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TSoCal Casinos Send Finalists to National TournEvent of Champions
he qualifying rounds are complete and participating Southern California casinos sending representatives to the 2016 TournEvent
have determined their nalists for the 2016 National TournEvent of Champions®. e nalists all won a trip to Las Vegas and a spot in the National TournEvent of
Champions to identify the nation’s best slot tournament players.
of Champions: Sycuan Casino, Valley View Casino & Hotel, Golden Acorn Casino, Spotlight 29 Casino, and Morongo Casino Resort & Spa. Other California participating casinos include Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brooks, Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville, Elk Valley Casino in Crescent City, Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort in Jackson, Taichi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, and Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln.
In addition, the 2016 TournEvent® for Charities will take place at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27th, at Everi’s booth #1116 during the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. Local celebrities and media personalities will compete in a charity slot tournament and the rst place winner will receive $10,000 to donate to their selected charity. Each celebrity will walk away a winner, with at least $1,000 to donate to their favorite charities. e event is free for G2E attendees to attend and cheer onthecelebrities.
And you can tune in online at 5 p.m. pdt on Wednesday, September 28th and watch the magic unfold as 140-plus slot players compete for $1
millionatTournevent.com.
e National TournEvent of Champions phenomenon, the rst-of-its-kind nationwide slot tournament, was launched in 2013, powered by the company’s award-winning TournEvent® system. 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,
TournEvent of Champions brings unprecedented fun competition and intensity
to casino oors through a patentedslottournament campaign.
Each winning casino representative receives $800 in airfare to and from Las Vegas for themselves and one guest,
4-night hotel accommoda- tions, transportation to and
from McCarran International Airport, a food & beverage credit, and — most importantly — a seat at The Million Dollar EventTM.
If you are one of a Southern California’s participating casino TournEvent of Champions 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 Tournament on September 28th at the Wynn Las Vegas resort in the XS night club for the crown and your share of the $1.3 million in prizes. e 1st Place, the National TournEvent
of Champions winner, will receive a prize of
$1,000,000!
e following Southern
California casinos are
2016 Sizzlin Summer SlVot Tournament Winner at Valley View Casino
alley View Casino & Hotel awarded a $10,000 cash grand prize to one of their guests, Maria L. (pictured right) on August 6th, at the $50,000 Sizzlin Summer Slot Tournament sponsored by the Southern California Gaming GuideTM and Everi
Games. In addition to the $10,000 cash grand prize, over $40,000 in cash and free slot play and other exciting prizes were awarded. Building up to the big announcement of the grand prize winner, slot tournament players were at the edge of their seats hoping to hear their name called for the most coveted prize.
Between June 1st and July 31st, Valley View Casino guests had the opportunity
to qualify to compete for a
share of the $50,000 prize
pool, including the $10,000 grand prize. Everyone whoparticipatedinthe Sizzlin Summer Slot
Tournament won between $25 and $10,000.
ere was no entry fee and it was easy to qualify to play. While guests were not competing, they were enjoying the Maine Lobster Buffet, 2000 of San Diego’s only Certi ed Loose slots and Valley
View Casino & Hotel’s world-class guest service.
e $50,000 Sizzlin Summer Slot Tournament
was played on Everi Games’ award-winning TournEvent® slot tournament system that has revolutionized the
slot tournament experience. Voted Best Slot Innovation in the Southern California
Gaming Guide 2014, 2015 and 2016 Best Slots, TournEvent provides players with an amazing dynamic and interactive tournament experience. To learn more about exciting slot tournaments and promotions at Valley View Casino & Hotel, visit ValleyViewCasino.com or call (760) 291-5500.
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