The Five Best States To Make A Living Playing Poker

It has been said that poker is the hardest way to make an easy living. The one thing we can say for sure is that its a lot harder to make a living at it in a state with limited options for plying your trade.

That means if you want to play poker for a living you’re probably going to want to do it in a state with a lot of casinos or legal cardrooms. Playing in underground games every day may sound like a thrilling lifestyle. However, it’s a tough one to maintain when your bankroll is constantly under threat from local law enforcement and opportunistic thieves.

Essentially, what we’re saying is the best states to try to make a living playing poker are the ones with the most action. Legal, regulated and above board action.

Want to know where they are? Check out US Poker’s list of the five best states to make a living playing poker below:

Nevada

There’s no better place for a poker pro to call home than the state of Nevada. Probably because if you fall down just about anywhere inside the state, you’re a favorite to hit a poker room on the way to the ground.

In fact, there are more than 60 poker rooms operating across the state, which is probably six times more than the amount required to make a state a decent place to make a living playing poker.

Of course, the biggest and best action goes off on the Las Vegas Strip, where there are 18 different poker rooms hosting big-time cash game action and daily tournament schedules all within a few miles of one another.

The World Series of Poker

Big-time tournament action comes in the form of the annual World Series of Poker held in Las Vegas for six weeks every June and July. Thousands of poker players from all over the world descend upon Las Vegas for the events of the WSOP. However, it’s more than just the tournaments they come for. Cash game revenues at rooms across the state jump big time throughout the WSOP.

It’s a poker pro’s dream for six weeks. In fact, there’s so much poker money in Las Vegas during this time, whether they are playing cash games or tournaments, the WSOP can make or break a Nevada-based pro’s year.

The rest of the year brings a steady stream of big-time tournaments including regular World Poker Tour stops. Plus, as the gambling capital of the country, there’s always a good number of tourists filling the cash game tables from Las Vegas to Reno and Lake Tahoe.

There’s also legal and regulated online poker. Although the action is mostly limited to the WSOP site during the WSOP.

Regardless, Nevada is far and away the best state to make a living playing poker. The only issue might be that so many pros have moved there, the competition can be pretty stiff at times.

California

There are more than 90 licensed cardrooms that offer poker in California. They also offer player-banked versions of certain casino card games like blackjack.

Additionally, there are somewhere around 60 Tribal casinos in the state, many of which host poker rooms.

Between the cardrooms and Tribal casino poker rooms, there’s probably more action in California than there is in any other state across the country. The only thing that makes it a step below Nevada is most of that action is spread out across the state, instead of in one small area like Las Vegas.

Commerce and the Bike

However, the Los Angeles area does host two of the largest poker rooms in the world in the Bicycle Casino and Commerce Casino. The amount of cash game action in either of these cardrooms is enough for the average pro to make a sustainable living.

Plus, the World Poker Tour makes annual stops at both properties, if tournaments are where you’re looking to make big bank.

Getting lawmakers, cardrooms, Tribal casinos and potential online poker operators to agree on what legal and regulated online poker should look like in California has proved difficult. In fact, after a decade discussing it, the state seems no closer to passing online poker legislation than when those discussions started.

However, there’s a lot of big-time live tournament and cash game action up and down the coast all year long. And that’s enough to make California one the best states to make a living playing poker.

Florida

It wasn’t that long ago that poker in Florida was limited to home games at seniors centers and not much else. The game spread to dog tracks and Jai alai frontons in 1997. However, a $10 maximum on all pots rendered the game unrecognizable by today’s standards. The laws changed a couple times in the early 2000s, but the betting limits, limits on the number of bets and a $100 maximum buy-in still didn’t make any sense.

Poker soon spread to the state’s first tribal casinos. However, except for a brief period of time where the tribes allowed multiple rebuys to skirt around the maximum buy-in laws, the poker scene in the Sunshine State remained small.

Most of the caps were removed in 2009 and Florida suddenly became a destination for poker.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood

A big-time tournament scene emerged, particularly down south at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, which put up some major guarantees to attract players. There were overlays at first, but the Hard Rock in Hollywood now boasts some of the most well-attended tournament series in the country. The World Poker Tour and The World Series of Poker Circuit have even made it a regular stop.

The cash game scene has also thrived, from Jacksonville to Fort Lauderdale.

