Most of the time when we sit down at a slot machine, it's us versus the machine in a battle to see who comes out ahead. But for the next six weeks at Cache Creek Casino in Brooks (Yolo County), the competition is bit more intense as gamblers get to battle each other in a slot tournament called the Race for Cash.
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The tournament began last Thursday and ends at 11:59 p.m. June 19. The casino will dole out $200,000 in tournament prizes, including $50,000 to the winner, $10,000 to the first runner-up, $7,500 to the third-place finisher and at least $1,000 to everyone in the top 50.
Here's how the tournament works: Cache Creek has cordoned off a section of 50 slot machines on the gaming floor for the tournament. Every 15 minutes from 10 a.m. to midnight, the casino will let 50 contestants (21 and older, of course) into the area to pick their lucky one-armed bandit and pull for three minutes.
During these tournament sessions, the special slot machines work just like any other slot machines, only with these, players rack up one point for every credit they win. At the end of the allotted three minutes, a computer program ranks each player based upon the number of points he or she has collected. The player with the most points June 19 wins it all.
Sounds easy, right? Not so fast.
Bill Harland, vice president of table games, says that players must be Cache Club members to enter the tournament and that each member is entitled to participate in only one of the 56 three-minute sessions each day.
Cache Club members may redeem 2,500 points for each additional entry into the tournament, but Harland notes that once a player redeems those points, he or she runs the risk of never winning them back again.
'What makes it a tournament is that to a certain degree, it requires some strategy in decision-making,' Harland explains, acknowledging that a 'large portion' of what will determine the winner is luck. 'Truthfully, it's just a fun way to make the whole notion of slots a little more competitive and fun.'
Throughout the tournament, Cache Creek will host daily 'second-chance' drawings at 1, 5 and 8 p.m. and midnight. During these drawings, floor managers will randomly select one tournament participant to win $500 cash. The winner must be present to claim his or her prize.
Cache Creek Casino, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks. (530) 796-3118. .
Cache Creek Casino Resort | |
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Address | 14455 Highway 16 Brooks, California 95606 |
Opening date | July 25, 1985 |
Theme | Indian |
No. of rooms | 200 [1] |
Total gaming space | 74,270 square feet (6,900 m2) |
Signature attractions | Club 88 |
Notable restaurants | C2 Steak & Seafood |
Casino type | Land-Based |
Renovated in | 2002 |
Website | Cache Creek Casino Resort |
Cache Creek Casino Resort is a casino/resort located in Brooks, California, in Northern California's Capay Valley. Opened as a bingo hall in July 1985, it was renovated in 2002 and completed in 2004 as a destination resort.[2] The connected hotel contains 200 rooms, including 27 suites. Cache Creek offers 2,300 slot machines, more than 120 table games, a 14 table poker room, day spa, nine restaurants, and an 18-hole championship golf course.
On June 25, 1985, the Rumsey Band of the Wintun Indians (now known as the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation) opened a modest bingo hall on their Rancheria in Brooks. The popularity of Cache Creek Indian Bingo & Casino soared immediately and on October 7, 1993 the hall was expanded to include card games.
A second expansion began in 1996 and was opened in phases in 1998 and 1999. The bingo hall now had a 1,200 seat capacity and three new restaurants were opened, including China Camp and a 150-seat buffet. After California Governor Gray Davis signed the State Gaming Compact in 1999, the casino added slot machines and more table games.
In 2002, the tribe announced plans to build a $200 million property, renamed Cache Creek Casino Resort, on land adjacent to the existing facility. Completed and opened in 2004, the resort now features nine restaurants, the 600-seat Club 88, the 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) multi-purpose Event Center and 74,720 square feet (6,942 m2) of casino floor space.
Beginning in November 2006, Cache Creek Resort remodeled again, removing the Bingo Hall/Event Center and expanding the poker room and slot machine area. This remodel also included a sports bar and grill called the Sportspage.
In 2010 the Tribe announced their Event Center Project (ECP) which is designed to offer additional amenities at the Resort (including wireless access for all areas), provide additional administrative support space, as well as more parking. The proposed project would allow the Tribe to bring newer and larger entertainment acts, musical performances and other events to the Resort that could not previously be accommodated. The newest outdoor stage was completed in 2011.
Coordinates: 38°44′05″N122°08′31″W / 38.734837°N 122.141834°W