Here Comes The Sun Table Games Hot Seats

Here Comes the Sun Hot Seat Drawings
Agua Caliente Casinos
May 7 – May 30, 2024

Agua Caliente Casino Rancho Mirage, Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs & Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City (referred to as ACCRM ACCPS & ACCCC respectively in the promotion rules), otherwise known as Agua Caliente Casinos, will host the “Here Comes the Sun Hot Seat Drawings” from May 7 – May 30, 2024 giving ACE Club members, who are actively playing with their ACE Club Card inserted (or via Cardless Connect) at their favorite slot machines or table games, the opportunity to win Free Slot Play, Promotional Chips, or Cash prizes. ACE Club members will be notified of the promotion via property advertisements and direct marketing offers.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

ACE Club members will have the opportunity to win Free Slot Play, Promotional Chips (hereinafter referred to as Non-Negotiable Chips or NNC), or Cash prizes each promotional day by actively playing at their favorite slot machines with their ACE Club Card properly inserted (or via Cardless Connect), or by actively playing at a live table game with an open rating at the time of the drawings. 

Weekly Drawing Structure:

·      The promotion will be held on the following days of the week for each Casino:

o   Tuesdays – ACCCC (May 7, 14, 21, & 28)

o   Wednesdays – ACCRM (May 8, 15, 22, & 29) 

o   Thursdays – ACCPS (May 9, 16, 23, & 30)

Weekly Drawings:

·      Hot Seat selection drawings will be conducted by the Prize Patrol, (comprised of team members of the Marketing and/or ACE Club) and will occur via clear drawing barrel for table games players, and “Random Rewards” feature of the Patron Management system for slot players.  

·      Every 30 minutes from 4:00PM – 7:30PM, one (1) slots or one (1) table games winner will be randomly selected to win $250 in Free Slot Play or $250 NNCs (per the drawing schedule below). 

·      At 8:00PM, two (2) winners, one (1) from slots, and one (1) from table games, will be randomly selected to win $1,000 in Cash each.

·      To qualify, ACE Club members must be actively playing either a slot machine with their ACE Club Card properly inserted (or via Cardless Connect), or by actively playing at a live table game with an open rating at the time of the drawing.

·      ACE Club members may win two (2) times each promotional day, once during the 4:00PM – 7:30PM drawings, and once again at the 8:00PM drawing.

·      ACE Club members may choose an equal amount of Non-Negotiable Chips in lieu of Free Slot Play and vice versa. 

·      ACE Club members may choose equal amount of Non-Negotiable Chips or Free Slot Play in lieu of the Cash Prize. 

·      Must be present to win.

·      Ten (10) winners per promotional day per property.

·      Promotion will be conducted from the ACE Club at each property.

Weekly Drawing Structure:

Drawing Time	Table or Slots Winner	ACCCC / ACCRM / ACCPS
4:00PM	1 Table Games Winner	$250 Non-Negotiable Chips
4:30PM	1 Slots Winner	$250 Free Slot Play
5:00PM	1 Table Games Winner	$250 Non-Negotiable Chips
5:30PM	1 Slots Winner	$250 Free Slot Play
6:00PM	1 Table Games Winner	$250 Non-Negotiable Chips
6:30PM	1 Slots Winner	$250 Free Slot Play
7:00PM	1 Table Games Winner	$250 Non-Negotiable Chips
7:30PM	1 Slots Winner	$250 Free Slot Play
8:00PM	1 Slots & 1 Table Games Winner	$1,000 Cash Each
Total:	10 Winners per promotional day

Prize Pool Per Property:

§  Combined maximum prizes per drawing day – $1,000 NNC

§  Combined maximum prizes per drawing day – $1,000 Free Slot Play

§  Combined maximum prizes per drawing day – $2,000 Cash

§  Total prize pool combined – $12,000 NNC + $12,000 Free Slot Play + $24,000 Cash 

DRAWING RULES FOR SELECTING HOT SEAT TABLE GAMES AND PLAYERS: 

1.     In order to be eligible to win, players must be actively playing at a live table game with an open rating on their ACE Club Card, at the time the Prize Patrol arrives at the lucky winning table.

2.     Winners will be chosen by selecting a live table game utilizing a clear drawing barrel with numbered balls. The drawing barrel will be located at the ACE Club at each property. The numbers displayed on the numbered balls will correspond to the identifying table numbers located on the live tables. 

