How to Find Out About Las Vegas Slot Tournaments

On the surface, Las Vegas slot tournaments seem like secret events only open to people in the know. The reality however, is that by doing a little bit of research in advance, you can find slot tournaments in Las Vegas that are offering just what you're looking for.

If you're in the process of planning your Las Vegas vacation, and want to know what slot tournaments are taking place during your trip, the first thing you need to do is visit LasVegasAdvisor.com. Here, you can do a search of all available slot tournaments taking place during the dates that you specify. You will also be able to find out if any entry fees apply and what prizes are available.

If you're not the technical type and you want to take advantage of slot tournament action, the best thing to do is apply for a player's club card at the casinos that you visit. In addition to earning points that you can redeem for cash and comps at the hotel, player's club members are often eligible for members only slot tournaments.

Some smaller casinos, like Casino Royale, hold public slot tournaments to attract new players to their casino. While free slot tournaments don't normally offer large cash prizes, you can often win fun prizes like t-shirts and other hotel swag.

Aside from promotional slot tournaments, you will also find plenty of fee based slot tournaments when you search on LasVegasAdvisor.com. The entry fee for these tournaments normally goes towards the cash prizes for tournament winners.

When it comes time to play in your first Vegas slot tournament, you can expect the tournament to operate in one of two ways:

Timed Tournaments

In these tournaments you are seated at a special slot machine with unlimited credits. You will be given a pre-determined amount of time (usually five minutes) in which to play maximum credit pulls on the slot machine. Any winning combinations you get while playing accumulate as points (not redeemable as cash) and at the end of the allotted time, a casino employee calculates each player's points. Depending on the number of players, you may play additional rounds, but ultimately, the player with the most points wins the grand prize.

Credit Based Tournaments

These tournaments are similar to timed tournaments except instead of a pre-allotted amount of time, you get a predetermined number of credits to play. In this case, you may start with one thousand credits and any winning combinations you get will accrue as points (again, not redeemable as cash). As with the timed tournaments, there can be multiple rounds and the player with the most points wins the prize.

Slot tournaments are a great opportunity to enjoy the action and excitement of slot machines with little or no money. Promotional slot tournaments available through players club cards may only win you a key chain or a t-shirt, but they're still a lot of fun. Paid tournaments on the other hand give you an opportunity to win a good deal of money while knowing exactly how much you'll need to risk up front. Either way, you're bound to have a great time playing!