Other commenters said she did not seem overly joyous, another sign that she might have known ahead of time. Several people who attended the ceremony at Etess Arena said that they saw Joanna come from backstage when her name was announced, an indication that she likely knew she was the winner ahead of time. Some commenters on Hard Rock Atlantic City’s Facebook page were a bit perturbed about how the drawing played out on Sunday.Ĭommenters said she did not seem overly joyous The video provided little information aside from the drawing date and casino name. Who am I? They call me ‘The Money Man.’ And I’ve got one million dollars to give to you.” “A long time to come to Atlantic City and change – your – life. “I’ve been waiting a long time,” a voice-over dramatically announced. At sunset, he took off down a dirt road toward the gambling town. In the video, a man wearing a suit adorned with $100 bills sat astride a motorcycle, staring out at Atlantic City in the distance. Hard Rock Atlantic City hyped the mysterious promotion with a video on its Facebook page. Activation was made by playing games again or by swiping rewards cards at Wild Card Rewards kiosks. This activation period was small – just a three-and-a-half-hour window from 2:00pm until 5:30pm on Sunday, September 1st. One catch was that players still had to “activate” their amassed entries.