After all rounds of tournament play, guests will return to the tournament arena for the awards ceremony where the winners are announced. After tournament play, participants are welcomed to stay in the tournament arena and enjoy the event, or come back later for their next session. At the end of the session, a representative comes around to record everyone's score. Players are awarded points by hitting winning combinations on their machine's reels.

On the count of three, everyone in the session begins hitting the button on their machine and plays for the duration of the round. Players sit at the machines they were randomly assigned at tournament registration. At the tournament, the emcee will announce session times and welcome guests into the tournament arena, which is normally held in one of Bellagio's luxurious ballrooms. Players are assigned their session times during slot tournament registration (for more information see tournament registration question below).