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10 December 2009

FESTIVE FEVER HITS SUNCOAST THIS DECEMBER

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{pp}Durban’s number one entertainment destination, Suncoast Casino & Entertainment World (SUNCOAST), is expecting to rake in the crowds this holiday season, as it launches its Festive Fever line-up to locals and tourists visiting the complex.Says SUNCOAST Marketing Manager, Eugene Boniface, “With all the action on at the complex this holiday, guests are encouraged to retain their ticket stubs for our December events, as these will entitle them to a spin on the new SUNCOAST Wheel of Fortune.”“The wheel guarantees a prize for every player. There will not be a single person who walks away from it without having scooped something,” he said.Prizes will range from daredevil adventures to big screen televisions and cash prizes. The wheel will be located on the main casino floor opposite the cash desk from 12 December to 10 January. Guests may also earn a chance to spin the device via special vouchers distributed at the Marianhill toll plaza, as well as coupons available when staying at selected Southern Sun Hotels.

Unleash your inner rock star A highlight on SUNCOAST’s December calendar is the Rock on Summer Concert on Friday 11 December, hosted in partnership with Boudoir Live Productions. It features Prime Circle as headline act, supported by Cassette, Stealing Love Jones and Durban outfit, The Otherwise. Tickets are available via Computicket for R125.00. Keeping in music mode, SUNCOAST also plays host to the Blythedale Coastal Resort Vakansie Waaib on Saturday, 19 December starting at 13h00.

Expect a stellar line-up of Afrikaans artists including Robbie Wessels, Karen Zoid, Lianie May and Izak Davel of Egoli fame. Tickets for the show – hosted by The eLan Property Group - are on sale now at just R120.00 via www.tunegumtickets.co.za or www.ecr.co.za. Surf’s Up! On Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December 2009, grab your beach towel, sunglasses and sunblock and head for the 11th Annual Roxy Wahine Cup which takes place on Suncoast Beach. Presented by Virgin Mobile in association with Resolution Health, the Roxy Wahine Cup is a launch pad for girls embarking on the Pro Surfing Tour and promises to be a great spectator event. Entry is via the SUNCOAST SUNdeck for just R5.00.

More/2… Footsteps to Fortune The public holiday on Wednesday, 16 December will see 12 diversely talented dancers from Durban taking to the SUNCOAST Zone stage at 19h00 for the gala final of the Footsteps to Fortune reality dance competition, hosted in partnership with Makulu Event Producers. The 12 young dancers have to date out-performed around 400 competitors in the early stages of the competition and stand to win up to R22,500.00 in cash plus prizes sponsored by Hirsch. The event will include choreography and costumes by Durban style guru Kevin Ellis. Double dose of comedy If laughs are on your menu, SUNCOAST will be serving double helpings this December with two side-splitting comedies running in the SUNCOAST Zone. Curry on Laughing runs from 17 to 20 December and features Sans Moonsamy of Those Indian Guys!, Eastern Mosaic presenter, Jailoshini Naidoo, and Comedy Festival man, Eubulus Tracy. Moonsamy then takes to the stage on his own in Karma Comedian from 21 to 23 December. Tickets for both shows are R100 each available from Computicket.

SUNCafe If lapping up the Durban sunshine is more your thing, don’t miss the SUNCafe Beach Bar in front of the SUNCOAST complex from Saturday, 12 December to Saturday, 10 January 2010, open from 10am-6pm. It will include a cocktail bar and relaxing touches like hammocks and bamboo reed awnings for guests to enjoy live entertainment, competitions and promotions. Entry is R5 for the general public and free for SUNCOAST platinum card holders. Happy New Year! SUNCOAST’s festive programme then comes to a spectacular climax from 19h00 on New Year’s Eve with the complex’s annual bash in the SUNCOAST Zone.

This year the celebration takes the format of a delectable dinner, followed by a live musical and comedy show by local favorites Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert. It ends off with a spectacular fireworks display on the SUNdeck. Guests will be seated at tables themed according to different nationalities, in a fitting tribute to the year that South Africa plays host to the world. Tickets are available via Computicket at R395.00 each, which includes a three course dinner, welcome cocktail, complimentary wine and champagne at midnight. A cash bar will be available. Ahead of the Festive Fever launch, Boniface said the complex was already enjoying bumper bookings and anticipated its usual high footfall this December.

For more information, call Suncoast Marketing on 031 328 3000. Also visit www.suncoastcasino.co.za or www.facebook.com/gottalovesuncoast

Contact information:Jozi DonjeanyAccount DirectorSimeka TWS Communicationswww.simekatws.co.zaTel. +27 (0) 31 203 9800jozid@simekatws.co.za

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