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TournEvent of Champion, statewide slot tournament, launched at 11 California casinos7 March 2012AUSTIN, Texas -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Multimedia Games, Inc. (“Multimedia Games”), a leading provider of slot tournament systems, has launched TournEvent® of Champions™, a first-of-its-kind statewide slot tournament at 11 casinos in California. The competition will bring together slot players from participating casino properties across California and is powered by Multimedia Games’ award-winning TournEvent® slot tournament system. Final qualifying rounds at the participating casinos (see full list below) are scheduled between March 3 and April 14, with 13 players moving on to the final championship round. The contest will culminate with a championship round on May 27, 2012 on board Celebrity Cruises’ Millennium Wine Tour Cruise. The final qualifying rounds follow multiple pre-qualifying rounds at the participating casinos, which began in January and whittled down thousands of contestants to the approximately 300 top contenders at each property. The 13 championship round participants will be awarded a 5-night cruise on board Celebrity’s Millennium Wine Tour Cruise from San Diego to Vancouver, departing May 27, 2012, including associated accommodations, roundtrip airfare and a $200 on-ship casino credit for themselves and one guest. Aboard the ship, one winner will be crowned champion during the TournEvent of Champions championship round. The grand prize winner will walk away with statewide bragging rights and $20,000. A second place prize of $3,000 and third place prize of $2,000 will also be awarded during the championship round. “Through unprecedented collaboration between Multimedia Games, participating casino properties and Celebrity Cruises, we are creating an entirely new experience for slot players,” said Patrick Ramsey, Multimedia Games’ President and Chief Executive Officer. “We believe the universal enthusiasm and excitement demonstrated by the thousands of early round players is indicative of the response TournEvent of Champions competitions can generate in other regions. Given the broad geographic range of our TournEvent system installations to date, and our expectations for continued growth in the number of casinos featuring TournEvent, we are very excited about the potential for future state-wide and larger scale tournaments.” Participating Casinos: Thunder Valley Casino Resort Colusa Casino Resort Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel Spa Resort Casino Eagle Mountain Casino Agua Caliente Casino Resort Rolling Hills Casino Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino Valley View Casino Hotel Quechan Casino Resort Sycuan Casino The first of the final qualifying rounds in the state was recently held at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort. Commenting on the excitement at Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Jay Duarte, Vice President of Slot Operations, said, “The air of anticipation leading up to our qualifying event, the players’ excitement during play and the celebration for the winner created an entirely new and unique experience for a slot tournament compared to similar events we have held before. Leveraging the ease of use and the entertainment value of the TournEvent system across a statewide competition is a win/win solution for Thunder Valley Casino and our loyal guests as well as for slot players across California.” About TournEvent Multimedia Games’ award-winning TournEvent slot tournament system is currently installed at 62 casinos across the country, offering industry-leading functionality that has helped revolutionize slot tournaments. |