Search for North America’s Best Slot Tournament Player Leads to The Million Dollar Event® in Las Vegas on October 4, 2017

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Three Everi Tour Buses and the Iconic Money Man®
to Visit Nearly 100 Casinos in the U.S. and Canada in 2017

LAS VEGAS, April 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Everi Holdings Inc. (NYSE:EVRI) (“Everi” or the “Company”), the casino gaming industry’s only single source provider of innovative games and leading payments solutions, announced today that the Company will kick off the 2017 TournEvent of Champions® on Friday, April 28 at Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn, Washington. Sponsored for 2017 by Effinet, Norwegian Cruise Line, Quixant, PC Promotions, Sparco, Columbus Data Services, Southern California Gaming Guide, Southern and Midwest Gaming and Destinations, Sequel Data, and Cypress Industries, the TournEvent of Champions returns for its sixth consecutive year of slot tournament excitement with six months of thrilling action for thousands of slot players during which Everi will lead the search for North America’s best slot tournament player.


“The entire team at Everi can’t wait to bring the excitement of TournEvent® and the TournEvent of Champions to our partner casinos in the U.S. and Canada as we build on what has truly become North America’s premier slot tournament,” said Linda Trinh, Vice President, Marketing & Promotions at Everi. “Our imitated but never duplicated event continues to grow and we believe that this year’s campaign will be the best ever. We are excited to work with the incredible slot and marketing teams at Muckleshoot Casino as we kick off six months of excitement and fun.”


The 2017 TournEvent of Champions will feature three tour buses visiting nearly 100 casinos across the United States and Canada, bringing The Money Man to each participating casino where players will have the chance to be one of the 153 players in the final. Each winning casino representative will receive $800 in airfare to Las Vegas for themselves and a guest, ground transfers in Las Vegas, four nights of hotel accommodations, credits for food and beverage purchases and, most importantly, a seat at the championship event.


The Million Dollar Event championship will take place on October 4, 2017, at XS in the Wynn/Encore Las Vegas Resort where all local event winners will compete for a share of $1.3 million in cash prizes, including a $1 million* top prize.
Conrad Granito, General Manager of Muckleshoot Casino, added, “We are extremely honored to host the official TournEvent of Champions kick-off event during our 22nd anniversary celebration. Last year’s kick-off set an official world record for the largest slot tournament. We believe this year’s event will double down on the excitement for the largest TournEvent of Champions campaign ever. Our players absolutely love Everi’s amazing TournEvent competition. We believe TournEvent of Champions provides the high level of energy and fun they’ve come to expect from the biggest casino in the Pacific Northwest.”


Muckleshoot Casino’s 2017 TournEvent of Champions kick-off event will take place on Friday, April 28, with complimentary registration running from noon to 6 p.m. and tournament play starting at 1 p.m. PDT. All participants will win at least $22 in Free Play. The lucky 22 players making it to the final round will compete for their share of nearly $60,000 in cash and prizes, including either a brand new Mercedes-Benz or a TournEvent of Champions VIP prize package consisting of $5,000 in cash and a four-night trip to Las Vegas for the Million Dollar Event.


To find out more about the 2017 TournEvent of Champions and to see a list of participating casinos nationwide, visit www.tourneventofchampions.com