Cox Communications' Hospitality Network affiliate, the leading provider of in-room guest video and data technology services to the gaming industry, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Mandalay Resort Group, the largest provider of rooms on the Las Vegas Strip - including all the hotels on the Mandalay Mile, the largest contiguous entertainment complex in the world.

"As a leader in the gaming industry, our focus is on consistently exceeding the amenity expectations of our guests," said John Marz, Senior Vice President of Mandalay Marketing and Events. "This new technology will continue to keep our resorts on the cutting edge of guest amenities while increasing the cash flow opportunities at our properties."

Hospitality Network will provide five of Mandalay Resort Group's properties, with the latest technology - including digital in-room video-on-demand service, high-speed Internet service and in-room wireless keyboard access.

"Hospitality Network enables gaming resorts to offer the newest state-of-the-art guest room digital video and Internet services," said Mark Lipford, Vice President and General Manager of Cox Communications in Las Vegas. "Further, our full suite of in-room services help resorts stand out from the crowd while directly adding to their average daily room rate (ADR) and operating guest room cash flow."

About Mandalay Resort Group

Mandalay Resort Group owns and operates 11 properties in Nevada: Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Excalibur, Circus Circus, and Slots-A-Fun in Las Vegas; Circus Circus-Reno; Colorado Belle and Edgewater in Laughlin; Gold Strike and Nevada Landing in Jean and Railroad Pass in Henderson. The company also owns and operates Gold Strike, a hotel/casino in Tunica County, Mississippi. The company owns a 50% interest in Silver Legacy in Reno, and owns a 50% interest in and operates Monte Carlo in Las Vegas. In addition, the company owns a 50% interest in and operates Grand Victoria, a riverboat in Elgin, Illinois, and owns a 53.5% interest in and operates MotorCity in Detroit, Michigan.

Acerca de Cox Communications

Cox Communications (NYSE: COX), a Fortune 500 company, is a multi-service broadband communications company with approximately 6.5 million total customers, including 6.3 million basic cable subscribers. The nation's fourth-largest cable television provider, Cox offers both analog cable television under the Cox Cable brand as well as advanced digital video service under the Cox Digital Cable brand and through its affiliate Hospitality Network, Inc. Cox provides an array of other communications and entertainment services, including local and long distance telephone under the Cox Digital Telephone brand; high-speed Internet access under the Cox High Speed Internet brand; and commercial voice and data services via Cox Business Services. Local cable advertising, promotional opportunities and production services are sold under the Cox Media(SM) brand. Cox is an investor in programming networks including Discovery Channel. More information about Cox Communications can be accessed on the Internet at www.cox.com/espanol.

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    SOURCE: Cox Communications