Wednesday, July 13, 2016

MGM Announces First Ever Mobile Slot Tournament this Summer

Most of the people who read this blog have been enjoying the Sizzling Summer Slot Tournament competitions on YouTube and Facebook for the last 3 weeks.  This Monday, July 18, the finals round will determine the winner. Shinobi took down Dr. Nick this past Tuesday in the first semi-final round and CT Slotters defeated SoSAMuk Thursday in the other match-up to see who will go head to head to win it all in the finals next week.  We viewers who like watching slot videos really love watching slot tournaments.  The championship game is Prowling Panther. You won't want to miss it. When it ends, you might feel inspired to do a little tournament gambling yourself, and MGM Resorts has a new easy way to do it.

Gambling on your smartphone at MGM Resorts:
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Recently gambling media released an article about MGM Resorts and the first interactive tournament to be offered by a US casino. Players at 9 Vegas resorts will be competing with other players on their mobile devices for the opportunity to win big prizes…a $10,000 minimum prize in fact. I’ve copied the press release below for those of you over 21 who think you might want to give MGM’s tournament a try.  If you can’t play in this one, I’m sure Slot Traveler has something good lined up for this fall you might get to play in instead. There’s a $5 entry fee for the MGM tournament and deadline is September 4. Here’s the press release with all the details:

LAS VEGAS, July 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts International (MGM) has launched a mobile gaming platform, easyPLAY® Mobile Tournaments, the first digital and interactive tournament to be offered by a regulated casino in the United States. Developed by mobile gaming tech company oneLIVE inc, the platform allows guests at nine iconic Las Vegas resorts to compete with other players in a variety of tournament games using their own mobile devices whether they are at the pool, sipping cocktails at the bar, or simply relaxing in their rooms.

easyPLAY® provides the opportunity for guests to win thousands of dollars in cash and other prizes by playing in regularly scheduled tournaments of classic casino games including slots, bingo and video poker as well as fun social, casual and console games.
Guests 21 years of age or older can participate in easyPLAY® tournaments from any mobile device, personal laptop, or the new InteractivePro™ Tables located throughout MGM Resorts' properties at one of the following resorts:
ARIA Resort & Casino
Bellagio
MGM Grand
Mandalay Bay
The Mirage
Monte Carlo
Luxor
New York-New York
Excalibur

Games include popular titles from oneLIVE's Charter Content Providers Spin Games LLC of Reno, Nevada and Touchstone Games Limited from the United Kingdom. In addition to the games currently available, additional unique tournament games will be added in the near future.
The first of many large contests is the All Summer Long Winner Takes All Progressive Slot Tournament. Guests who enter the tournament with a $5 entry prior to September 4 will have the opportunity to spin the wheels to win the minimum grand prize of $10,000.


"The introduction of easyPLAY® Mobile Tournaments at our MGM Resorts properties gives our guests an exciting, new opportunity to play their favorite games while enjoying the best Las Vegas has to offer," said Tom Mikulich, Senior Vice President of Business Development for MGM Resorts International.  "The tournaments are extremely user-friendly, provide players with a variety of game options including slots and bingo, among others, and bring an element of competition that our guests will enjoy whether they are sitting at a bar enjoying a drink or simply hanging out by the pool."

UPDATE: To return to the sizzling summer slot tournament mentioned at the start of this post: it's all over and Shinobi has been declared the winner.  Great game, great play, WooHoo West Coast.

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