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HELPING HANDS : The Casino Industry Gives Back PDF Print E-mail

31st August 2010

 

Rio Hotel Casino Convention Resort handed Wesvalia High School ten computers for their computer lab as part of their corporate social investment project this August. Rio Resort believes in adding value to the community within the Kosh Atera.

 

Pictured here are Dr Frik Steenkamp, Ronel du Plessis, Rio Resort’s Clive Tavener, Retha Steenkamp and Valdo Goosen.

 

 

 

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he Deepstack Freezeout: buy your chip stack for poker’s latest tournament PDF Print E-mail

 

 

 

TPoker enthusiasts have another top-class poker tournament to add to their calendars. If you love the thrill of the game, block out 1-3 October 2010 for the Happy Valley Casino Deepstack Freezeout managed by All Africa Poker, the latest offering from Piggs Peak Casino, Swaziland.

 

For a shot at the title be sure you’re at the poker tables at 7pm on Friday, 1 October, at the sensational new Happy Valley Hotel and Casino Resort, set in the breathtaking hills of the Ezulwini Valley in Swaziland.

 

Just three hours’ drive from Johannesburg, Happy Valley Resort boasts elegant accommodation and a world-class casino with 120 different slot machines, 14 table games and the High Roller Salon Privè and Private Bar.

 

There are two Happy Valley Casino Deepstack Freezeout packages on offer :

 

§  The R15,000 buy-in includes one Main Event seat with a starting chip stack of 30,000 and two nights’ accommodation for both the player and a partner, with breakfasts included, at Happy Valley Resort. (R12,500 goes to the prize pool and the remaining R2,500 covers accommodation.)

 

§  The second package is the R12,500 buy-in, with the full R12,500 going to the prize pool. This package includes one Main Event seat with a starting chip stack of 30,000. (Accommodation and meals however, are for your account.)

 

While there are unlimited seats in the Happy Valley Casino Deepstack Freezeout tournament, there is limited accommodation at Happy Valley Resort. Alternative accommodation however, can be booked at surrounding hotels.

 

For those poker fans who can’t be part of the live action, follow the updates from the Main Event on the All Africa Poker blog www.allafricapoker.com. Fans can also track the action on the All Africa Poker Twitter feed as well as on Facebook.


For additional information please contact:

Victoria Webb

Piggs Peak Casino, home of All Africa Poker

0800 003 549 / This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Twitter: allafricapoker

Facebook: Facebook.com/AllAfricaPoker

www.allafricapoker.com

 

 

 

 
The Carousel Promotions PDF Print E-mail

 (1 August to 31 October 2010)

Roulingo

Dates & Times

Every Monday at 19h00 and 21h00, and every Wednesday at 15h00,19h00 and 21h00, from August  to October  2010.

4,11,18,25 August 2010

1,8,15,22, 29 September 2010

6,13,20,27 October 2010

Prizes

The calculation will be based on an 80/20 split, 80% of all ticket  sales continuing to escalate in prize monies,  whilst 20% would be retained and put towards the base value of R5 000.

All prize monies will be divided equally if there is more than one winner.

R500 in non-negotiable chips will be paid out as the consolation prize.

 

Wonderful Wednesdays

 Dates & Times

Every Wednesday from 4 August to 27 October 2010 between 12h00 and 14h00 and again between 19h00 and 22h00

Prizes

Wednesday will be packaged with various offers for different tiers.  Offers will be as follows:

1.Double Points

Double Points can be earned by playing with your MVG card every Wednesday. 

2. Pot of Points

5 predetermined prizes of 500 points each will be won during each session (12h00 to 14h00 and 19h00 to 22h00), where the winners will receive a “pot of points” loaded onto their MVG cards.

“Pot of Points” refers to a total of 500 points being loaded onto the MVG card.

There will be a total of 65 000 points loaded onto MVG cards.

If a guest inserts their MVG card into any slot machine on the Main Casino Floor between 12h00 and 14h00 & 19h00 and 22h00, they will be eligible to win a predetermined prize of 500 points per winner.

