Blackjack Showdown

July 1, 2019 to January 30, 2020

 “Official Rules”

1. TO ENTER: This promotion is open only to individuals who, at the time, (i) possess valid government photo identification, (ii) are Premiere Club Members, and (iii) age 21 or older. Employees of The Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, affiliates, sales representatives, advertising and promotion agencies are not eligible to participate in this promotion. 

2. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION: Promotion begins on Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 at 8:00AM and end on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 8:00PM for Grand Prize Showdown.

3. Drawings: Held the Last Thursday of each month between 4:00PM to 8:00PM. Barrel will be placed at the Pit 2 on drawing dates. Must be present to win. Must collect tickets for same date of play. Barrel will close five (5) minutes prior to each drawing hour. Barrel will reopen once all players have been verified. All tickets will be removed at the end of the drawing day to be placed at a secured location until the Grand Prize date. On Grand Prize date all tickets will be placed back into the Grand Prize barrel.

4. How entries are earned and redeemed:

• One (1) Entry for every 500 Slot or Poker points earned daily.
• One (1) Entry for Bingo Buy-in.**
• 4X’s Entry for every ½ hour of play on Table Games.*

*Not including Poker time.

**One (1) Bingo receipt per guest.

*Must redeem entry tickets for same date of play.*

5. Monthly Drawing Prizes: Top four (4) finalist will win.
   1. 1st Place: $2,000 Cash
   2. 2nd Place: $1,000 Cash
   3. 3rd Place: $750 Cash
   4. 4^th Place: $250 Tachi Gift Card

6. Grand Prize Showdown: Thursday, January 30, 2020.
   1. 1st Place: New Car Valued at $60,000
   2. 2nd Place: $10,000 Cash
   3. 3rd Place: $5,000 Cash
   4. 4^th Place: $2,500 Cash

*Cash Buy-out option of 30% of prize= $18,000

7. How to play the Game: Six (6) participants will be drawn at each hour from 4:00PM to 6:00PM. Participants will have three (3) minutes to report to the Promotional Table Games area and/or alert a Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino employee that they are on their way immediately. If Participant does not show in allotted time, they will be disqualified, and we will move on to the next winner. If all six (6) Participants are not found within forty-five (45) minutes of each hour we will continue the game with the participants that are present. Once the participants have reported, each will choose one (1) of three (3) cards (ace, 2 or 3) to decide seating position. A single hand of blackjack will be dealt following regular house rules, with the following exceptions: The dealer will not have a hand, there will be no double downs or splits and insurance will not be an option. The participants will compete against each other, with the best hand being blackjack, followed by a hand with a point total of 21. If there is a tie (example: two (2) participant have a 20) those two (2) participants will play another hand. This process will continue until a single winner emerges from each game. This process will occur three (3) times each hour, with three (3) players each hour advancing to Round Two. A player may only qualify once for any hourly hand. Once a player has qualified to advance to Round Two, he or she may no longer qualify for an hourly hand that day. 

Round 1          4:00PM-6:00PM        18 players

       Three (3) participants will play at a time, six (6) max players per hour. One (1) participant from each group of three (3) will move to Round 2.

Round 2            Est. 7:00PM – 7:30PM               8 players

        Will consist of six (6) winners and two (2) Wild Card drawn from the barrel for a total of eight (8) participants. Two (2) participants will play at a time. One (1) participant from each group of two (2) will move to the Finals.

Final Round        Est. 8:00PM             4 players

       Final round will consist of four (4) participants. Two (2) participants will play at a time. The two (2) guest that did not win, will play again for 3^rd and 4^th place. The top two (2) participants will play for 1^st and 2^nd Place.

8. CLAIMING PRIZE: Any Tachi Cash/Point Multiplier prize won will be automatically be loaded to Premiere Club account depending on promotion program used. Guest must provide a valid and current photo ID at all times such as a U.S. Driver’s License or State ID, Passport, Mexican Consulate, Residential, Military ID and Premiere Club Card at the time of participant verification.

9. Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino requires all winners to fill out a W-9 on all Cash and Cash Value physical prize winnings. Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino assumes no liability once prize has been released to the winner and all appropriate paperwork has been completed. Winners are responsible for all applicable Federal & State Taxes. Should a 1042-S be filed out for a prize won; 30% of Cash prize will be held automatically, physical prize (i.e. car)  the winner will be responsible to pay 30% of the value within seven (7) days from the date prize was won. Promotion prizes are Miscellaneous Income, per IRS Tax Regulations and must be reported if winnings are more than $600 in the same calendar year.

10. No substitution of prize or transfer of prize permitted.  Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process of the promotion. Giving false information, resulting in violation of the Official Rules: to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike, disruptive manner with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person. If participant is found not to be in compliance with these Official Rules, the disqualification will result with an alternate participant. Cage Cash Redemptions (CCR) must be collected and cashed same day received before midnight.

11. GENERAL INFORMATION: By participating in the promotion, members agree to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Official Rules. Participates agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by all decisions of the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, whose decisions are binding and final.  Entry tickets must be filled out completely and legible to be valid. Winners agree that photographs will be taken and used for advertising purposes. Participants agree to hold harmless the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino from any and all liability. For any injury, loss or damage of any kind to person, including death, and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse of the prize, participation in any promotion related activity. Should a participant be unable to participate in the promotion physically, they will be able to appoint someone of their choice, which is not a TPH&C associate, to take their place in the promotion. Winner drawn will be awarded the prize. The Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by their advertising or promotional agencies.

12. Drawing Procedure: Tickets must be drawn from someone from another department outside the Marketing Department. When selecting a winner the associate must look away from the barrel and sleeve rolled up, if applicable. Associate will draw one (1) ticket at a time. If the same name is drawn the ticket will be voided and will not go back in the barrel. However, if the first ticket drawn with the same name and is a no-show, their name may be drawn again for additional time. If the ticket is a no-show after the allotted time, Marketing Team is to note the ticket as a no-show and it will not go back into the barrel. Associate will be allowed to spin the barrel after each name is drawn. Tickets will be drawn up to fifteen (15) minutes after the start of the drawing to find all winner. If not all winners are found in the allotted time, we will continue with the winners that have been confirmed. All entry tickets will be removed at the end of the drawing and disposed of. However, for Grand Prize drawing date the following must be followed: Tickets removed from the barrel must be kept in a secured location until the Grand Prize Date, Security escort is required at the time tickets are removed and stored. Security escort is required when moving the tickets from the secured location to be placed back into the barrel.

13. Prize/Odds: Odds of winning in any promotion depend on number of eligible participants. Void where prohibited. Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino will not offer buy-out options unless stated in prize section of the rules. Participants may win once per promotion day unless stated otherwise in the prize section of the rules. Management reserves the right to change or cancel this promotion at any time and without prior notice.