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THit the Jackpot on Fun at Barona Resort & Casino!
his month’s feature is all about Barona Resort & Casino. You’ll hit the jackpot on fun at multi-award- winning Barona. It’s one of Southern California’s premiere gaming destinations with a formula that can’t be beat: loose slots and a sta of the nicest people. If you’ve never been to Barona or haven’t
been in a while, it’s time to go. See what you’re in store for at the Happiest Casino on Earth®. Barona Resort & Casino: Where the Slots are the Loosest and People the Nicest starts on page 16.
anks to everyone who voted for the Reader’s Choice 2017 Best Casinos online in August. We were thrilled to see a huge voting turnout again this year. is is the rst year that we did not include a paper ballot in the August issue, as, based on reader feedback, we learned that most voters prefer casting their ballots online. We’ll announce the 2017 Best Casinos in the October issue. And, of course, we will also announce the 2017 Reader’s Poll Drawing winners. Who knows, you may be one of the ten $100 winners, or the Early Bird $500 winner, or the Grand Prize $1,000 cash winner! All winners will be noti ed either by email or telephone before October 1st.
e National TournEvent of Champions® qualifying tournaments at participating Southern California casinos are complete, and each casinos’ nalists are heading to Las Vegas at the beginning of October to play in the nals on October 4th at the Wynn Las Vegas resort in the XS night club for the crown and a share of the $1.3 million in prizes. e 1st place National TournEvent of Champions winner will receive a prize of $1,000,000! We’d love to see a California slot tournament nalist win. Read more about the nals in Gaming News.
And nd out how to Always Keep You Play Fun at the Casino with player tips, some intuitive and some less obvious, all to remind you to be sure to enjoy every visit you make to the casino and have fun. Did you know that including the rest of Southern California, there are 24 Indian casinos that Southern Californian casino players have easy access to play on any day? From time to time we like to remind readers to be aware of your casino play. See page 25.
Enjoy September’s holidays and have a fun and safe Labor Day weekend. And remember to always to keep your play fun at the casinos!
Volume 16, Number 9 • September 2017
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Southern California Casinos Send Finalists to National
TournEvent of Champions®
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California casinos have determined their nalists for the
®
2017 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.
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 America, TournEvent of Champions brings unprecedented competition and intensity to casino oors through a patented
slot tournament campaign.
Each winning casino representative receives
airfare to/from Las Vegas for themselves and one guest, hotel accommodations, and—most importantly — a seat at The Million Dollar EventTM. If you are one of a Southern California’s
bepackingyourbagsandyourgoodluckcharmasyouandyourplus- one head to Las Vegas to play in the Championship Tournament on October 4th 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 National TournEvent of Champions winner will receive a prize of
$1,000,000!
e following Southern California casinos are sending
representatives to the 2017 TournEvent of Champions in Las Vegas: Sycuan Casino, Valley View
Casino & Hotel, and Spotlight 29 Casino. Other California participating casinos include Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brooks, Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville, Elk Valley Casino in Crescent City, and Taichi Palace
Hotel & Casino in Lemoore.
Stay tuned for news of the nal 2017
TournEvent of Champions and the crowning of the 2017 TournEvent of Champion in the November issue.
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