The Mystery Jackpot engine will be used as a random selector only and does not assign any value to the winner.  It will be used 5 times during each session.

 

3. Tollgate Payback

Every Wednesday all Silver cardholders and Maroon Cardholders who enter at The Carousel N1 north tollgate will be able to claim their tollgate fees back at the MVG Desk.

Guests must hand in their tollgate slip and MVG card at the MVG desk, and the non-redeemable gaming credits loaded onto their card, or they can get non-redeemable casino chips.  Maroon will get R30 and Silver will get R25 (as they pay a discounted price)

4. Tournament Treats

Will be running on Slots Tournaments between 12h00 and 14h00.

Weekly prizes:

1st place – R1 000 cash

2nd place – 2 night midweek break for two on a B&B basis

3rd place – R150 meal voucher

All participants must have a valid MVG card, and as long as they have this, they may participate in one heat per Wednesday.

Registration will take place between 11h30 and 14h00, and tournaments will take place between 12h00 and 14h00. 

 Black Jack Bonanza at the Carousel

Overview

Black Jack Bonanza is a tables competition that will run twice monthly for the months of August, September and October 2010. Competition dates are as follows.

The competition will have a maximum of 21 entrants per competition. Entrance fee for the competition will be R1,000. The Carousel Tables department will match the entry fees in the form of non-negotiable Tables chips. Thus giving a prize pool of R42,000 per competition.

Each competitor will start with R 6,000 in competition chips. The competition will last for 7 hands of Black Jack. The objective will be to end with more chips than fellow competitors. Prize money will be issued to the top 3 competitors.

Dates & Times

Thursday, 19 August & Saturday, 28 August at 21h00

Thursday, 16 September & Saturday 25 September at 21h00

Thursday, 21 October & Saturday 30 October at 21h00

Mechanics 

This competition will have a heat and a final.

The competition will be started with play on 3 tables, starting with 7 players on each table.

The top 2 players on each of the three tables will advance to the final.

Players will draw for their seating position in the heat and the final.

Each player will start with R 6,000 in competition chips.

The competition will consist of 7 hands of Black Jack. This applies to both the heat and the final.

For the purpose of this competition the table limits will be R200 minimum and R5000 maximum. All bets must be placed in multiples of R100.

Players may only play on their designated box and may not play any side bets such as Perfect Pairs or Sevens.

The player finishing first will receive all the players entrance money in cash. The player in second position will receive 70% of non-negotiable pool. The player in third place will receive 30% of the non-negotiable pool. For example, in a full tournament, 1st place will collect R21,000 in cash. 2nd place will collect R14,700 in non-negotiable chips and 3rd place will receive R6,300 in non-negotiable chips. These numbers would be adjusted accordingly in the case of less than 21 players competing.

Prizes:

Up to R42,000 per tournament (half cash and half non-negotiable chips)

 

Terms and Conditions

Guests must be registered in the MVG program

Non-value table’s chips cannot be exchanged for cash

All chips must remain on the table, in view for the duration of the competition

 

Sunday Tournaments

 Slots Tournaments will take place every Sunday from 1 August to 31 October 2010. 

Dates & Times:

Registration starts at 11h30 until 14h00, and tournaments will take place between 12h00 and 14h00.


Tournament Dates: - 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 August, 5, 12, 19, 26 September, 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 October 2010.

Weekly heat prizes:

1st place – R500 non redeemable gaming credits

2nd place – R300 non redeemable gaming credits

3rd place – R150 non redeemable gaming credits

Tournament Mechanics:

Guests must be registered on the MVG Programme.

All Platinum, Gold and Silver MVG cardholders who visit The Carousel on the Sunday of the tournament will be allowed to participate, as well as MVG’s who stay in the Hotel on the Saturday evening before or on the Sunday evening itself. 

