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Rita K., 2015 TournEvent of Champions winner, poses with her $1,000,000 prize.
the nal round of 12. It’s there that the tournament reached its apex as a nal, two-minute round took place and culminated with the crowing of the $1 million grand prize winner, Rita K., representing Ho-Chunk Gaming-Wisconsin Dells Casino. e Million Dollar Event turned out to be a life-changing experience for Rita. Who will be next?
California Casino TournEvent of Champions Qualifying Tournaments
Get into the action-packed slot tournament fun and in the running for the 2016 Slot Tournament Champion title and $1,000,000. Here’s how in three fun- lled steps.
Step One—Semi Finals: Play in a participating or invitational slot tournament in any of the California TournEvent of Champions casino sites before their posted nal qualifying event and advance to the casino’s semi- nals. Win a Golden PassTM to earn a
place in the National Championship in Las Vegas. (Learn more about speci c ways to earn a Golden Pass directly from your home casino.)
Step Two—Finals: Return with your Golden Pass and prove you have what it takes to claim the top spot by competing against other Golden
Pass earners at your California casino’s tournament nals. Each winning casino representative will receive $800 in airfare
to/from Las Vegas for themselves and one
guest, four-night hotel accommodations, transportation to/from McCarran International Airport, a food & beverage
credit, and a seat at the TournEvent of Champions Million Dollar Event.
on September 28th, at the Wynn/Encore resort in the XS Nightclub for the crown and your share of $1.3 million!
Participating Southern California Casinos
You could be a part of slot tournament history! Do you have what it takes to be named the Best Slot Tournament Player? e following Southern California casinos are participating in the 2016 TournEvent of Champions. Each casino’s TournEvent of Champions schedule is on di erent dates and open to players club members unless noted otherwise. Check with all participating casinos for details. e following includes participating casino’s nals dates and additional information that was available at our press time.
♦ Golden Acorn Casino & Travel Center in Campo nals on Saturday, June 25th.
♦ Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon nals on August 16th to 18th.
♦ Spotlight 29 Casino in Indio nals on August 27th. ♦ Sycuan Casino in El Cajon is holding a VIP Club Sycuan event for qualifying tournaments every Monday in June, and the grand nale is on
June 27th. e winner receives $10,000.
♦ Valley View Casino & Hotel in Valley Center quali ers are on Saturday, June 18th, where guests
are guaranteed to win at least $25 just for playing. Plus, top-scoring guests will be invited back for the nal round on Saturday, July 9th.
Participating Central/Northern California Casinos
For those readers who visit, live and play in Central and Northern California casinos, TournEvent of Champions participating casinos’ nale dates include the following:
Players compete in the 2015 TournEvent of Champions nals at Valley View Casino & Hotel.
♦ Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brooks June 12th. ♦ Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville on
June 11th.
♦ Elk Valley Casino in Crescent City on August 31st ♦ Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort in Jackson on
June 5th.
♦ Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore on
July 27th.
♦ Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln on
June 19th. Qualifying tournaments end June 4th.
California TournEvent of Champions Caravan
And don’t miss the TournEvent of Champions Red and Blue Buses stopping at the following California casinos: June 5th at Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort; June 11th at Eagle Mountain Casino; June 12th at Cache Creek Casino Resort; June 19th at under Valley Casino Resort; June 25th at Golden Acorn Casino; June 27th at Sycuan Casino; and July 9th at
Valley View Casino & Hotel.
Be sure to check with all participating California
casinos for any changes to their TournEvent of Champions qualifying or nale schedules and to the Caravan Tour.
Also read our Tournaments page each month for more TournEvent of Champions information. Plus, access TournEventofChampions.com for all information, videos and nationwide TournEvent slot tournament news.
And don’t forget the TournEvent Facebook page at Facebook.com/ TournEventofChampions.
Will you arrive a winner and leave a legend in the $1.3 Million TournEvent of Champions? We’d love to see a Southern California casino player become the Slot Tournament Champion—and win $1,000,000! Good Luck.
Step Three—The Million Dollar Event: If you are one of the California participating casino representatives, pack your bags and your good luck charm as you and your guest head to Las Vegas to play in the Championship Tournament
The 2015 Million Dollar Event at the Wynn Las Vegas XS Nightclub.
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