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March 2014 Gaming News
2I014 TournEvent of Champions® is Bigger, Bolder, Louder!
t’s back! Multimedia Games’ National TournEvent of Champions® is bigger, bolder, and louder in 2014, as the cash prizes double to $500,000, two tour buses crisscross the country, and the nationwide tournament competition returns in search of the next Nation’s Best
Tournament Player! You’ll want to get into the action-packed slot tournament fun and in the running for the Best Slot Tournament Player title. Here’s how:
TournEvent of Champions
winner will receive a cash prize of $200,000!
Qualifying slot tournament dates vary for each
participating casino, so check with the Southern California participating casinos listed, and make sure you read our Tournaments section each month for qualifying tournament information. And go to TournEvent.com for more information, videos and nationwide TournEvent slot
tournament news.
Step 1: Semi-Finals
Get your hands on a Golden PassTM by competing in your home casino’s semi- nal tournament or by receiving a special invite to compete from any participating Southern California casino including Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, Barona Resort & Casino, Casino Pauma, Golden Acorn Casino, Red Earth Casino, Spa Resort Casino, Sycuan Casino, and Valley View Casino & Hotel.
Step 2: In-Casino Finals
Redeem your Golden Pass and prove you have what it takes to claim the top spot by competing against other Golden Pass earners at your home casino’s nal tournament.
Each winning casino representative will receive $800 in airfare to/from Las Vegas for themselves and one guest; a 4-night stay including hotel accommodations; and a seat at the National Championship.
Step 3: National Championship
Pack your bags and your best good luck charm as you and your plus one head to
Las Vegas to play in the Championship Tournament for the crown and your share of $500,000. e grand prize winner, the National
AHgua Caliente Casino Resort Spa Hosts Heartland Poker Tour
eartland Poker Tour (HPT) is expanding to Southern California in 2014 after three successful 2013 stops in the Golden State. Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho
th
Mirage will play host to HPT for a 10-day series starting on February 27 , with the crowning
of a new HPT champion at a nationally televised Final Table on March 10th.
in the series of events. In total, over $2 million was awarded in California. HPT has awarded over $50 million to poker enthusiasts since humble beginnings in 2005. ey now televise more tournaments in the world than any other tour, bringing a full production set to each stop.
Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa features a 20-table poker room, along with nearly 1,400 of the latest slots and many styles of table games. e Four Diamond resort property also includes a 340-room hotel with a full- service spa. Go online to HotWaterCasino.com for more information about the tournament and Poker Room.
“We are thrilled at this opportunity for poker players to experience our world-class resort by hosting HPT,” said C.J. Graham, General Manager of Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa.
Two one-hour episodes will be lmed at Agua Caliente, and syndicated to over 100 million homes throughout the United States, in addition to widespread distribution
throughout Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. For more information and a schedule of upcoming events, visit HPTPoker.com.
HPT expanded into California in late 2013 and changed the lives of Kris Tong and Michael Rosenbach. Tong won $165,000, while Rosenbach walked away with $180,000. Hundreds of other players scored substantial prize money
The Walking Dead Slot GameTM Is Turning Players Into Winners
When AMC’s e Walking Dead premiered its new season last month, slot players across North America were being bitten by the excitement
of Aristocrat’s The Walking Dead Slot GameTM. With more than 250 slots already in casinos
from coast to coast, players can easily nd the game at their favorite nearby casino.
SPycuan Poker’s Knock Out Punch
show’s gritty post-apocalyptic world with a chance to win a grand jackpot that starts at $500,000. In Southern California you can play e Walking Dead Slot Game at Barona Resort & Casino, Casino Pauma, Pechanga Resort & Casino, San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino, Spotlight 29 Casino, and
Viejas Casino & Resort. See other California casinos to play at AristocratPlayingDead.com.
Aristocrat’s e Walking Dead Slot Game grabs players and puts them right in the middle of the record-breaking
oker players, this is for you! Now through April 27th, play Sycuan Poker’s Knock Out Punch at Sycuan Casino and see if you will drive away in a 2014 Dodge Charger! Drawings take place every hour, ursdays to Sundays from 1:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
e rst winner every hour will win up to $500 cash. e second and third winner will
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receive an entry into the Grand Final drawing on Sunday, April 27th, at 11:15 p.m. Ten names will be selected during the Grand Final drawing, nine winners will receive $500 cash, and one will drive away in the Dodge Charger! See Sycuan Poker for details.