Inaugural Online Slot Tournament At Hard Rock Bet Worth Up To $1.5 Million In Casino Bonuses

Written By Corey Sharp on October 3, 2024
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Hard Rock Digital announced an inaugural slot championships that started on Oct. 1 and runs through Nov. 15, giving New Jersey online casino players the opportunity to earn a share of $1.5 million in casino bonuses.

This is the first kind of slot tournament Hard Rock Bet NJ has offered in the Garden State, which gets the competitive juices flowing for customers. Slot tournaments are becoming more and more common among NJ online casinos. Hard Rock finally decided to give it a shot.

“We’ve previously had jackpot winners and players that have won leaderboards, but this is the first time we’ve ever crowned a Slots Champion – and our players are excited to potentially hold that title along with the $50,000 prize that accompanies it,” Grant Williams, Hard Rock Digital’s Casino SVP, told PlayNJ on Thursday.

The operator is already already seeing terrific results as the tournament got started earlier this week.

“Through the first few days of competition, we’ve had thousands of opt-ins with players trying to qualify for a coveted spot in our $200,000 Grand Final and take home their share of $1.5 Million in total prizes,” Williams continued.

“It’s been fun to watch, and we can’t wait for the next month of competitions.”

What you could win playing in Hard Rock’s slot tournament

Customers participating in Hard Rock’s inaugural contest has a chance to win some generous rewards, including the grand prize of a $200,000 casino bonus.

The tournament is split up into four different leaderboards, which include:

  • Luckiest Spin
  • Loyalty 
  • Total Winnings Spin
  • Grand Finals

To qualify for the Grand Finals, customers must finish as one of the top 100 on any of the other three leaderboards.

The Luckiest Spin leaderboard takes place on every Tuesday until Nov. 5, as players have the chance to win $50,000 in casino bonuses on those days. On Nov. 5, the bonus is raised to $75,000. Points for the Luckiest Spin Leaderboards are rewarded to players with the best win to wager ratio.

The Loyalty Leaderboard runs on each Thursday until Nov. 7, with the winner getting $75,000 in casino bonuses. The Nov. 7 winner gets $100,000. Players can earn five reward points for every $100 wagered.

The Total Winnings Spin Leaderboard runs every weekend until Nov. 1-3. Winners can earn up t0 $100,000 in casino bonuses and earn points with every winning spin of at least $2.50.

The Grand Final Leaderboard is scheduled for Nov. 8-10, as the winner receives $200,000 in casino bonuses.

How to participate in Hard Rock’s slot tournament

Want to take a crack at the leaderboard but need to know how to get started?

First, just visit Hard Rock Bet NJ and log into your Hard Rock account and opting into the leadership is important in order to participate. Customers must opt into each individual leaderboard.

Once opting in, play the tournament-specific slots that pertain to a particular leaderboard. Each week and each leadership has different eligible slots, according to Hard Rock.

Hard Rock has been enhancing customer experience

Providing ways to compete for prizes is certainly a way to appeal to the overall customer experience, especially with more than generous prizes. Hard Rock has also made several app upgrades recently that also puts consumers first.

Over the summer, Hard Rock created new and personalized features on the homepage that caters to each customer’s playing behavior. The operator introduced a “For You” section that provides shortcuts to the following games:

  • For You
  • Recently played games
  • New games that are handpicked for you
  • Titles with enticing daily jackpots to take note of
  • Top online slots in New Jersey
  • Newest additions to library
  • Exclusives that can only be found on Hard Rock Bet

In addition, Hard Rock has an expansive online casino library. The company surpassed 2,000 total games in August.

It’s clear that Hard Rock stepped up its game in regards to the customer experience.

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Corey Sharp serves as the lead writer for PlayNJ after joining Catena Media in 2022. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he previously worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer and NBC Sports Philadelphia as a sports writer and content producer. As lead writer for PlayNJ, Corey heads up a talented team of expert journalists and analysts to bring you the most comprehensive coverage of gambling news in New Jersey.

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