Atlantic City and Las Vegas may have the market cornered on check-raising tourists. However, there’s no better place to get called down by a wealthy retiree who just had to see it than Florida.

Add it up and for pro players who want to play lucrative cash games year round and major tournaments on a regular basis, Florida has become one of the best states to make a living playing poker.

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New Jersey

The casino business in Atlantic City has had its share of ups and downs over the years. However, the seaside resort town has long maintained its status as the home of poker on the East Coast. Casinos became legal in the late 1970s, but poker didn’t get the thumbs up from lawmakers until the summer of 1993.

The Trump Taj Mahal launched a 50-table poker room that year that immediately became the center of the poker universe. There were other rooms, but no one really emerged as real competition until the Tropicana opened up a 40-table poker room in 1998. It was a pretty fierce rivalry between the two.

The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa

In fact, it was all about either the Taj or the Trop for poker players in AC until 2003, when Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa opened up in the city’s marina district.

The Borgata opened with a modern 34-table poker room that immediately became market leaders. A big boom in poker’s popularity soon followed. Suddenly, Borgata established itself as the East Coast’s premier poker destination.

The property started hosting events on the burgeoning World Poker Tour right from the outset. Its WPT events are still breaking tour entry records on a regular basis.

In 2006, poker’s popularity peaked and Borgata underwent a $200 million expansion. The poker room was expanded to 85 tables and revenues kept on rising, even as the growth of the game slowed.

The Taj has since closed and poker at the Trop moved to a much smaller space. However, there are other poker rooms around Atlantic City with action, and certainly plenty of it at Borgata to this day.

When it comes to major tournaments, the WPT is still huge at Borgata and the property runs seasonal festivals that draw big numbers with or without the WPT’s name on the marquee. Plus, Harrah’s Atlantic City has emerged as a regular stop on the WSOP Circuit.

The state also opened up a legal and regulated online poker market in 2013, with major operators like PokerStars, partypoker and 888poker opening shop to offer real-money games. It’s still a rather small market. However, New Jersey did sign on to share player pools with other states in 2017, so it should grow from here.

Put it all together and New Jersey is clearly one of the best states to make a living playing poker.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is one of the more recent entries into the casino gambling game. Slot machines were legalized in 2004. Table games, including poker, were legalized in 2010.

Then, in just the first three years of full casino operations, Pennsylvania surpassed New Jersey as the country’s second most profitable gaming market.

There are now 12 casinos in the state and 10 of them have poker rooms. In fact, poker has become quickly become a big part of what several casinos are doing to bring people in.

Parx Casino

Parx Casino has long been the poker room revenue leader in the state. It had an 80-table poker room that hosted a ton of cash-game action, daily tournaments, and the popular Big Stax tournament series five times annually.

Now it has moved poker into a sleek and modern 48-table room inside the main building. Nothing about the amount of action at Parx should change, and to be honest, there’s probably enough of it at Parx alone to make PA one of the best states to make a living playing poker.

However, there’s more.

Sands Bethlehem’s 30-table poker room also hosts a big cash game scene and the somewhat regular DeepStack Extravaganza tournament series. Harrah’s Philadelphia has a room affiliated with the World Series of Poker, which means WSOP Main Event satellites.

Plus, The Poker Night in America Poker Room at SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia has all kinds of action and is affiliated with the “Poker Night in America” TV show, regularly hosting televised events.

The 30-table room at Rivers in Pittsburgh shares the same affiliation. Plus, the Pittsburgh-area’s Meadows Casino started hosting a Heartland Poker Tour stop in 2017.

Additionally, there’s a ton of great cash game promotions at the other smaller rooms across the state. Put that together with all the big time tournament action, plus the fact the state just green lit online poker, and there’s little doubt Pennsylvania is the kind of place a pro can make a living now and for years to come.

Honorable mention

Honorable mention has to go to a state like New York. The New York poker scene used to be all about underground cash games in New York City and underage tournaments at Tribal casinos upstate. However, the state has seen four new commercial casinos open up over the past year and they all have poker action.

Connecticut deserves some love on this list as well. The rooms at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun have enough cash game action to sustain the average pro and they host some big tournaments as well.

Finally, a shout out goes to the District of Columbia. Folks from the capital region used to have drive three hours or take the train to Atlantic City to play poker. Now, there’s an emerging poker scene including more than 100 tables at Maryland Live!, Horseshoe Baltimore, and the MGM just outside of DC.

