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Arrive a Winner: Leave a Champion
If you love playing in thrilling casino slot tournaments, make sure you go to one of Southern California’s participating casinos for a chance to become a representative and get a spot in
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Multimedia Games’ $1.3 Million National TournEvent of Champions . You could be
America’s Slot Tournament Champion and win a share of $1.3 million in fantastic cash prizes!
Multimedia Games, a GCA company, 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 that has revolutionized the slot tournament experience, TournEvent was voted rst place Best Slot Innovation in the Southern California Gaming Guide Best Slots 2013 and 2014 and provides players with an amazing dynamic and interactive tournament experience.
is year’s National TournEvent of Champions has mega-watt cash prizes, and two TournEvent of Champions Red and Blue Buses covering approximately
40,000 miles, visiting more than 70 casinos in 22 states to award qualifying players with a four-night stay at The Wynn Las Vegas and a seat at the National TournEvent of Champions nals.
TournEvent of Champions began in 2012 with regional competitions in California and Washington. e event crowned its rst National Champion in 2013 at Lagasse’s Stadium at e Palazzo in Las Vegas. In 2014, the Championship nals moved to the XS Nightclub in e
Wynn Las Vegas. Now in its fourth year, the National TournEvent of Champions has exploded in popularity and virtually doubled in size.
The Million Dollar Event
e 2015 championships will be held again at e Wynn’s XS Nightclub for the second consecutive year, and will see more than 200 competitors from 100-plus casinos battling for the National Champion’s ring and a Grand Prize of $1,000,000. ( e one million dollar grand prize will be awarded using periodic payments over
20 years.) e total purse for this year’s championship is $1,300,000.
“ e 2015 TournEvent of Champions purse is double what Multimedia Games gave away last year, and participation is expected to exceed 200,000 players,” said GCA CEO Ram V. Chary. “We are thankful for the excellent execution of TournEvent® quali ers by casinos that have been instrumental to the growth of the event.”
Kathryn McDonald, representing the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, Washington, was the 2014 National Champion.
2014 National TournEvent Champion
In the 2014 event, Kathryn McDonald, representing the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, WA, prevailed over 122 other top tournament slot players in a loud and intense competition to become the 2014 National Champion in the National TournEvent of Champions. McDonald walked away with an exquisite champion’s ring and a $200,000 winner’s check. In a day that kicked o Breast Cancer Awareness Month, McDonald, a two-time
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