3.     The numbered balls will be selected and drawn by the Prize Patrol.

4.     Once a live table game has been selected, the Prize Patrol will take a set of Oversized Cards, numbered 1 to 15, to the chosen Hot Seat Table. The Prize Patrol will present the Oversized Cards to the eligible players face down and fanned out. The eligible players will draw from the Oversized Cards beginning at Seat 1 and going around.  The player who reveals the Oversized Card with the highest number will be deemed the winner for that drawing time.  Any hand in process will be completed prior to players choosing Oversized Cards.

5.     In the event that there are no active players at the selected table game, the Prize Patrol will select another ball from the drawing barrel and proceed with promotional activity accordingly.  A table may only be drawn once per drawing time, therefore once a table has been drawn, it will not be put back into the barrel until the next drawing time.

6.     The Prize Patrol Team may consist of team members of the Marketing and/or ACE Club. 

HOT SEAT DRAWINGS RULES FOR SELECTING SLOT MACHINE PLAYERS:

1.     ACE Club members can play up to five (5) ACE Club Cards and/or one (1) Cardless Connect session at a time. However, to be eligible to receive the Free Slot Play prize, ACE Club members must be actively playing with their ACE Club Card properly inserted (or via Cardless Connect) and physically seated at the selected slot machine location at the time the Prize Patrol arrives, excluding AC Fuel.

2.     The “Random Rewards” is a feature of the Patron Management system that displays all active slot play in random order when activated. 

3.     When it is time to conduct the drawings, a Marketing or ACE Club Representative (or above) will activate the “Random Rewards” option in the Patron Management system from the ACE Club Booth. “Random Rewards” will produce a Player Name, Player ID, and slot machine location. A second member of the Prize Patrol will witness the selection process. Once the patrons name and location are produced, the Prize Patrol will go to the selected slot machine location the Casino Floor. Upon arriving at the selected slot machine, the Prize Patrol will greet the patron gaming at that slot machine to inquire if they are the patron whose Name/Player ID has been selected. The Prize Patrol will verify the win by checking the patrons valid photo ID and ACE Club Card to ensure it matches the name and Player ID drawn by “Random Rewards”. Once the winner is verified, a member of the Prize Patrol will enter the prize amount into the patrons ACE Club account.

4.     If the Prize Patrol arrives at the selected slot machine to find the patron gaming at the machine is utilizing another individual’s ACE Club Card (or via Cardless Connect), this patron is ineligible for a Hot Seat Prize. In this situation, the Prize Patrol may then take the next patron to the left who is actively gaming with their own ACE Club Card properly inserted (or via Cardless Connect). The patron must present a valid photo ID that matches the ACE Club Card inserted in the slot machine. 

5.     In the event that the Prize Patrol arrives at a selected slot machine to find that the patron gaming at that slot machine is not the Name and Player ID selected by “Random Rewards”, but this patron is actively gaming with their own ACE Club Card (or via Cardless Connect) inserted in the slot machine at the time of the Prize Patrol’s arrival, this patron will be deemed the winner. The patron must present a valid photo ID that matches the ACE Club Card inserted in the slot machine. 

6.     In the event that the Prize Patrol arrives at a selected slot machine to find that there is no patron occupying that seat, the Prize Patrol may defer to the next patron on the left, who is actively gaming with their own ACE Club Card (or via Cardless Connect) inserted in the slot machine at the time of the Prize Patrol’s arrival. This patron must present a valid photo ID that matches the ACE Club Card (or via Cardless Connect) properly inserted in the slot machine.

7.     In the event there is not a patron gaming at the selected slot machine, or there are no patrons actively playing with their ACE Club Card (or via Cardless Connect) inserted in a slot machine at the selected slot machine bank, a new Player Name, Player ID, and slot machine location will be selected in “Random Rewards”. 

8.     The Prize Patrol Team may consist of team members of the Marketing and/or ACE Club. 

GENERAL RULES:

1.     Must be 21 years or older to participate.

2.     Must be an ACE Club member to participate.

3.     Restricted players are not eligible for all promotions/events.

4.     Employees of Agua Caliente Casinos and Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians with an Agua Caliente Gaming Commission issued gaming license are not eligible to participate. 

5.     Ace, Edge, or Elite Cards are the property of Agua Caliente Casinos. Use of these cards constitutes acceptance of the Rules of the ACE Players Club and will also be advertised within the ACE Players Club Brochure. 