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Unibet Poker Is Back In Ireland

It’s good news for Irish players as Unibet Poker opens it doors once again in Ireland.

Unibet Poker has announced its return to the Irish online poker market after leaving its shores back in 2015.

The company already has a strong presence in the country with its sponsorship of The Chip Race podcast and co-hosts Dara O’Kearney and David Lappin have also been signed up as ambassadors to promote the platform.

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Poker Industry PRO: PokerStars Readies Portuguese Shared Liquidity with “Seat Me” Rollout

Expected soon to join its players in Portugal with its French/Spanish player pool, PokerStars will remove table and seat selection from PokerStars.PT next week.

PokerStars recently contacted its Portuguese players to inform them that the “Seat Me” system of automated seat selection would soon roll out on its segregated online poker room.

The planned roll out, set for Tuesday, is a necessary step for Portugal to join the new shared player pool of France and Spain.

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Anthony Spinella Has A WSOP.com Record That Will Be Tough To Top

Anthony Spinella is turning WSOP.com into his own personal Home Shopping Network for jewelry. Just two years after winning one of the first online poker bracelets at the summer World Series of Poker (WSOP) series, Spinella added a Circuit ring to his collection.

The poker pro beat a stacked final table this week to become the only player to win both a bracelet and a ring online. It is a record that will likely take some time to beat. Particularly given that he won the first-ever online Circuit event.

Circuit’s online debut generates six-figure prize pool

The Circuit series at Rio Casino in Vegas featured 13 land-based events offering a prized ring, plus the one online tournament. While the promotion around the online event felt a bit last-minute, the crowd was nonetheless a good one.

With 420 entries the prize pool came in at just over $137,000. This number is above average for both your standard weekday MTT on WSOP.com and your average $365 Circuit event. In other words, it was definitely a win-win for both the land and online WSOP arms.

With that turnout, the top 30 finishers all earned paydays. Some of the notables who made the money include:

  • Craig Varnell – 21st
  • Alex Masek – 18th
  • Mike Leah – 15th

Final table stacked with notables

The final table of the event had a collective jewelry collection that would make the average player jealous. There were two multi-ring holders in Josh Reichard and Jed Hoffman.

Spinella was not the only bracelet winner at the table either. Scott Clements, who has two WSOP bracelets, finished seventh.

Women had an excellent run in this tournament as well, with three women making the final table. Notable pro Jessica Dawley finished second to Spinella. Ashley Sleeth and Krista Gifford also made the final table.

And then there is Spinella, who picked up just over $35,000 for the victory. He adds that to nearly $2.9 million in live tournament earnings.

More importantly, though, he staked claim to a WSOP.com and WSOP record that seems darn near impossible to surpass.

The two big winners on the live side of the Circuit series were also notable names. Kevin Iacafano, who has finished second in bracelet events more than once, won the Main Event. Meanwhile, Loni Harwood picked up her fifth career Circuit ring by taking down the High Roller event.

Online satellites to WSOP events still going strong

While the online ring event is over, the satellites to summer bracelet events are just getting going.

Each weekend in March, there will be online satellites in Nevada to a variety of live event packages. Buy-ins for these satellites start at $10, but there are super satellites where players can win their way in for as little as $1.

You can win your way into the $1,000 online bracelet event in the $15 satellite events. It is one of four online events running as part of the 2018 WSOP.

Or, if your bankroll is a little bigger, there is a $320 buy-in satellite to the $10,000 WSOP Main Event running every Sunday in March at 7 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Court Rejects Tsoukernik’s High-Stakes Poker Counterclaim Against Kirk

Las Vegas, Nevada District Judge Linda Bell has rejected a counterclaim made by Leon Tsoukernik in his dispute with fellow high-stakes poker player Matthew Kirk. The counterclaim included the Aria Hotel and Casino which Tsoukernik claimed had conspired with Kirk to effectively cheat him out of millions of dollars.

Leon Tsoukernik is a famous personality in the poker world. He owns the Kings Casino in the Czech Republic and has turned it into a major poker destination, hosting events organized by major names such as partypoker, WSOP, and the World Poker Tour (WPT).

This level of poker is a completely different world from the average home game. During a heads up match played at the Aria last May, Tsoukernik lost more than $3 million to Kirk while playing drunk.

Rob Yong eyewitness account

In a statement on his blog, UK Dusk Till Dawn Casino owner Rob Yong gave his account of what happened that evening.

