The annual Sure Win mega tournament has commenced at online casinos powered by Microgaming which include Spin Palace Casino, Platinum Play Casino, All Slots Casino and Gaming Club Casino and is being played on the Sure Win video slot game.

The race is run over four furlongs and will see 50% of the competition dropping out at the end of each of the first three furlongs.

Almost 4,000 players have already registered to participate in the tournament in an endeavor to win a share of the prize pool of €10,000.

Participation in the tournament does not require any entry fee and participants are required to record their score for the first furlong by Sunday, 10th July, 2016.

The first round commenced on Monday, 4th July and will continue until Sunday, 10th July while the second will run from Monday, 11th July to Sunday, 17th July, the third from Monday, 18th July to Sunday, 24th July and the final round will run from Monday, 25th July to the end of this month.

The rounds are each six and a half days with a 12 hour break in between rounds.   The top players at the end of the race across all Microgaming online casinos will each be awarded a cash prize of €100.

Players start with a coin stack of 17,500 in each round and get 10 minutes of playing time. The minimum bet is 1 coin with a maximum of 500 coins. A Continue Play option will give players 10,000 coins and 10 minutes at a cost of €2 while a Rebuy option will give players 17,500 coins and 10 minutes for an amount of €3.