We've been giving a lot of attention to the $2-million cash promotion at Harrah's Rincon, but Rincon's neighboring casino Pala which happens to be more convenient to the I-15 Freeway has a two-million dollar promotion of its own for 2013 that features a combination of cash and a new car every week.

Here is the press release from Pala:

Pala Casino Spa & Resort will give away a brand new car every Friday in 2013 in its $2 Million Cash and Cars Giveaway promotion and all anyone has to do to win one is sign up for a Pala Privileges player’s card, which is free, in the casino.
One lucky winner will receive a new Mercedes-Benz C-250 sedan in drawings that will start at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4, 11, 18 and 25. In addition, $1,000 will be awarded each half hour, a total of $10,000. The drawing for the car will be at 11 p.m. and winners must be present. Players can enter this drawing until 4 p.m., Friday,
Jan. 25.
Then starting at 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 7, players can start entering to win a 2013 Toyota Avalon, sponsored by Toyota of Escondido. They swipe their Privileges cards at the Toyota Avalon kiosks located adjacent to the car display in the casino. A regular Privileges card holder will receive one free entry daily; Gold card members receive two; Platinum, three, and Elite, five. Entries can be earned daily until 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 22.
Players who use their Privileges card at any slot machine or table game will receive 10 bonus entries into the Grand Prize Drawing for every tier point earned during the Giveaway.

Grand Prize Drawings for the Toyota Avalon will start at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 1, 8, 15 and 22. Every half hour, there again will be a drawing for $1,000 cash, a total of $10,000. The winner of the Toyota Avalon will be drawn at 11 p.m. Winners must be present to claim prizes.
Pala Casino Spa & Resort reserves the right to alter this promotion. Drawings will be conducted in accordance with the rules. In case of force majeure, safety factors, equipment malfunctions or extenuating circumstances, Pala Casino reserves the right to modify procedures with the fairness and best interests of all participants.

What is not clear is if tier points are earned equally from all games at Pala? I asked their public relations department to explain if the same coin-in at slots, video poker and table games earns the same number of tier points.

I doubt that tier points are earned equally at all games. I am pretty sure that slot players get more tier points per dollar than table or video poker players.

Some of you have reported that Pala has better video poker than Rincon including progressives on full pay video poker games. If you can, give us an update on the gaming there.

I will let you know what I find out.