Here is some brief news about the Big Buck Hunter tournaments currently going on. The Regional Qualifiers began yesterday and as a reminder are going until Sep. 7th. To enter one simply needs to make an account on a BBHPro Online machine and play. They also have announced the winners for the RamJam competition, the top 5 of which are from Texas. The BBHPro Regional tourney will lead to the World Championship which has $10k up for grabs, all of which is good news for locations carrying these games. More details are located in the press release after the jump.

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BIG BUCK HUNTER® PRO REGIONAL ONLINE QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS BEGIN FRIDAY, AUGUST 8^TH

The road to the Big Buck Hunter® Pro World Championships starts today at a Big Buck Hunter Pro Online machine near you. Ram Jam, the July tournament for Big Buck Hunter® Pro Online is in the record books and the players are now preparing for the Regional Qualifying Online Tournaments. The Regional Qualifiers are the first step for the 2008 Big Buck Hunter® Pro World Championship, where the winner will take home the World Championship title and $10,000.00.

The Texas crew took home the top 5 spots in the Ram Jam contest, which ended July 27^th. Keenan Hughes from Houston, prevented Steven Guenther from winning his third monthly Big Buck Hunter® Pro Online tournament. “With this much talent in Texas, the Southern Regional in San Antonio on September 19^th will be an old fashioned barn burner” stated Dave Snipes, CoinUp™

The Big Buck Hunter® Pro Regional Online Tournaments run from August 8^th through September 7^th. For full tournament details and rules, visit www.bigbuckhunter.com. Contact Dave Snipes at dsnipes@playmechanix.com with any questions.

About Play Mechanix

George Petro, a former game designer for Midway Games founded Play Mechanix™ in 1995. In a little over a decade, Play Mechanix™ has created over 30 titles for the Arcade, Bar and Casino industries including the best-selling video hunting series Big Buck Hunter®, Big Buck Safari®, and Deal or No Deal®. Play Mechanix™ is currently producing an on-line tournament system for use with Big Buck Hunter® Pro and beyond. Play Mechanix™ recently merged with Raw Thrills™.