time-to-time
in The Sands Regent's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Such risks could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in the forward-looking
statements.
For further information please contact: Ferenc B. Szony, President & CEO of The Sands Regent, +1-775-348-2210,
fax +1-775-348-6241; or Sean Collins, Vice President, or William Coffin, CEO, both of Coffin Communications Group,
+1-818-789-0100, fax +1-818-789-1152, for The Sands Regent.
Source: The Sands Regent