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If you love playing in thrilling casino slot tournaments, be sure to go to one of California’s system to create a promotion that formed a unique
participating casinos for a chance to become a representative with a spot in Everi’s ®
partnership between Everi and casinos. From its humble beginnings as a regional event held in Washington and California, TournEvent of Champions has grown into the ultimate slot tournament that slot players everywhere look forward to competing in year after year.
“It’s amazing to see how far we’ve come in just ve years and we’re always looking for ways to keep TournEvent of Champions fresh so our casino partners will continue to see the value we provide with this campaign,” said Trinh.
“TournEvent of Champions has become much more than just another casino promotion. When you see the same slot players competing in our tournaments every year, you start to realize the sense of community that TournEvent of Champions provides and how much these players look forward to our events.”
Caravan of Fun
Look for the “caravan of fun” that makes stops at participating casinos from May through September. Two TournEvent of Champions buses travel across the country to visit casinos and amp up their tournaments with visits from the popular MGirls and The Money Man®, the o cial mascot for TournEvent of Champions. With the MGirls and e Money Man on the casino oor cheering players on, the excitement level becomes even higher and has led to some memorable moments over the years.
2015 TournEvent of Champions
TournEvent of Champions enjoyed its largest campaign to date in 2015 as 182 slot players representing 99 casinos across the U.S. and Peru competed in front of a huge crowd under the lights of XS Nightclub. Over the course of two days, the nalists participated in multiple rounds of intense slot tournament competition, trying to earn high scores that would propel them to
TournEvent of Champions . You could be the Slot Tournament Champion and win a the top prize of $1,000,000!
e search for the best slot tournament players kicked o on April 30th in record-breaking style as Everi’s TournEvent of Champions held its rst o cial event of the season at Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn, Washington. With an incredible turnout of 3,173 players, Muckleshoot Casino’s TournEvent of Champions nals was o cially certi ed by Guinness World RecordsTM as the World’s Largest Slot Tournament. It was a memorable and historic start to TournEvent of Champions’ latest campaign, which is now in its fth year, bringing energy and excitement to casinos across the country.
Arrive a Winner: Leave a Legend
Everi added a $1 million grand prize to the mix. ( e $1 million grand prize will be awarded using periodic payments over 20 years.) With $1.3 million total in cash prizes up for grabs again this year, and each nalist guaranteed to walk away with at least $500, you can understand why TournEvent of Champions has become the most excitingslottournamentpromotionaround!
TournEvent of Champions is a unique
collaboration between Everi, the casino industry’s
single source provider of gaming, payments, and
intelligence solutions, and top casinos in North
and South America to bring unprecedented
competition and intensity to casino oors
through a patented slot tournament campaign.
Beginning in May and June, participating casinos
hold qualifying TournEvent of Champions slot
tournaments where players can win a guaranteed
spot to compete at the championship event, which award-winning TournEvent® slot tournament will take place September 28th at
TournEvent of Champions was the brainchild of
LindaTrinh,Everi’sVicePresidentofMarketing & Promotions, who leveraged the company’s
the Wynn/Encore’s XS Nightclub in Las Vegas.
Last year, the TournEvent of Champions championship became a casino industry phenomenon known as The Million Dollar EventTM, when
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