6.     All drawing promotions shall have a 30-minute verification period to determine winner eligibility after a winner has been chosen.

7.     Winners agree that, as a condition of entry, a Winners Log and a Winners Release Form will be signed prior to the payment of prizes (if applicable). The Winners Release Form gives Agua Caliente Casinos and its agencies the rights to use the winner’s name, character, voice, likeness etc. in any future advertising, without any further compensation due to the winner. The release also holds Agua Caliente Casinos, the ACBCI, its employees, etc. harmless from the award or use of the prize.

8.     The Winners Release Form will include space for two (2) employee signatures: One (1) authorized Team Member and one (1) additional signature of an authorized Team Member for verification. Winners are responsible for all Federal, State, and local taxes for all awards as a result of this promotion where applicable. Winners must provide a social security number and/or W-9 Form (if applicable) prior to receipt of their award or prize per the ACBCI Reporting and Withholding Internal Controls.

9.     For each winner selected, an authorized Team Member will enter the following information on the Winners Log: date and time of the promotion, winner’s name, winner’s ACE Club number and the award or prize won.  The authorized Team Member shall sign the log with their name and gaming license number attesting to the prize distribution. The winner will sign the log, evidencing they have received the prize.

10.  Winners must show valid identification to claim a prize (i.e. driver’s license, government-issued photo ID card, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Tribal ID, military ID or passport:  Federal Regulations prohibit the copying or scanning of military or military dependent identification cards). Winners must also show their ACE Club Card to claim a prize.

11.  Agua Caliente Casinos are not responsible for any technical malfunctions, failures, or difficulties, printing errors, clerical, typographical or other errors within the offering or announcements of any award or prize notification, or for any errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical, clerical, electronic, or technical in nature, including but not limited to areas of the casino facility where speakers are not present or functioning or for the incorrect, inaccurate or failure to capture the appropriate information. Agua Caliente Casinos are not responsible for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, late, lost, damaged, stolen, postage due, direct marketing offers.

12.  The Agua Caliente Casinos reserve the right and sole discretion to disqualify any gaming participant who has been identified as having “tampered”, in any way deemed inappropriate, with the direct marketing offers. This includes but is not limited to, counterfeiting or copying of drawing entries, placing foreign objects or inappropriate markings on the entries or direct marketing offers. This disqualification will also include but is not limited to “tampering” with the entry process or any other promotional related item, or acting in a manner that may be in violation of the Official Rules or in a disruptive manner with the intent to disrupt or to undermine the legitimacy of the promotion or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person(s).

13.  Direct marketing offers are valid only on the date/time shown on the direct marketing offer and are non-transferable, non-refundable and have no cash value; no change given and may not be combined with any other discount or group rate. 

14.  Facsimiles or reproductions of direct marketing offers will not be accepted; any attempt to duplicate, alter, modify or change offer voids use.

15.  Agua Caliente Casinos are not responsible for equipment malfunctions, including, but not limited to computer systems or any gaming related equipment utilized to administer this promotion.

16.  All patron disputes related to this promotion will be handled in accordance with the ACBCI Guest Disputes Internal Controls.

17.  Agua Caliente Casinos, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, its employees, etc. are held harmless for any claims resulting from redemption of these offers. 

18.  All promotions will be administered in accordance with the ACBCI systems of internal controls, policies, and procedures.

19.  A copy of the promotion rules must be displayed or made readily available to patron upon request during the duration of the promotion. The rules may be available via rules poster, rules rack card/flyer, or on the Agua Caliente Casinos website. The Marketing Department will always have a copy of the rules during the promotion.

20.  Prize won must be either all Free Slot Play, all Non-Negotiable Chips, or all Cash (no partial payments).

21.  The Cash prize winner must be paid at the Main Cage. 

22.  Non-Negotiable Chip prizes will be paid out via a voucher issued to the winner that is then redeemed at the Main Cashier’s Cage. Non-Negotiable Chip vouchers expire 24 hours after issuance.

23.  Free Slot Play prizes will expire from date of redemption based on the amounts below:

a.     $101 – $1,500 – Expires in 30 days

24.  Agua Caliente Casinos must include a responsible gambling message on printed materials for this promotion where practical. The message will read: Problem Gambling? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Signage must also be located within each Casino.

25.  The Agua Caliente Gaming Commission (hereinafter referred to as the ACGC) retains the right to suspend, rescind, or void any promotion that fails to maintain and protect the assets, integrity and reputation of the Tribe.