It’s the season of gift giving.

You’re presents are wrapped, the tree is decorated, and the turkey is defrosting. Now it’s time for the rush to really begin.

Christmas is taking over, and Xmas Rush is bringing you a bumper range of casino challenges to complete.

There are 16 Challenges to complete in sequential order and once you do, you’ll unlock the Vault and get entry to the draw. There’s up to $5,000 to be won from a stocking filled $50,000 prize pool.

Remember, you can opt-in and view the Challenges in your Challenges Window at any time.

The best part, you’ll even get additional Free Spins and cash rewards as you make progress, including 5x $0.10 Free Spins when you opt-in.

• Complete Challenges 1-4 – $1 Casino Instant Bonus
• Complete Challenges 5-8 – $2 Casino Instant Bonus
• Complete Challenges 9-12 – Up to $100 from a Mystery Chest
• Complete Challenges 13-16 – Up to $100 from the Vault

But that’s not it.

Complete all the Challenges and the Xmas Rush continues the theme of bringing joy. Not only do you get to open the Vault, but you’ll also get a ticket to the $50,000 Xmas Rush prize draw on January 1.

Up to $5,000 could be yours.

What a way to see out Christmas and kick start the New Year.

What is being offered

Xmas Rush offer consists of 16 challenges, presented as a grid divided by 4 rows (reels) and 4 columns.

Players who take part in the Xmas Rush offer during the offer period, as specified below, will receive 5 Free Spins upon opt-in and win a reward for each set of 4 completed challenges on a reel and an additional reward for completing the full grid. Rewards are detailed below.

When is the offer being conducted

This offer runs from 00:00 GMT on December 9 until 23:59 GMT on December 31, 2024.

Who is eligible to take part and how can you qualify

The offer is available to any player who holds an active and verified real-money account with PokerStars.

To participate in the offer and have their progress measured, players must opt-in via the Challenges Window and then complete different challenges on each reel during the offer period by playing Slot games. There are 4 challenges available to complete on each reel. Players must complete the challenges in sequence. Multiple challenges cannot be completed at the same time.

Only one initial opt-in is required. Any wagers placed prior to opting in will not count towards the progress.

Wagering requirements and limitations by type of game

Xmas Rush challenges can only be completed by playing Slots games, as follows:

Minimum wager of $0.20 per spin applies to all qualifying rounds.

Players can only complete each of these challenges once.

Claiming and redeeming the offer

Upon opt-in, players will receive 5 Free Spins, worth $0.50 in total.

Players will then receive their rewards immediately upon completion of each reel, i.e. one reward per 4 completed challenges, this either being a fixed reward or a probability-based reward, as follows:

• Complete Challenges 1-4 – $1 Casino Instant Bonus
• Complete Challenges 5-8 – $2 Casino Instant Bonus
• Complete Challenges 9-12 – Up to $100 from a Mystery Chest
• Complete Challenges 13-16 – Up to $100 from the Vault

Mystery Chest Probability as follows:

Vault Probability as follows:

After completing all 16 challenges, players will also receive a ticket for a draw that will take place on January 1, 2025 at 00:05 GMT where 2,840 winners will be randomly selected and each awarded a cash reward, as per table below:

All rewards will be credited inside a Chest. Players will need to open the Chests to claim their rewards. Unopened Chests will expire 72 hours after being issued.

Free Spins can only be used on specified games and may not be exchanged for cash or Free Spins on other games. Each Free Spin will award a wager of $0.10 or $0.20 as listed above. Winnings from Free Spins will be paid once all spins have been played and be awarded as cash with no withdrawal restrictions or wagering requirements. Free Spins will expire in 7 days after being credited. Upon expiry, all remaining spins and pending winnings will be lost.

Casino Instant Bonus won as part of this offer can be used to play any Casino games. Casino Instant Bonus (and any winnings derived from stakes placed using the bonus) will expire 7 days from issue if the wagering requirements are not fully met.

To convert the Casino Instant Bonus, and any winnings, into cash that can be withdrawn, players must earn 1 redemption point per $1 of Casino Instant Bonus awarded before the bonus expires. 

When placing a wager, funds will be taken from the currently available Casino Instant Bonus balance first (if it has been brought to the game), and from the currently available real money balance second.

Any winnings derived from stakes placed from using Casino Instant Bonuses are considered part of the bonus until the required redemption points to convert the bonus to cash have been earned. As soon as players have earned the redemption points required, the Casino Instant Bonus balance will be converted to real money and credited to their account instantly once all game sessions have been exited.

Cash rewards don't carry any wagering requirements and can be used in any games, but cannot be assigned or transferred.

What else do you need to know

Players can track their progress towards completion of the Xmas Rush challenges in their Challenges Window.

The competitor pool for the Xmas Rush Prize Draw will consist of players participating via the PokerStars .COM, .EU, .UK, .GR and .RO website collectively.  

Games availability may vary based on device. 

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