“Matty told me the game got ‘out of hand’ when Leon became very drunk, loaning in total $3M in Aria chips from Matty which he then lost back to Matty heads-up. I asked Matty why he didn’t stop playing if Leon was that drunk or just refuse to loan him any more money. Matty said he didn’t want to hit and run Leon and was heavily pressured by Leon to continue. Matty told me the game finally broke with Leon owing $2M, but they talked at the Aria lift on the way to their room and went back to Ivey’s Room to continue playing with Leon borrowing a further $1M which he lost to Matty.”

Tsoukernik paid Kirk $1 million but refused to pay the additional $2 million that Kirk is claiming.

Tsoukernik was playing for millions of dollars while drunk

Attorney Lesley Miller, acting for Tsoukernik and quoted in the Las Vegas Review Journal, said;

“He [Kirk] fraudulently conspired with Aria representatives to place Mr. Tsoukernik in that vulnerable situation. It was how the game itself was executed, not the simple request of participating in the game.”

Tsoukernik argued that the Aria bore responsibility for allowing him to play while intoxicated, and funded Kirk’s match against him. Tsoukernik did not claim that he was deliberately intoxicated by Kirk or the Aria, accepting that he ordered his drinks himself.

Judge Bell rejected Tsoukernik’s arguments and ordered him to pay legal costs for Kirk’s lawyers. She also dismissed the claims against the Aria stating that they should be resolved by the Gambling Control Board.

Late last year, the court ruled against Kirk’s attempts to reclaim the $2 million after determining that the money was “an unenforceable gambling debt.”

Kirk has been left with the possibility of bringing further legal action to recover the cash and punitive damages on the grounds of “fraudulent inducement” and “unjust enrichment.”

The numbers in this case may be huge, but the lessons apply to everyone who wants to play poker; don’t play drunk and don’t bet money you can’t afford to lose!

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Bring The Luck Of The Irish To March’s Casino Promo Madness

Forget about seeing the first robin of spring. The real sign is that Pennsylvania casinos are basing promotions on the luck of the Irish and the thrill of the NCAA basketball tournament.

Table-game and poker players get in on the act, too, with chances for bonus cash and chips.

Mohegan Sun Pocono offers a shot at $5,000 cash for players who get a suited blackjack. Elsewhere, Rivers in Pittsburgh combines a poker room high-hand bonus with a chance for $5,000 extra depending on the NCAA basketball tournament champion. Finally, SugarHouse offers a free lottery-like game with a possible $1 million cash prize.

Here’s a look at some of the best casino promotions and attractions for March:

East

Harrah’s Philadelphia

777 Harrah’s Blvd.
Chester, PA 19013
(800) 480-8020

Money Booth Madness

Players at Harrah’s can win free play or a chance to collect swirling bills in a money booth every Saturday in March. Total Rewards members receive one free entry each day they play during the promotional period, plus an additional entry for each 25 tier credits earned at slots or table games. There are also 5X entries on Tuesdays. Users of the TR app can get 10 bonus entries every Monday while at the casino. Drawings offer two types of prizes:

  • Free play drawings: Each hour from 6 to 10 p.m. on March 3, 10, and 24, the casino will draw the name of one active player who will win a share of $5,000 in free slot play. Winners with the TR app will get extra.
  • Money booth drawings: Each hour from 6 to 10 p.m. March 17 and 31, one person will be chosen to enter the money booth for 30 seconds and collect as much swirling money as possible. Winners then will have 20 seconds to choose between keeping their collected money or taking a golden ticket that could be worth more.

Mohegan Sun Pocono

1280 Highway 315
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
(888) 946-4672

Suit Yourself sweepstakes

Suited Blackjacks could lead to $500 in free gaming chips or $5,000 cash in this two-month promotion at Mohegan Sun. Players earn one drawing entry for each suited natural in Blackjack or Spanish 21 during March and April. In drawings on May 20, the casino will award two prizes of $500 in gaming chips every 15 minutes. At 6 p.m., one person will win $5,000 in cash. Limit of one $500 prize per person.

