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SYCUAN CASINO
TUESDAYS, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Free Weekly Blackjack Tournament
The first place winners walk away with $700 freeplay chips. See Sycuan Table Games for details.
VALLEY VIEW CASINO & HOTEL SATURDAY, January 26th, 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. You Earned It Slot Tournament
Over $25,000 will be awarded including a
$5,000 grand prize. Qualify by earning 300 points on your Players Club card from now through January 25th. There’s no entry fee, and every qualified guest is guaranteed to receive $10 at check-in. See Players Club for details.
points on your Players Club card from now to March 29th. There’s no entry fee, and every qualified guest is guaranteed to receive $25 at check-in. See Players Club for details.
VIEJAS CASINO & RESORT
TUESDAYS, 7 p.m.
Weekly Blackjack Tournament
Lucky players can win a minimum of $500 in Free Play Chips. Registration begins at 6 p.m. Buy-in for $25. See myViejas for details.
TUESDAYS, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Golden Tuesdays Slot Tournament
Guests aged 50 and older can participate by earning 50 myViejas points. The top five scores win a share of $2,500 in Free Play Cash with a top prize of $1,000. See myViejas for all details.
FRIDAYS, January 4th and 18th, 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. Chips & Champions Drawings
All myViejas members who are actively playing table games are eligible to win $500 in Play ’Till
You Lose promotional chips. Every 30 minutes from 5 p.m. to midnight, one guest will be selected at random and paid at the table. In the event that the selected winner is not present for table games to award the prize, the $500 in promotional chips will be awarded to the next guest selected. Table games will make three attempts to find a qualified guest each half hour. Guests may win multiple times each promotional day. See Viejas
Table Games for full details.
FRIDAY, January 11th, 6 p.m.
$15,000 Blackjack Tournament
Eligible myViejas members will receive a complimentary entry into the $15,000 Blackjack Tournament. The top six players win a share of $15,000 cash, with $8,000 going to the first place winner. Complimentary entry is based on historical game play. See myViejas for details.
FRIDAY, January 25th, 6:30 p.m.
$12,500 Baccarat Tournament
Eligible myViejas members will receive a complimentary entry into the $12,500 Baccarat Tournament. The top six players win a share of $15,000 cash, with $10,000 going to the first place winner. Complimentary entry is based on historical game play. See myViejas for details.
SATURDAY, March 30th, 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Winter Warm Up Slot Tournament
Over $60,000 will be awarded including a $10,000 grand prize. Qualify by earning 1,000
FAirst “Champions for Charity” Poker Tournament Raises $7,000
gua Caliente Casino Resort Spa hosted its first-ever “Champions for Charity” Poker Tournament with the Main Event taking place on Tuesday, December 11th in the resort’s recently renovated Poker Room, the only live poker room in the Coachella Valley. The
Main Event of the tournament brought together local media personalities for an afternoon tournament that helped Agua Caliente to raise $7,000 for Southern California charities.
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Participating media personalities were Marker Broadcasting’s Kory James from The Big 106 KPLM (pictured right), who came in first place playing for Variety—the Children’s Charity of the Desert, which will receive a $2,500 donation.
Alpha Media’s Broady from The Eagle 106.9 came in second place, winning $2,000, which will be donated to the Palm Springs Animal Shelter. TK from 93.7 KCLB came in third place and won $1,500, which will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. NBC Palm Springs Chief Meteorologist Mike Everett, and sports reporter Amy Zimmer came in fourth place, winning $1,000,
which will be donated to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
“We extend our deepest gratitude and sincere thanks to our local members of the media for taking time out of their busy schedules to participate in our first-ever ‘Champions for Charity’ Poker Tournament,” Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa Senior Vice President and General Manager Kato Moy said. “The funds raised will be put to great use, and we are honored to give back to those in need this holiday season.”
Having recently reopened earlier this year after undergoing renovations, Agua Caliente’s Poker
Room features 10 tables with nine player spots at each table, for a total of 90 player positions available. Video displays surround the inside perimeter of the
private poker room, which will offer close access to many of the soon-to-be-opened new amenities at
Agua Caliente.
Gaming News (Continued) Table Games & Slot Tournaments