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- Aug/Sep 2017
Turning Stone Resort
Casino Official Sponsor of
2018 USBC Open
Championships
By Terry Bigham
ARLINGTON, Texas – Turning Stone Resort Casino
, Upstate New York’s pre-
mier destination resort, will be the Official Casino and Gaming Partner of the United
States Bowling Congress Open Championships when the event heads to Syracuse,
New York, in 2018.
The 2018 USBC Open Championships, the 115th edition of the event, will take
place March 31 through July 7 at the OnCenter Convention Center in downtown
Syracuse.
“With all of our award-winning amenities, including more than
700 guest rooms, we’re excited to showcase our world-class
resort to the more than 50,000 guests visiting Upstate New York
for this remarkable tournament,” said Oneida Nation Represen-
tative and Nation Enterprises CEO Ray Halbritter. “There is a lot
of excitement about the Open Championships coming to Up-
state New York and we’re honored to be part of it.”
A leader in the tourism industry, Turning Stone Resort Casino
is a 3,400-acre resort with world-class amenities including an all
-new 125,000-square-foot gaming floor, four hotel options, in-
cluding The Lodge, a Forbes Four Star hotel, and the newly
renovated Tower hotel, two spas, five golf courses, more than
20 restaurants and dining options, a cabaret-style Showroom, a
5,000-seat arena, and several nightlife venues with live week-
end entertainment.
Located in Verona, New York, about 30 minutes east of Syra-
cuse, Turning Stone Resort Casino has earned awards such as
“Most Excellent Golf Resort” by Condé Nast Johansens, Forbes
Travel Guide Four Star ratings, as well as AAA Four Diamond
ratings for several of its venues.
“We seek to provide Open Championships bowlers with enter-
tainment opportunities during their time away from the lanes,
and Turning Stone Resort Casino has much to offer our bowl-
ers,” USBC Managing Director of Marketing Tramon Thomas
said. “We look forward to working with Turning Stone Resort on special offers for the
competitors.”
As the Official Casino and Gaming Partner of the 2018 Open Championships,
Turning Stone Resort Casino will provide USBC members with special offers
throughout the course of the tournament, including at the brackets windows, and will
be prominently featured in the OnCenter Convention Center, on BOWL.com and
through USBC’s social media channels.
All brackets payouts will take place on-site at the OnCenter Convention Center.
The Open Championships is recognized as the largest annual participatory sport-
ing event in the world. With three divisions based on skill level, the event consists of
team, doubles and singles competition – three games in each for a total of nine
games.
Visit
for information about Turning Stone Resort Casino.
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