Platinum, Gold and Silver MVG cardholders simply produce their MVG card & ID at the Promotions Desk to register to participate and Hotel residents must produce their residents’ card along with their MVG card to register to take part in a tournament. 

 

Roulette Rumble

Overview

Roulette Rumble is a tables competition that will run twice monthly for the months of August, September and October 2010. Competition dates are as follows.

The competition will have a maximum of 14 entrants per competition. Entrance fee for the competition will be R1,000. The Carousel Tables department will match the entry fees in the form of non-negotiable Tables chips. Thus giving a maximum prize pool of R28,000 per competition.

Each competitor will start with R 2,000 in competition chips. The competition will last for 7 spins. The objective will be to end with more chips than fellow competitors. Prize money will be issued to the top 3 competitors.

Dates & Times

Tuesday, 17 August & Friday, 27 August at 21h00

Tuesday, 14 September & Friday, 24 September at 21h00

Tuesday, 19 October & Friday, 29 October at 21h00

Mechanics 

The competition will be played on 2 tables, starting with 7 players on each table.

Players will draw for their seating position. There is no advantage in seating positions.

Each player will start with R 2,000 in competition chips.

The competition will consist of 7 spins.

For the purpose of this competition the table limits will those of a R10 minimum Roulette table.

The player finishing first will receive all the players entrance money in cash. The player in second position will receive 70% of non-negotiable pool. The player in third place will receive 30% of the non-negotiable pool. For example, in a full tournament, 1st place will collect R14,000 in cash. 2nd place will collect R9,800 in non-negotiable chips and 3rd place will receive R4,200 in non-negotiable chips. These numbers would be adjusted accordingly in the case of less than 14 players competing.

In the event of a tie, the money will be split accordingly. Using the example above. If the top 2 players were to finish in a dead heat, 1st place and 2nd prize money would be split equally. In this case each player would receive R7,000 in cash and R4,900 in non-negotiable chips.

Prizes:

Up to R28,000 per tournament (half cash and half non-negotiable chips) depending on number of entrants.

Terms and Conditions

Guests must be registered in the MVG program.

Non-value table’s chips cannot be exchanged for cash.

 

The Fickle Finger of Fate

Overview

The Mysterious Hand of Fate is a tables mystery based competition. This competition will run each weekend (each Friday, Saturday and Sunday) for the months of August, September and October 2010. There will be 2 winners each Friday, between 21:00 – 24:00.

The competition will have 2 contestants per competition time slot. There is no entry fee for this competition. Entrants will be chosen at random via the Tables Random Selector. In order to qualify customers must simply ensure their MVG card has been registered at the table they are playing on.

All prizes will be issued in the form of Tables non-negotiable chips and will be sponsored by the Tables department.

Dates & Times

On Saturdays there will be 2 time slots. The Saturday afternoon sessions will be held between 15:00 & 17:00. There will be 2 winners per Saturday afternoon session.

The Saturday evening sessions will be held between 21:00 & 24:00. There will be 3 winners per Saturday evening session.

The Sunday afternoon sessions will be held between 15:00 & 17:00. There will be 2 winners per Sunday afternoon session.

 This will give us a total of 119 Fickle Finger of Fate winners for the time periods stated.

 Mechanics

Competitors will be chosen via the Tables Random Selector.

For the purpose of this competition a “stripped deck” will be used. All cards except ten to ace of each of the four suits will be removed. This will leave 20 cards.

For the purpose of this competition, for security reasons, cards other than those normally used on the gaming tables will be used for this competition. 

The chosen customer will choose 5 cards from the 20 cards available. (all 20 cards will be presented face down for the customer to choose from)

From his/her chosen 5 cards the customer will make his best poker hand possible

 

Prizes:

A hand consisting of a royal flush (10 – ace in the same suit) or a hand containing 4 of a kind (4 X 10’s, or 4 X jacks or 4 X queens or 4 X kings or 4 X aces) will receive a prize of R2,000 in non-negotiable chips.

