Ogilvie Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) Dates: June 26th and June 27th, 2015 Location: To be announced You can buy tickets to attend here! You can donate to the fundraiser and receive rewards here! This event is not affiliated with SEGA and is run on a non-profit basis. Sonic Revolution 2014 is not even upon us yet, and already there’s another Sonic the Hedgehog convention in the works! Casino Nights Zone is a TWO-day convention for fans of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, though gamers of all ages and interests, as well as their families, are more than welcome to attend. The event is to be held in Las Vegas on June 26th and 27th, 2015. Casino Nights is being organized with the same ideas as Sonic Boom, Summer of Sonic, Sonic Revolution and Weston Super Sonic: a place where all Sonic fans can gather and have hours (or days, in our case) of fun about their favorite blue hedgehog! Event Details The event is being formally sponsored by Dreamerch, a small video game merchandise retailer, but the event itself is run on a not-for-profit basis; any proceeds from the event will be going towards increasing the amount of activities available to attendees. The event is divided into two Acts, each representing a day and dedicated to heroes or villains. Contests and activities shall be held on both days and will be tailored to these themes: for example, the costume contest for one day would be themed around villains and the other day around heroes. A 20-hour event is going to require lots of funding to ensure that there's lots for attendees to do; every ticket purchased from us will make this possible. Money raised from tickets will go towards paying for the event space as well as all the activities we have planned. Activities available at the venue will include: • Contests (Trivia, Costume, Art and more); • Musical performances by various talented musicians; • Panels with various special guests (such as Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog writer Ian Flynn or Sonic comic artists Matt Herms and Evan Stanley) who have contributed to the Sonic franchise in one form or another, such as voice work, artwork, animation, game design, writing, or more; • Raffles for various prizes • Gaming tournaments, ranging from Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed to Super Smash Bros. Brawl; • A fangame area where the most promising fangames will be available to view and play; • Tables to have your merchandise signed by various creative talents who have worked on Sonic the Hedgehog; • Fanmade animations and videos related to Sonic the Hedgehog will be showcased throughout the day; • Vendor booths and artist alley tables where all sorts of merchandise will be for sale; • A fanmade Sonic mascot costume as well as other options for photo opportunities; • All this will be to the tune of Sonic music playing in the background all day long; And more! Special guests will be announced as they are confirmed to be attending. Several talented individuals who have contributed to Sonic media over the years have voiced interest (none of these guests are confirmed, just as a note; guests will be confirmed as we make arrangements later on)! Of course, these are only the guests who have announced interest publicly... To help pay for the costs (which will come to around 16,000 dollars) of this event, a small ticket fee is charged; a one-day pass costs 20 dollars, and a two-day pass costs 35 dollars. Las Vegas and EventBee charge some fees as well, and these are levied on top of the ticket price; after service fees and taxes, a one day pass is 24 dollars, and the two day pass is 40.50. We hope you will join us in Las Vegas for the world's first formal two-day Sonic convention! This event is not sponsored by or affiliated with SEGA or any of its subsidiaries and is an independent undertaking. Every person who buys a ticket or otherwise contributes makes this event possible, and we encourage all contributors and attendees to take pride in this fact. Myself and all the other Casino Nights staff hope you will join us at Casino Nights next year in fabulous Las Vegas! Edited May 16, 2014 by Ogilvie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOrdinarySonicFan Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) Oh wow! Now there is a high chance of me going considering that I also live in Vegas. Thanks for the tip, Ogilvie! Edited May 3, 2014 by AnOrdinarySonicFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogilvie Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Oh wow! Now there is a high chance of me going considering that I also live in Vegas. Thanks for the tip, Ogilvie! No problem, the more the merrier! You may also want to consider looking into Sonic Nevada. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Based LiBi (JoeyD) Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 I told you over messaging on Facebook that I'm a maybe, but I'm certainly going to try to be there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogilvie Posted May 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 Even if one is unable to make it, I'm happy to announce that our fundraiser is up and running! You can donate here. Rewards range from having one's name placed in a paper Sonic emblem collage to fundraiser-exclusive T-Shirts to one's name being printed on a wall scroll hung at the event to VIP status. Even those who are attending are more than welcome to contribute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogilvie Posted May 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) We are confirmed for June 26th and 27th (a Friday and a Saturday) for next year. A lot of things affected the inconsistent date. Originally we wanted a Monday and Tuesday to be around the time of the LVL Up Expo, but then we decided to move to Summer. Then we tried Wednesday and Thursday... but then decided a weekend date would be well worth the extra expense to ensure more attendees could come. The exact venue will be announced as soon as we have a contract signed. Edited May 16, 2014 by Ogilvie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogilvie Posted July 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Suppose I may as well update this... Due to not being sure if the funding's there just yet, and also not wanting to keep hopping between dates, this event has been cancelled for 2015. My apologies! All tickets purchased have been refunded... I still have plans for a Sonic con at some point in the future, but I want to be sure everything will be in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFan96 Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 how did you get in touch with these guys?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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