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TSouthern California 2014 National TournEvent of Champions Finalists
hequalifyingroundsarecompleteandparticipating crownandyourshareof$500,000! e1st place Southern California casinos have determined winner—the National TournEvent their nalists for the 2014 National of Champions winner—will receive
TournEvent of Champions! e nalists all won a trip to Las Vegas and a spot in the National TournEvent of Champions to identify
America’s Best Slot Tournament Players from 100 participating casinos with a total of 123 nalists.
Multimedia Games launched the National TournEvent of Champions phenomenon, the rst-of-its-kind nationwide slot tournament in 2013, powered by the company’s award- winning TournEvent® system.
If you are one of Southern California’s participating casino representatives, you’ll be packing your bags and your best good luck charm as you and your plus-one head to Las Vegas to play in the Championship TournEvent on October 1st at the Wynn Las Vegas resort in the XS night club for the
MIexican Independence Day at the Casino
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cash prize of $200,000! e 2nd place winner will receive $75,000; 3rd place: $50,000; 4th place: $25,000; 5th place: $10,000; 6th place: $9,000; 7th place: $8,000; 8th place: $7,000; 9th place: $6,000; 10th place: $5,000; and 11th place and on:
$500 cash.
e following Southern
Californiacasinorepresentatives will participate in the 2014 TournEvent of Champions Final in Las Vegas: Sandra S., Agua Caliente
John W. will represent Casino Pauma in the 2014 National TournEvent of Champions in Las Vegas on October 1st.
Casino Resort Spa; John W., Casino Pauma; Alejandra G., Red Earth Casino; Susan N., Spa Resort Casino; Demosthenes Y. and Annie A., Valley View Casino & Hotel; and representatives for Barona Resort & Casino,
Golden Acorn Casino, and Sycuan Casino will have been determined August 23rd, 24th, and 25th, after our press deadline. Stay tuned for more 2014 TournEvent of Champions news!
from 7 a.m. to midnight, and win a share of $20,000 in cash and prizes! Paradise Rewards Club members may pick and peel and win a prize at the Paradise Rewards Club. Prizes include $50 to $1,000 cash, $5 to $500 Paradise Cash Play, and lots of Paradise Rewards points and more Don’t miss Mariachi Bands
playing on the casino oor from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. See Paradise Rewards Club for details.
2005, but has no plans to o er Class III gaming through its interactive website.”
In an interview published on CardPlayer.com, Santa Ysabel Interactive spokesperson, Dave Vialpando, said that they were targeting between August 26th and 28th to get real money online poker available. He reiterated the Tribe’s con dence that real-money online poker is
permitted by IGRA.
e real money poker website will be open to players
over the age of 18, who are located within California’s borders. Currently, only Delaware, Nevada, and New Jersey have legalized real money online poker.
t’s Mexican Independence Day on Monday, September 15th, and Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th, and Southern California casinos
are celebrating with exciting events. Check out the following at featured
casinos in September.
At Casino Pauma, it’s Latin Night at the Red Parrot Lounge from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. with free Salsa and Bachata dance lessons at 8:30 p.m., the hottest dance shows, live bands and contests and free non-alcoholic drinks.
At Chumash Casino Resort, every Monday in September from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., enjoy a fun- lled Mexican street fair atmosphere during the Fiesta Mexicana Buffet, featuring authentic regional recipes, great drink specials and live
RIeal Money Online Poker in California?
f you’re a poker player and have been waiting to play real money online poker legally in California, you’ve been teased by the many reports this year of impending legislative bills to legalize the game. But nothing happened in 2014 California legislative sessions for online poker. No bills
were passed that legalized and regulated poker on the Internet. But Californians may now be able to play online poker for real money.
e Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, whose reservation is about 20 miles northeast of San Diego, has an online poker site, PrivateTable.com, and believes it can legally o er real money online poker without any change in California law.
On the Santa Ysabel Gaming Commission website, the Tribe states: “In o ering online gaming through Santa Ysabel Interactive, the Tribe is exerting its sovereign right
under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) to
regulate and conduct Class II gaming from the Tribe’s reservation. Class II gaming, as de ned by IGRA, includes poker and bingo, but does not include slot-based games or house-banked games, such as blackjack. House-banked games and slot machines are de ned as Class III games, and can only be o ered in a tribal casino upon agreement with the state through a Tribal-State Gaming Compact. Santa Ysabel has had such a compact with the state since
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Mariachi music, just $18.95 with your Club Chumash card.
At Sycuan Casino, celebrate
Mexican Independence Day with
tasty Mexican fare in GameDay Sports Bar & Grill, and enjoy Mariachi music from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Celebrate Mexican Independence Day at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa on Tuesday, September 16th,