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Pennsylvania casino holding first-ever slot tournament9 December 2011WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Meadows Racetrack and Casino will host the first-ever slot tournament in Pennsylvania after receiving approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. The inaugural event is scheduled for December 12 from 12:00 Noon to 8:00 p.m., the first of three themed “Holiday Slot Tournament” and will initially include invited Players Club members only. Additional tournaments are scheduled for December 19 & 26, 2011. The Meadows will open slot tournaments to the general public in January. Slot tournaments are brief competitions with a designated amount of time. Seats are assigned to players randomly and the goal is to accumulate as many credits as possible in the time allotted. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board authorized slot tournaments as part of last year's legislation allowing table games. Manufacturers had to modify the software to meet state requirements for continuous monitoring of slot machines. The Meadows already installed tournament software on 28 machines -- 20 near Silks Lounge and eight in the clubhouse area for players club members at the gold level and above. Each Holiday Slot Tournament will include and overall prize pool of $20,000 in Cash and Slot FreePlaySM for a grand total of $60,000 for all three tournaments. First place has their choice of $5,000 Cash or $10,000 Slot FreePlaySM "This is a game changer from the traditional slot machines,” said Michael Jankoviak, Director of Slot Operations at The Meadows. “During an in-house test with no prizes involved, our people were hooting and hollering and wanting to do it again and again.” Tournaments will be limited to the first 960 people checked in per day and Slot FreePlaySM prizes are valid for up to seven days from the tournament date. Tournament participation is based on availability and will occur in order of check-in. |