Last month, we saw dreams get made as over 200 athletes heard their name called during the NFL Draft. With a few months until the start of the season, NFL bettors can look forward to an even bigger reward from the Circa Sports contests. Before we dive into those details, let’s take a look at some other top stories. There’s a hotel expansion at a California casino, an Atlantic City resort celebrating 45 years, the price of a Las Vegas trip going in the wrong direction, and a preview of the 2023 World Series of Poker, which begins next week.
Let’s start this week at Circa Resort & Casino, which has created what has become the biggest football contest in the U.S.:
5. Circa Sports Million and Circa Survivor are back
After the $12 million payout for the 2022-23 season, Circa Sports Million and Circa Survivor both return for another year, but this time with an even bigger payout. At a guaranteed $14 million payout between the two contests, this year’s pro football contests promise to be the largest payout for the 2023-24 NFL season.
For an entry fee of $1,000, players make five picks against the spread in the Circa Million V every week and go head-to-head with the other contestants, competing to win a share of $6 million in total guaranteed cash prizes. Each correct selection awards you one point, while each push will earn you a half point. Do you have what it takes to beat last year’s grand-prize-winning score of 59-26-5?
Entrants will compete for the $1 million first prize and a Circa Sports blue jacket. Even if you don’t place first, $3.65 million will be allocated amongst places 2-100 at the end of the season. Additionally, $300,000 of prizes per quarter will be awarded every four to five weeks. Last place can also win! The last place booby prize winner will receive $100,000 and second-to-last place booby prize winner will receive $50,000.
Circa Survivor will last up to 20 weeks starting with Week 1 of the NFL season and include Thanksgiving Day/Black Friday and Christmas as their own contest weeks. Each entry costs $1,000, which comes with a Circa Survivor hat and 10 entries maximum per person. For each leg of the contest, you will select one NFL team. Be careful with your selection, as each team can only be selected once per entry during the contest! If you select a team that loses or ties its NFL game during contest weeks 1-20, your entire entry will be eliminated from the contest.
Circa Survivor will continue until a single entry remains. The last remaining entry will win the entire pool with a promised minimum of $8 million.
Epic year coming up! ?@CircaSports? guarantees $14 Million in football contest payouts!
— Derek Stevens (@DerekJStevens) May 25, 2023
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— Resorts Casino Hotel (@ResortsCasino) May 26, 2023
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