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Casino Mobile Apps: Players Clubs at Your Fingertips
Want to know how many players club points you have before you go to your favorite casino or what perks may be available to you? You can check on your mobile phone — either iPhone or Android system—with a casino mobile app. Not every casino has them, but they will.
Casino guests, especially those whose mobile phones are with them almost 24/7, will increasingly nd it a boon to have their favorite casino’s information available anytime, anywhere, literally at their ngertips. Some current existing Southern California casinos’ apps even have provisions to earn players club points by phone, and receive o ers and reminders. Check out and download Sycuan Casino’s mobile app at SycuanCasino.com.
Video Poker Wide Area Progressive
Southern California Video Poker players can rejoice, as their number one wish list item, a Video Poker Wide Area
Progressive, is soon to become a reality.
IGT’s Super Times Pay Poker Mega Progressive is designed for the interstate
links between New Jersey and South Dakota, New Jersey and Nevada, and the national
Native American link: Tribal casinos. Here’s a clue on what Super Times Pay Poker Mega Progressive can potentially pay out: Any royal ush with a 10-times multiplier playing Super Times wins the progressive jackpot, which starts at $50,000 on 25-cent games and $200,000 on dollar machines! Since royals usually pay $1,000 for a maximum bet on a 25-cent game and $4,000 on a dollar game without multipliers or progressives, Super Times Pay Poker Mega Progressive will have Video Poker a cionados lining up to play. Of course, results are random and e Big One can hit at any time. Super Times Pay requires an extra coin bet per hand to activate the multiplier feature. Look for
Super Times Pay Poker Mega Progressive within the next six months.
Hybrid Table Games: 2Way Winner
Did you ever sit down to play Poker and get dealt cards like 8,3; 2,9; or 4,7 o -suit and think to yourself,“Why didn’t I get these cards when I was at the Blackjack table an hour ago?” 2Way Winner developer, Jason Zhang thought that — a lot. And he eventually transformed his frustration into an exciting hybrid table game where players can turn very ugly Poker hands into very promising Blackjack hands.
Based on the rst two cards a player is dealt and the dealer’s up card, a player has the option to choose to play either Blackjack or Poker in 2Way Winner. Zhang’s invention went live early this year at Hollywood Park Casino with continuous excellent feedback. 2Way Winner is bound to become a casino favorite as it gives players the chance to use both Poker and Blackjack skills. Unlike other new table games, it’s a skill-based game, not just a game of pure luck. You can play 2Way Winner now at Southern California card rooms and at Hollywood Park Casino. Take the
2Way Winner challenge on 2WayWinner.com and see if you have what it takes to play this inventive game.
$1.3 Million 2015 National TournEvent of Champions®
If slot tournaments are part of your casino fun, you will revel in this news. Multimedia Games’ 2015 National TournEvent of Champions® Championship at the Wynn Las Vegas’ XS Nightclub on September 29th – 30th promises to be louder than ever with a $1,300,000 purse up for grabs this year! More than 200 slot tournament champions representing
100-plus casinos from the U.S., Canada, and Peru will compete for the top prize: the champion’s ring and $1 million.
Each competitor will have won a trip to the championship from a participating casino. (See the Southern California casinos where you can play, along with details on page 19.)
The National TournEvent of Champions began
in 2012 with regional competitions in California and
Washington. The event crowned its first National Champion in 2013 at the The Palazzo in Las Vegas, and in 2014 the Championship finals moved to the XS Nightclub at the Wynn LasVegas.Therewillbetwotourbusestrekkingacrossthecountry, as the nationwide tournament competition searches for the next Nation’s Best Slot Tournament Player. Go to TournEvent.com for more information, videos and nationwide TournEvent of Champions slot tournament news.
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