YEAR OF THE MILLIONAIRE NEW YEAR’S EVE 2015 BROUGHT A STORM OF CASH Words: Robyn Lass
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WINNERS Alice T. (second to the far left) rang in the new year as our December Year of the Millionaire winner!
ON DECEMBER 31, 2015, Harrah’s Resort SoCal
last year, always trying to raise the bar.” In all,
was hit by a blizzard. Inside our doors, the
we gave away $2.7 million dollars cash in 2015.
resort was transformed into a breathtaking
And the great news is, there’ll be even
winter wonderland where thousands of guests
more ways for guests to win in 2016! “Guests
joined us to ring in the New Year.
have shown us that they really enjoy the Year
The hotel buzzed with excitement. The
of the Millionaire promotion,” Jurgensen said.
aisles were packed to the brim. It was a party
“They look forward to the last Saturday of the
to rival New York City’s Times Square on New
month for their chance to win. New Year’s is a
Year’s Eve. But the highly anticipated count
big hit with the anticipation of who will walk
down of the night wasn’t to welcome 2016—it
away a millionaire.”
was to learn who would win a million dollars!
January 1, 2016 marked the first day to
When the clock struck 11 in the Hotel Lobby,
earn entries in our fourth installment of Year
Alice T. became a millionaire.
of the Millionaire. But this year, we’ve made
Concluding the third year of our most popular promotion, we were thrilled to hand
a few updates in order to spread the love (aka cash) around to more participants.
Alice her big check. The joy and surprise on
To participate in the monthly Year of
her face was the perfect way to end a fantastic
the Millionaire drawings, swipe your Total
year. But Alice and our June millionaire winner
Rewards ® card and you’ll earn entries by
(Zhi H.) weren’t the only big winners during our
playing your favorite casino games. We’ll hold
Year of the Millionaire event. The last Saturday
the drawings for free play and cash prizes the
of each month, guests’ names were also drawn
last Saturday of every month.
to win free play and huge cash prizes.
This year, instead of just one million-
Year after year, the team at Harrah’s Resort
dollar-winner in June, we’re trying something
SoCal has put their heart and soul into our New
different—10 names will be drawn to take
Year’s Eve Year of the Millionaire event, turning
home $100,000 each. So go ahead, start racking
it into our most anticipated party of the year.
up your entries. There’s no limit to how many
“This year was a huge success,” said Heather
you can earn and you may just walk away
Jurgensen, promotions manager at Harrah’s
thousands richer!
Resort SoCal. “We went bigger and better than ESCAPE
Dara L. Frank L. Caryn O. Shio L. Dale M. May C. Tracy E. Zhi H. Maria S. Tam Q. Tien N. Eligio F. Ai P. Alice T.