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Great Casino Giveaways Lucky Players Win Fantastic Cars, Cash and a New House!
M ercedes, Hummers, trucks, cash, and even a brand new house are just some of the spectacular giveaways Southern California casinos o ered their players in past months! Fun giveaways are part of a long tradition of casino business, and are particularly thrilling and impressive in
Southern California casinos.
Casino promotions are always fun, and players love to play them. It’s like going to a fantastic party
where you know someone’s going home with the big prize—and you hope it will be you! Promotions vary from vehicle giveaways—Southern California casino players love high-end cars, trucks, and SUVs—to slot tournaments, mystery in-casino progressives, and fun games that can result in amazing cash and fantastic prizes.
A typical casino promotion culminates, after a period of one or more months’ player participation, in an exciting evening with drawings of the large-ticket items. Enthusiastic emcees engage the audiences and hundreds of casino players are always in attendance, since almost all promotions require winners to be present.
Promotions Give Players More Ways to Win!
Promotions can vary in scope and substance. ere are popular variations on the “hot seat” cash giveaways, money machine booths, double or even triple point
days or times, player’s
club card swipe & wins,
scratch cards, Super
Bowl-themed giveaways,
and holiday promotions.
A popular promotion
we’re currently seeing
in several casinos is gas card giveaways. With the cost of fuel at one of the highest points in Southern California, it’s no wonder casino patrons love to receive gas cards.
Casino slot tournaments are often invitation-only events, where casinos invite VIP players to participate and o er generous prize pools. Most slot tournaments are free for VIP players. Some casinos o er non-VIP players a shot at the prizes with a small entry fee. If you see those—join in. Slot tournaments are fun, highly entertaining events sometimes complete with delicious food and entertainment. And they are a great way to get to meet other players.
Nestor P. from South Gate won a fully-furnished house valued at over $400,000 in Soboba Casino’s Dream Home Giveaway. Page 16
Casino promotions are open to all casino player’s club players. And player’s club membership at all casinos is always free, and a must to join if you go to a casino more than four times a year. Like frequent yer clubs, player’s clubs reward players for loyal play with comps that range from discounted or free meals to cash back based on play, and even hotel stays at casino resorts and lots of other freebies, dependingonthecasino.Duringcasinopromotions,player’s club players can often receive extra promotion entries in casino newsletters. And look for promotion entries in the advertisements of this newspaper. It pays to get a player’s
club card at every casino you visit.
e odds of winning big casino promotions are based, of course, on the number of
player entries, and for much-desired prizes like a brand new house, a Mercedes or Hummer, it may be a long shot to win, but certainly worth the try. Be sure to enter promotions, enjoy your casino play during the promotion periods, have fun and have no expectations. And you just may be one of the lucky winners! Promotion winners are responsible for all taxes and any state fees (such as vehicle tax and registration) associated with their prizes. And they can sometimes even take the prize value of the item in cash if the casino agrees.
In the Best Promotions category of the 2006 Best of Southern California Gaming Reader’s Poll, Southern
Rudolpho Gabriel won a brand new Toyota Highlander Hybrid on October 13, 2006 at Casino Pauma’s Car/Cash Promotion.
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Alice O. won $5,000 in Valley View Casino’s “Cashablanca” promotion in December 2006.
California Gaming Guide readers voted Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort rst place, Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino second place, and Golden Acorn Casino and Soboba Casino tied for third place. But we think all Southern California casino promotions are huge award winners. ey all give players more ways to win with their incredible fun events!
Many casino promotions change each month, although some may span several months. Each casino promotion has its own rules of play, so be sure you understand the game. Many casinos
have brochures, yers and rules on their web sites explaining how speci c promotions
work. Below we
highlight some of the
most exciting and popular casino promotions from past months, and congratulate all promotion lucky winners, some very happy ones, shown here.
Lucky Promotion Winners
Barona Valley Ranch’s Lunar New Year Celebration ushered in the Year of the Boar this year from mid February to March 4th, and gave away $60,900 in cash and prizes,
Aggie from Boulevard, CA won a Hummer H3 valued at $35,000 in Golden Acorn Casino’s Christmas H3 Giveaway.
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