{"id":19619,"date":"2013-08-30T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/19619\/viva-las-vegas-africaorentertainment-galore-at-emperors-palace-3\/"},"modified":"2013-08-30T15:06:22","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T13:06:22","slug":"viva-las-vegas-africaorentertainment-galore-at-emperors-palace-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2013\/08\/30\/viva-las-vegas-africaorentertainment-galore-at-emperors-palace-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Entertainment galore at Emperors Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of its 15th birthday, Emperors Palace will be offering an extravaganza of Las Vegas-style stakes until September, with R5.5-million in cars, cash and prizes to be won, including two all expenses paid trips to Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Until the end of September, South Africans can experience thrilling Vegas-inspired gaming and entertainment at the casino.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>General manager Nigel Atherton said that Emperors Palace would like to thank its guests for their phenomenal support over the past 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our birthday gaming celebration at Emperors Palace is intended to show our appreciation to South Africa&#8217;s gaming community,&#8221; he said.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Our guests can look forward to a true experience of Vegas style.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Viva the Vegas of Africa.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Viva Las Vegas is not only about gaming.<\/p>\n<p>With great deals on offer in the Entertainment Emporium, Emperors Palace is now the home of Sunday lunches during this birthday period.<\/p>\n<p>There is something for everyone: free movie tickets, mystery jackpots, free meals at the Queen of the Nile for children under 12 on Winna Wednesdays, special treats for senior players and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate Viva Las Vegas with entertainment highlights such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0The Golden Gloves Triple Thunder boxing tournament, in the Centre Court, on August 31.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Featured on the bout card will be Ryno Liebenberg, Nkosinathi Joyi and Junior Makabu, to name a few.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Casper de Vries will bring his first full length English stand-up show, Casper Goes Khaki, to the Theatre of Marcellus from September 5 to 29.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It promises to be every bit as preposterous, ridiculous and absurd as one would expect it to be.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Back by popular demand, Emperors Palace will again host the nation&#8217;s favourite comedians under one roof, at the Kings and Queens of Comedy show, on September 23. The line-up will include comedians Mark Banks, Marc Lottering and Darren &#8220;Whackhead&#8221; Simpson, to name a few.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The show will be performed in the Centre Court.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Celebrate Heritage Day and treat the family to a fun-filled comedy picnic, with Barry Hilton, in the Gardens at the D&#8217;oreale Grande Hotel, on September 24.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0A trip for two to Las Vegas will be the reward for two players.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One trip is on offer for main floor casino players and another for Priv players.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are earned by playing table games and slot machines with a Winners Circle card.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Tickets for the above shows can be booked by visiting www.emperorspalace.com or contacting the Emperors Palace Box Office on 011 928-1297.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='846f87c3be78ef2dbb46bad3d6ec911f'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a wonderful line-up of entertainment at Emperors Palace in celebration of the complex&#8217;s 15th birthday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":40638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3686],"tags":[980,1600,972],"class_list":["post-19619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment-news","category-lifestyle-news","tag-emperors-palace","tag-enterainment","tag-entertainment-2"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["Emperors Palace","enterainment","entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}