A hand containing a straight (10 – ace in mixed suits) or a full house (3 of a kind and 2 of a kind contained in the 5 cards( IE 3 X queens plus 2 X tens)) will receive a prize of R 1,000 in non-negotiable chips.

Any other hand except those mentioned in the 2 points above will receive a prize of R500 in non-negotiable chips.

 

Terms and Conditions

Guests must be registered in the MVG program.

Non-value table’s chips cannot be exchanged for cash.

 Thursday Tournaments & Draw

Slots Tournaments will take place every Thursday from 5 August to 28 October 2010. 

Plus a draw will take place on 31 October 2010

Dates & Times:

Registration starts at 17h00 until 20h00, and tournaments will take place between 18h00 and 24h00
Tournament Dates: - 5, 12, 19, 26 August, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 September, 7, 14, 21, 28 October 2010

Draw Date: - Sunday, 31 October (Early Bird Draw at 12h00 plus final draw at 14h00)

Prizes:

Weekly heat prizes:

1st place – R1000 non redeemable gaming credits

2nd place – R750 non redeemable gaming credits

3rd place – R500 non redeemable gaming credits

14h00: (Final Draw)

1st        Car at a cost of R120 000 (Excl. VAT)

2nd       R7 500 Cash

3rd        R5 000 Cash

 

 
“SUIT UP” AT THE VALLEY OF WAVES FOR STIMOROL SPRINGBREAK PDF Print E-mail

Springbreak has been rocking The Valley of Waves at Sun City resort for over 15 years, each year bigger than the last! Join us this year for the Stimorol Springbreak festival at Sun City from 23 – 26 September 2010 from 9am to 6pm everyday!

School is out and it’s party time!  Everyday will see new exciting adventures at the Valley of Waves with top DJ’s spinning the disks, sporting action, wakeboarding, trail biking, B Boy dance performances, The Miss South Africa Teen Pageant and kids activities.

Stimorol Springbreak provides hours of entertainment and fun in the sun for the whole family! With the amazing Roaring Lagoon at its centre, The Valley of Waves offers soft, white sandy beaches for relaxation and games, the meandering lazy river for a gentle tube ride and exhilarating water slides and rides for the more adventurous.

Quality DJ’s will be performing at the Valley of Waves such as Ian F, whose passion for music is sure to get the mood going; Sasha Martinengo also of 5FM fame and Rob Vember who hosts the 5FM Top 40 and is the king of nighttime radio; Vin Deysel, DJ on 94.7 Highveld Stereo and 94.5 KFM has just mixed the new “Ministry of Sound 2010”; Spinderella (aka Margie Viljoen) is ready to shake up the dance floor, with her sassy yet easy-going style, and others like Elma Smit, Erica Elle, John Walland, Paul Rotheram and Soul Sista as well as 5FM’s Alex Jay, Anele and Grant and Koula will stir the senses and beat out Summer rhythms.

This year Stimorol brings you Springbreak, they are heating things up and blowing you away with a sizzling hot advertising campaign. The campaign is sure to catch your eye, encouraging you to ‘Suit Up’, put your board shorts and bikinis on and flaunt your stuff..

 “Stimorol is one of South Africa’s leading chewing gum brands. It’s ‘chew life’ brand promise has been linked to many top SA celebrities and we are proud to be part of Springbreak and all the amazing talent lined up. Stimorol is for people of all ages who want to seize the moment and chew life,” says Doug Place, Senior Brand Manager Chewing Gum.

The campaign will also be supported by faux fashion spreads and ‘celebrity’ press pages in the hottest magazines.

There’ll also be fantastic evening parties with top DJs including; Playboy Playmate - Colleen Shannon - "The World's sexiest DJ" - so watch the press for details

See you on the beach!

The Valley of Waves is open from 09h00 till 18h00.

Tickets prices for the Valley of the Waves only during Stimorol Springbreak are R110 for adults and R50 for children under the age of 12. Please visit www.Computicket.com or call 083 915 8000.

 

 

 
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