Nothing but net

Basketball sharp-shooters could win bonus free play on March 30. Every 30 minutes from 4 to 10 p.m., five randomly selected active slot or table game players will receive prizes of $100 in slot free play. Since this is the month of March Madness, winners will be able to shoot up to four baskets to increase their prize:

  • With the first basket made, the prize goes to $200 in free play
  • Second, $400 in free play
  • Third, $800 in free play
  • Fourth, $1,600 in free play

Mt. Airy Casino Resort

312 Woodland Rd.
Mount Pocono, PA 18344
(877) 682-4791

March competitor match

Every Tuesday and Thursday in March, Players Club members who bring in slot free-play offers and their club card from any other casino in Pennsylvania or New Jersey will receive a match of up to $300. The offer is available once daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. to invited guests or those who earn 1,000 points at Mt. Airy.

Parx

2999 Street Road
Bensalem, PA 19020
(888) 588-7279

Feeling Lucky sweepstakes

Earn entries at Parx Casino from March 1 through 17 for a chance to share in a giveaway of $40,000 worth of slot free play and $10,000 cash. Additionally, play on March 5 and 12 earns multiple entries. From 4 to 10 p.m. on March 17, Parx will award 50 prizes of up to $200 in free play every hour. Moreover, the hourly winner with the most entries also qualifies for the 10:30 p.m. drawing with a top prize of $10,000 cash.

The Flaming Lips

The psychedelic alt-rock group known for “She Don’t Use Jelly” will perform at 7 p.m. March 11 at the XCite Center. The group, which worked with Miley Cyrus on her “Dead Petz” album and tour, is known for elaborate live shows, which include puppets, giant hands, and singer Wayne Coyne’s crowd-surfing inside a plastic bubble. Tickets are $35 to $200. Doors open at 6 p.m., and attendees must be at least 21.

Sands

77 Sands Blvd.
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(877) 726-3777

Spring pull tabs

From noon to 8 p.m. every Monday and Tuesday in March, players at Sands can receive up to three guaranteed-winner pull tabs. Each tab has a prize ranging from $10 in slot free play to $10,000 cash. Players qualify for a tab with every three players club points earned from noon to 8 p.m.

In addition, players earn one free tab each hour from noon to 8 p.m.

Chevy Silverado 1500 sweepstakes

A 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 15000 LT and four prizes of $1,000 slot free play are up for grabs at 7 p.m. March 25. The first entry is free. Additional entries are based on rated slot play from Feb. 26 through 6:45 p.m. March 25, with 10X entries on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through March 18 and 25X entries on March 23 and 24. There will also be a second-chance drawing at 9 p.m. March 25 featuring five prizes of $1,000 slot free play.

SugarHouse

1001 N. Delaware Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19125
(877) 477-3715

$1 Million Mega Pick

SugarHouse’s lottery-like drawing every Wednesday in March offers five levels of prizes ranging from $10 in slot free play to $1 million cash. The first entry is free, with up to five additional entries allowed each day for every 10 points earned from slot and table-game play. Signature and preferred club members earn double entries for play on Mondays. Six numbers between 1 and 60 will be drawn at 8 p.m. each Wednesday. Here’s the prize schedule:

  • Match all six: $1 million cash
  • Five matches: $10,000 cash
  • Four matches: $1,000 in slot free play
  • Three matches: $100 in slot free play
  • Two matches: $10 in slot free play

Free parking and shuttle for flower show

SugarHouse becomes a shuttle hub while the Philadelphia Flower Show is open from March 3 to 11. Each show day, shuttles will leave SugarHouse Casino on the hour, dropping off and picking up passengers at the Convention Center’s Broad Street entrance. The last pickup at the convention center will be a half-hour before the show ends.

The annual flower show attracts a quarter-million people during its run. This year’s show, with a “Wonders of Water” theme, will include tropical jungles, temperate forests, native woodlands, and arid landscapes as well as the plants that thrive in each environment, such as orchids, flowering vines, and desert blooms. Flower Show tickets are sold separately.

Valley Forge Resort Casino

1160 First Ave.
King of Prussia, PA 19406
(610) 354-8118

Luck of the Irish drawing

Valley Forge is giving away 10 prizes of $1,700 cash in hourly drawings from 1 to 10 p.m. on St. Patrick’s Day (also known as March 17). Players may print their entries at any kiosk from 6 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. and enter them in the barrel at Center Bar. One winner will be randomly selected each hour. Prize will not be awarded if the winner is not present.

