PINES RESTAURANT & CASINO WINNER TAKES HOME $1M AFTER TOURNEVENT FINALE IN LAS VEGAS

Earlier this year Tanya (whose last name, at her request, will not be revealed at this point) competed in a TournEvent competition at the Pines Restaurant & Casino that earned her a trip to Las Vegas to compete in the TournEvent championship final - against other local casino winners from across North America.

Today the Grande Prairie woman can call herself a millionaire. She won the finale, the grand prize of $1 million and a cruise for two on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship.

The win came at the XS Nightclub at the Wynn/Encore Las Vegas Resort. She won out over 165 other competitors.

The tournament, operated by Everi Holdings Inc., is considered the premier slot tournament in North America.

"I would to congratulate Tanya and thank her for promoting Evergreen Park in Las Vegas in the TournEvent of Champions last night and how proud we are of her for winning the $1 Million Grand Prize," said Evergreen Park Racing & Gaming Manager Pat Hill. "I would also say thank you to Everi &  Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) for bringing these tournaments to Alberta and making them such fun events for our facility."

The 2018 TournEvent of Champions kicked off in May 2018 and featured three tour buses and The Money Man^®, Everi’s iconic brand ambassador, visiting 104 partner casinos traveling nearly 50,000 miles across the United States and Canada.

"We are absolutely thrilled that one of our customers won last night," said Evergreen Park General Manager Dan Gorman. "We are also proud of our Pines Restaurant & Casino management team of Pat Hill, Maureen Wydenes and Darren Weatherburn for their great job of hosting and promoting the Evergreen Park portion of the tournament."

More than 200,000 participants competed in TournEvent qualifiers to identify the top 166 players who competed in last night’s The Million Dollar Event for a share of more than $1.3 million in cash prizes, including the $1 million* top prize. The finale was streamed live on the TournEvent of Champions and Super Jackpot Slots Community Casino Facebook pages.

“On behalf of Everi, congratulations to Tanya from the Pines Restaurant & Casino, Evergreen Park, for beating the top slots players in North America to win the grand prize in the 2018 TournEvent of Champions,” said Ed Peters, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, at Everi. “The continued success of TournEvent of Champions is not made possible without the commitment of our partner casinos as they host TournEvent qualifying events that create the excitement on which this program thrives. We also want to acknowledge our dedicated promotions team for partnering with the 104 participating casinos over the last five months to create memorable experiences for their TournEvent players.”

As a precursor to The Million Dollar Event, Everi held a skill-based slot tournament based on the fiercely popular app Fruit Ninja™ earlier in the day in Everi’s booth at the Global Gaming Expo. Played on the company’s award-winning and industry leading TournEvent slot tournament solution, nearly all 166 TournEvent of Champion finalists and their guests competed for 14 spots in the Fruit Ninja tournament championship held that evening during The Million Dollar Event, with the winner taking home $5,000.

Tanya can receive her $1 million in periodic payments over 20 years or in a lump sum, present day cash value payment.

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