News & Events
Casino Journal-July 2008
Growing Tournament Play
Slot and table game tournaments have become popular events on casino properties – for both players and casino management.
“Tournaments create a good buzz for a casino,” said John-Paul Symeonidis, director of sales and marketing at Amaya Gaming Group.
There are the big-money tournaments staged by the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour, which attract the best card players with high buy-in costs. Such events are great spectator events, but what regular players seem to enjoy more is to participate in the tournaments themselves, which casinos have found create greater excitement and raises the fun quotient on their gaming floors.
Holding tournaments on a regular basis gives regular patrons a reason to visit more often. And these patrons often bring a friend to cheer them on, Symeonidis said. While the friend may not join the tournament, he will likely play some other games.
“Tournaments improve a casino’s cash flow, not just from the buy-in price to participate, but the player will likely stay after the tournament, playing other games and spending money on meals and other nongaming sources of revenue,” he added.
Featured Events
Amaya Gaming Group teamed up recently with the Montreal Canadiens to raise money for the Saku Koivu Foundation. The hockey players took time from their race for 1st overall in the NHL standings to play a charity poker tournament on our PokerMate™ tables.
We thank all involved for their help in raising money for the fight against cancer.
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Trade Shows
Our PokerMate™ tables were featured at the Global Gaming Exposition (G2E) in Las Vegas, the premier North American Gaming show. (Nov. 22-24 2007) We had the honor of playing with Poker stars Howard "the Professor" Lederer and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson on the latest version of PokerMate™. |
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