We were staying at the Imperial Palace last year when a slots tournament was being held. After talking to some of the players and finding out how much fun it was we put our names on the casino's email list to let us know when the next one would be. Due to other commitments we were not able to participate in one until this past August. Actually it was my wife who participated in the tournament but I got to come along and enjoy the benefits.
For $300 we were given three nights accomodations, lunch and dinner, including a banquet the final night of the tourney, an open bar, and a free t-shirt, along with a chance to walk away with $25,000. We flew in a day early so she was among the first to register, allowing her a good choice at the hours she wished to gamble.
The way the tournament works is twice a day for two days, the participant goes to the slots tournament area and chooses a machine that is already loaded and then proceeds for the next 15 minutes to try and see how many points he/she can accumulate. At the end of the two days the one with the most points goes home with $25,000. My wife chose the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. due to the fact we were meeting friends for lunch at various restaurants around Biloxi during our stay. Lunch and dinner is served buffet style and the food was very good, especially the seafood served for dinner the final night.