The Golden Nugget 2020 Million Dollar Race Has Reached The Halfway Mark
Golden Nugget Online Casino is not making it easy for those of you with your eye on a share of the million dollars in guaranteed prizes that the casino will give away next January. This isn’t merely a race. It’s a 12-month marathon!
But the good news is that when last month’s race ended, the Golden Nugget Million Dollar Race reached the halfway point. So that means that this month, you’re already up to lucky leg 7.
And for the top 750 players, it can be especially lucky because the July race is a Treasure Trove that is overflowing with $75,000 in bonus money prizes instead of the usual $60,000!
The top player for the month will collect a whopping $15,000!
Enter the July $75K Golden Nugget Promotion
Leg 7 of the Golden Nugget yearlong Million Dollar Race started on July 1. But it’s far from over. Just like all of the other monthly races, it continues all month long until 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the month.
So as long as you are a registered Golden Nugget NJ Online Casino player, you can enter any of the 12 monthly races or all of them anytime you please. Daily participation from day 1 of the month is ideal, but it isn’t mandatory.
Also, besides all of the monthly races and the yearlong race for the biggest prizes of all, you’re welcome to give the Weekly Missions a try. Visit the Golden Nugget NJ gambling website for the complete details about these exciting ongoing opportunities.
If you haven’t already opted into the July race and wish to do so, simply do the following as soon as possible:
- Log into your GoldenNuggetCasino.com account.
- Go to Available Bonuses and opt-in to the July $75K Treasure Trove Race.
- Make a single deposit of $20 or more.
- Start playing!
Is this month’s race worth your time?
Since this is a competition, not a drawing, the only thing that matters in determining your likelihood of winning a prize is your leaderboard standing. The top 750 players on the leaderboard on July 31 will all win prizes, so you don’t necessarily have to be a high roller to finish in the money. But, of course, the biggest prizes do go to the biggest players.
You know your level of play and can quickly determine if it’s in the ballpark. Simply check this month’s leaderboard, which is updated daily, and see if you have a realistic shot of finishing the month with the level of play required.
If you do, great. But if not, my advice is to skip these races and take advantage of Golden Nugget’s many other more affordable opportunities to earn bonuses.
The one thing you should not do is use this promotion or any other promotion as an excuse to gamble more often or for more money than you can comfortably afford.
Additional terms and conditions
That said, the following table shows the various ways you can earn Leaderboard points for the July race.
All of your deposits of $50 or more count along with all of your casino and sportsbook wagers. Slot play earns leaderboard points 5x as fast as other play.
By the way, all of the points you earn from your deposits and play for the July race also count in determining your total points for the yearlong race.
In order to be eligible for a prize, you only need to accumulate 50 points over the course of the month. However, realistically, you will need many times that number of points to have any shot of a top 750 finish.
How much can you win in the Golden Nugget Online Casino July race?
All prizes will be in the form of free play bonus money credited to the player’s account. The prizes will be distributed in the following manner:
- 1stplace: $15,000 free play bonus
- 2ndplace: $10,000 free play bonus
- 3rdplace: $8,000 free play bonus
- 4thplace: $6,000 free play bonus
- 5thplace: $4,500 free play bonus
- 6thplace: $3,500 free play bonus
- 7thplace: $2,250 free play bonus
- 8thplace: $1,750 free play bonus
- 9thplace: $1,500 free play bonus
- 10thplace: $1,000 free play bonus
- 11th-15thplace: $750 free play bonus
- 16th-20thplace: $500 free play bonus
- 21st-25thplace: $250 free play bonus
- 26th-50thplace: $100 free play bonus
- 51st-100thplace: $75 free play bonus
- 101st-125thplace: $50 free play bonus
- 126th-150thplace: $30 free play bonus
- 151st-200thplace: $25 free play bonus
- 201st-250thplace: $15 free play bonus
- 251st-500thplace: $10 free play bonus
- 501st-750thplace: $5 free play bonus
On Wed., Aug 5, by 5 p.m., Golden Nugget will determine the order of finish of the 750 winners and distribute the prizes accordingly.
Note the big disparity in prize amounts
We mentioned earlier the importance of not overbetting your bankroll in this or any other effort to win prize money, and the distribution of prizes for the July race clearly drives home that point. While the top prizes are huge, the bottom-rung prizes are tiny. A third of the 750 winners will only receive a $5 or $10 bonus. That isn’t even a drop in the bucket compared to the amount that these players will have wagered to qualify. So their biggest reward by far will be bragging rights.
Wagering requirements for the bonus
If you’re one of the 750 prizewinners, Golden Nugget is giving you the option to take your prize in the form of either a casino bonus or a sports bonus. Either way, before you will be permitted to withdraw either the bonus money itself or any additional winnings therefrom, you will need to meet the casino’s small additional wagering requirements.
Also, you must pick one bonus or the other. You cannot accept both. You have up to seven days to complete the wagering.
Casino bonus
If you choose the casino bonus, you can clear it with any casino game you wish. However, depending on which type of game you choose, the wagering requirements will vary as follows:
- Most slots: 1x bonus
- Video poker, blackjack, roulette, and other table games: 4x bonus
- Any of the 21 “excluded slots”*: 5x bonus
(*See the casino website for the complete list.)
Your best bet is to clear your bonus entirely with slots that count 100 percent but still have an above-average return to player (RTP). After all of the wagering you did to earn your bonus, surely you want to keep the remaining wagering to an absolute minimum so you can withdraw and enjoy your prize as soon as possible. So even though the 21 excluded slots might be tempting because of their high RTP, this is not the time to play them.
Sports bonus
If you prefer, you can choose the sports bonus. That also comes with a wagering requirement of just 1x the bonus. However, because the sports betting options are so limited at this time, we recommend the casino bonus instead, particularly if your bonus is large.
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