Golden Casino isn’t the only online casino holding a Columbus Day tournament. It seems that holding tournaments to honor poor navigators who accidentally discovered the wrong country – one that had already been “discovered” by the Vikings 500 years prior and was inhabited by natives – is just the thing to do right now.

Online Vegas Casino is running the Columbus Day Week Free Entry $20K Guaranteed tournament (yeah, doesn’t that name just flow off the tongue?) from Monday, October 12 through Friday, October 16. In the tournament, players will compete for a $20,000 prize pool. There is no entry fee for this tournament, which is played on the online slot X Marks the Spot, which is a pirate-themed game. Though Columbus wasn’t a pirate, he did sail the seas in search of treasure, so I guess that’s close enough.

Once players enter the tournament, they are awarded $100 of playing money, which must be wagered at least 20 times. There are also rebuys available at $9.99, which will award the player another $300, which again must be wagered 20 times.

In this tournament, prizes are given out to the players with the highest balances. The first-place prize is $5,500. The tournament gives out prize money to the top 500 players, with the 500^th-place finisher taking home $10 (hey, it’s better than nothing).

If you’re a fan of pirates, Christopher Columbus, or just online slot tournaments in general, set sail for Online Vegas Casino.

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