Golden Nugget’s online casino offers monthly and annual sweepstakes events with prizes that are hard to ignore.

There are plenty of sweepstakes giveaways in the online casino space, but not many can match the twin contests always on hand at the Golden Nugget Casino. Golden Nugget runs simultaneous monthly and annual sweepstakes “races.”

Players simply need to click on the “My Bonuses” link on the site to opt into the “Fired Up” races with a deposit of $20 or more. After that, qualified wagers on casino games earn points. There are leaderboards on the sites for both the monthly and annual contests. Players can see how close they are to the spots, with some very creative prizes for the top three point-earners in the annual contest.

Making Your May

The $500,000 May Race is currently under way. There will be 2,000 total winners announced June 1, splitting up that $500,000 prize pool.

The top point earner will land a $75,000 free-play bonus. Second place yields $50,000, and third place, $35,000. Prizes decline from there, but even coming in at 100th place earns a $1,000 prize.

Once opted in, players earn five points for every $100 wagered on slot games and one point for every $100 wagered on blackjack, roulette, specialty table games or video poker.

The contest is augmented mid-month with something called the “Fuel Up!” bonus. In the middle of the month, the top 2,000 players on the leaderboard will get a boost to help in the race to the finish of the promotion, which is 50 free spins on a featured slot game, along with a 100 percent match on any deposit of $20 or more.

This portion of the rewards will be tabulated by 5 p.m. on May 18, with a minimum of 50 leaderboard points required to qualify.

There will be a new contest each month. Points get easier to accumulate in the races in the second half of the year. Leaderboard points will be doubled July through September, and tripled October through December.

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$10 Million Prize Pool for the Year

This year’s annual race serves up 250 prizes from a pool worth $10 million. It runs through December 31, with winners to be announced New Year’s Day 2023. As with the monthly contests, you can opt in through My Bonuses with a deposit of $20 or more, with points earned the same way as in the monthly contests.

But what distinguishes the annual contest is the creative prizes for the top winners. While the 11th through 250th leaderboard point-holders win free play bonuses ranging from $150 (201st through 250th place) to $500 (11th through 20th place), the top 10 winners get some very cool prize packages.

The top winner will receive a 2022 Rolls Royce Cullinan SUV valued at $395,000. Or the winner can select $240,000 in free play bonuses, translating to $20,000 a month throughout 2023.

Second place yields a “Luxury Jewelry Package” valued at $125,000 or $120,000 in bonuses. For the jewelry, the winner gets to consult with top jewelers to package a personalized collection.

Third place receives a “Wild Watercraft Adventure” valued at $62,000 or $60,000 in bonuses. The package includes a pair of top-of-the-line jet skis, plus an all-expense-paid excursion to the destination of your choice.

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Break on through to the other side with Golden Nugget’s $500,000 May Race! Take the bull by the horns and catch fire with a $75,000 Top Prize!

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Additional Prizes Feature Watches, Shopping Spree

Fourth through 10th place prizes aren’t too shabby either:

• Fourth Place: matching luxury timepieces valued at $45,000 or $42,000 in free play through 2023
• Fifth Place: “Top-Shelf Shopping Spree” worth $36,000 (fifth through 10th place offer the option of the same value of the prize in free play bonuses, distributed monthly through 2023)
• Sixth Place: “Jet-Setting Adventure” worth $30,000
• Seventh Place: “Texas Tycoon Trip” worth $24,000
• Eight Place: “High-Roller Vegas Vacation” worth $18,000
• Ninth Place: “Ultimate Golf Getaway” worth $12,000
• 10th Place: “5-Star Culinary Tour Package” worth $9,000

Complete information and rules of both of Golden Nugget’s ongoing races, as well as a wealth of other promotions and bonuses, are available at goldennuggetcasino.com/promotions.

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The Gold Rush is on at Golden Nugget in Michigan and New Jersey. Reach up to three levels of play and become eligible for weekly drawings that include $25,000 in free play and deposit match bonuses.

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