1. Only persons over the age of 18 may participate. Any person who is currently refused entry to the casino or who is self-excluded prior to or during the tournament may not participate and will be disqualified
2. Designated and demarcated operational tables and/or tournament tables will be utilised for the tournament. Live games will not be offered at the affected operational tables during tournament heats
3. Any buy-ins for casino specific qualifying rounds not played prior to the closing time of the qualifying rounds will be forfeited
4. Entry to each heat of the tournament is by way of cash buy-in of R200 cash or value chips. Players may re-enter as many times as they wish by way of re-buys provided that the re-buys are for different heats. Purchase of more than one seat for a heat by the participant/s is not allowed
5. Each non-negotiable chip will represent an unredeemable rand value of R50 for purposes of determining winners and ranking of players. These chips have no cash value and cannot be redeemed for value in any form, or used to place bets at live games.
6. Table minimums and maximums will apply, as the value of the table will be R10. No call bets will be taken, before, during and after a spin.
7. Players play for themselves, monies may not be pooled or transferred to other players. All non- negotiable chips must be returned to the respective table float at the end of each heat / round.
8. No Proxies will be allowed for the tournament heats including the final round.
9. Non-negotiable chips are to be kept on the table in a visible manner at all times.
10. Non- negotiable chips “winning” from one heat / round session will be carried over to determine the top 7 players to play the final heat.
11. 100% of the money received from buy-ins will be distributed into the prize pool.
12. Participants do not earn Rewards Programme points during tournament play.
13. During the qualifying heats and the final, 60 seconds will be given for the placement of bets, however should a participant indicate that they have finished betting prior to the lapsing of the allocated time of 60 seconds they will be considered finished and the next player will be given their chance to bet.
14. Tournament winnings won during each individual heat will be totalled and ranked to determine the top non-negotiable chip earners.
15. Participants must bet during every spin.
16. Registration and participation for the qualifying heats and finals shall be in accordance with dates and times that will be advertised through the casino’s marketing mediums. Late registrations shall not be accepted.
17. In the event where there is a tie /same scores between the 7th and the 8th position, there will be a play-off between the two players to determine who will qualifies for the 7th seat.
18. At the end of the qualifying period, they will be a total of 21 players. The highest ranked (1st position) will automatically for the final. The remaining 20 will play during the semi-final
19. Players 2 – 21 (a total of 20 players) will play during the semi-final to determine the remaining seats for the final from seat number 2 to seat number 7.
20. Values won will not be carried forward to the next tournament day. Each tournament day will require every patron to buy-in in order to participate. Values won remain solely for the leader board ranking. Should patrons wish to participate in the next heat or the next tournament they would need to buy-in again.
21. On the final day – 29 March 2025, the top 7 patrons on the leader board will be given 5 stacks of colour at R10 or the equivalent thereof to the value of R1000.00 as a start base to play the final.
22. A total of 7 spins will be played during the final.
23. A chip count will take place after the 4th spin. No additional buy-ins will be allowed.
24. At the end of the tournament all chips will be counted to find the winner.
25. Players can play on columns, dozens and even chances but no half or full maximums can be played.
26. Bets must be placed within the time limit and may not be adjusted once the participants time limit has expired or they have indicated they have finished betting, when the rotational marker that is being utilised for betting sequence has moved on to the next participant.
27. Proxies will not be allowed in the tournament
28. The Master of Ceremonies will announce the start of each tournament session. Participants who are not present at the actual start of the respective heat will forfeit their seats without any re-funds. The Master of Ceremonies will announce the allocated times, which may differ during the various stages of the tournament.
29. Whilst every reasonable effort will be taken to ensure the accurate recording of rankings/scores, the onus shall remain with participants to ensure that their rankings/scores are correct at all times. The casino reserves the right to make the necessary corrections as soon as it becomes aware of any founded discrepancies, which corrections could change the rankings/scores of participants and allocation of prizes.
30. Tournament Director’s decision (or a Management Representative thereof) will be deemed as final and no correspondence will be entered into.
31. Any dispute not resolved at the time of occurrence is to be escalated to the licensee’s Senior Management within forty-eight (48) hours of occurrence.
32. Prize – Final Tournament Day – 29 March 2025
a. R60 000 + 40% of buy-ins will be returned in the form of a prize for first (1st) place.
b. Second (2nd) place will receive 30% of the buy-ins.
c. Third (3rd) place will receive 20% of the buy-ins.
d. Forth (4th) place will receive 10% of the buy-ins.
e. Fifth – Seventh (5th – 7th) place will receive R1 000 Cash.
33. The above clauses are severable from each other. Should any clause or part thereof be found to be unenforceable by operation of the law, such clause or part thereof will be severed, and the remaining clauses shall remain in force.
34. Copies of these rules are available at the Customer Service Desk or at www.blackrock.co.za upon request.
35. Licensed by the Kwa-Zulu Natal Gambling Board. No persons under 18 years allowed in the casino. Winners know when to stop. National Problem Gambling Counselling Toll free Helpline: 0800 006 008