Money Madness sweepstakes

Earn entries throughout the month for a March 31 drawing with a prize of $25,000 cash. The first entry is free, additional entries based on slot or table game play. Players get 10X points on Wednesdays. The winner of $25,000 will be chosen at 9 p.m. March 31 at the Center Bar.

West/Central

Hollywood at Penn National

777 Hollywood Blvd.
Grantville, PA 17028
(717) 469-2211

Lucky Leprechaun

Every 15 minutes from noon to 8 p.m. March 10, Hollywood Casino will select two Marquee Rewards members to win $500 in slot free play or $500 cash. Players must have their card inserted into a machine or have an open table game rating to be eligible. Prize must be claimed within 30 minutes. Additionally, there is a limit of one prize per club account.

Super progressive jackpot

The March Super Progressive jackpot is up to $30,000 after not hitting in January or February.

Marquee Club members earn one entry for every 20 points accumulated through slot table-game play from March 1 through 22. From 6 to 8:30 p.m. March 22, five entrants will be picked every 30 minutes to receive $250 in slot free play or $100 in free play plus a spot in the final round at 9:30 p.m.

At 9 p.m., four entrants will be selected for the final round. At 9:30, each of the 10 finalists will pick an envelope containing $300 to $1,000 worth of slot free play or the cash jackpot. If the jackpot enveloped is not picked, April’s prize will be $40,000.

Meadows

210 Racetrack Road
Washington, PA 15301
724-503-1200

Heartland Poker Tour

The Heartland Poker Tour returns to Meadows with 10 tournaments from March 15 through 26. Single-table satellites offering seats in the $1,100 Main Event start March 14 and continue through March 24, space permitting.

Players eliminated from an event before the end of late registration may re-enter, space permitting. Events include:

  • March 15-18: No-Limit Hold ’Em Belt Event, $350 buy-in, $100,000 prize pool guaranteed
  • March 18: Seniors tournament, $200 buy-in
  • March 18-20: No-Limit Hold ’Em Trophy Event, $250 buy-in, $25,000 prize pool guaranteed
  • March 22-26: Main Event, $1,100 buy-in, $250,000 prize pool guaranteed

Baccarat, Blackjack tournaments

  • Lucky Dog Mini Baccarat: Every Sunday in March, players can compete for an $1,800 first prize. Buy-ins are $50 each, with qualifying rounds starting at 6 p.m., semifinals at 8:15 p.m., and final table at 9 p.m. Other prizes range from $780 for second place to $180 for eighth through 14th. Register in the table-game pit on the day of the tournament.
  • Lucky 21 Blackjack: Every Tuesday in March, the $21 tournament offers a $2,000 prize pool, depending on the number of entrants. Qualifying rounds are at 11 and 11:45 a.m. and 12:30 and 1:15 p.m., with the final table at 2:45 p.m. Each semifinal participant gets a $5 food court coupon. Players may enter up to one week in advance at the cage.

Presque Isle Downs

8199 Perry Highway
Erie, PA 16509
(866) 374-3386

Table games cash awards

Table-game players could cash in on two promotions this month:

  • Hot Seat: From 5 to 8 p.m. March 17, one table-game seat will be selected randomly to receive $1,000 cash, and each other One Club member at the table will get $50. If the winning seat is unoccupied, the $1,000 will roll over into the next drawing. In the final drawing of the night, drawings will continue until a winning seat is found. The player must be a One Club member to receive a prize.
  • Cash giveaway: From 6 to 10 p.m. March 31, 10 winners will be chosen at random times for cash prizes of $250 to $1,000. One Club members earn entries throughout the month for each hour of carded play at any table game except poker.

Rivers

777 Casino Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
(877) 558-0777

2018 Jaguar SUV drawing

On March 4, during drawings at 1, 4, and 7 p.m. Rivers will award 10 prizes of $250 in slot free play, with each recipient qualifying for the finale drawing. That drawing will award nine prizes of $1,000 in free play and a grand prize of a 2018 Jaguar F Pace SUV.

March Madness poker bracket

Poker players who win a high-hand bonus between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. from March 5 through 11 also get a spot in a March Madness bracket. Each team in the NCAAA men’s basketball tournament will be randomly assigned to the 64 high-hand qualifiers. The players will win cash based on when their teams are eliminated:

  • First round: $100
  • Second round: $200
  • Third round: $300
  • Fourth round: $500
  • Fifth round: $1,000
  • Sixth round: $2,500
  • Tournament champion: $5,000

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