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Lisa K., representing the Riverwalk Casino Hotel in Vicksburg, Mississippi, won the $1 Million grand prize in the 2016 TournEvent of Champions.
Step One — Semi Finals: Play in a participating casino’s qualifying 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. (Find out 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 to represent your home casino by competing against other Golden Pass earners at your California casino’s nal tournament. Each winning casino representative will receive $800 in airfare to/ from Las Vegas for themselves and one guest, four- night hotel accommodations, a food & beverage credit, and a seat at the National TournEvent of Champions!
Step Three—The Million Dollar EventTM: If you are one of the California participating casino representatives, pack your bags and your best good luck charm as you and your guest head to Las
Vegas to play in the Championship Tournament on October 4th, at the Wynn/Encore Las Vegas 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! See if you have what it takes to be named North America’s Best Slot Tournament Player. e following Southern California casinos are
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participating in the 2017 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 casinos’ qualifying tournament dates and additional information that was available at our press time.
Valley View Casino & Hotel in Valley
Center is holding its qualifying event
on Saturday, June 17th, where you are guaranteed to win at least $25 just for playing. Also, don’t miss the Everi tour bus and Money Man at Valley View on June 17th. Be sure to visit before then to get your spot in the qualifying tournament simply by earning 1,000 points between now and June 11th. e two top-scoring guests will represent Valley View Casino & Hotel in the National TournEvent of Champions at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort in October. See the Valley View Casino Players Club for all details and online at ValleyViewCasino.com.
Sycuan Casino in El Cajon has its qualifying events on Sundays, July 2nd, 9th, and 16th, and the nals on Sunday, July 23rd. See Club Sycuan for all entry details and check online at Sycuan.com.
Spotlight 29 Casino in Indio has scheduled its nals on Saturday, July 29th. And don’t miss the Everi tour bus and Money Man on Monday, June 10th. See Club 29 for all entry details and check online at Spotlight29.com.
Other Participating California Casinos
For readers who visit, live or play in Central and Northern California casinos, TournEvent of Champions participating casinos include:
Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville has its nals on Monday, June 24th, along with the Everi tour bus and Money Man. Qualifying rounds are by direct mail invitation. See the Summit Club for all details and go online at EagleMtnCasino.com.
Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brooks has nals on Saturday, July 1st, along with the Everi tour bus and Money Man. Qualifying rounds are by invitation only. See Cache Club for all details and check online at CacheCreek.com.
Elk Valley Casino in Crescent City has its nals on July 8th, along with the Everi tour bus and Money Man. Qualifying tournaments are on June 2nd, 7th, 9th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 23rd, 28th, 30th, and on July 5th, with a $10 buy-in. e semi- nal tournament is on July 7th. See Points Club for all details and online at ElkValleyCasino.com.
Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore has its nals on July 20th. Qualifying tournaments were completed in May. See the Tachi Players Club for more information and online at TachiPalace.com.
Be sure to check with all participating California casinos for any changes to their TournEvent of Champions qualifying, semi- nal or nal tournament schedules.
Read our Tournaments page each month (this month on page 14) for information on qualifying for the National TournEvent of Champions. You can access TournEvents.com for all information, videos and nationwide TournEvent slot tournament news. And don’t forget the TournEvent Facebook page at Facebook.com/TournEventofChampions or follow the TournEvent on Twitter, Instagram,
YouTube, and Flickr.
Will you arrive a winner and leave a legend in the
$1.3 Million National TournEvent of Champions?
We’d love to see a Southern California casino player
become the 2017 TournEvent of Champions Mike B., represented Elwha River Casino in Port Angeles, WA, won winner of $1,000,000!
2nd place and a $150,000 prize in the 2016 TournEvent of Champions. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
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