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Volume 1, Number 6 • July 2002
High-Tech Casinos: The Next Generation
The 21st century casino delivers more customer convenience and ushers in a whole new era of gaming.
Slot Machine Myths & Misconceptions
Bill Burton reveals the truth about common slot machine myths.
Tournament & Entertainment Calendar
Slot Tournaments and Entertainment for July
San Diego Casino Bingo Calendar
B-I-N-G-O in San D-I-E-G-O
Publisher/Editor: Publication Design: Art Direction:
Théon Banos Cross Burk Design Group
Kevin Burk Contributors
Native American Journalists in San Diego
Casino Directory
Our two-page listing of San Diego Casinos
Bill Burton • Bob Dancer • Sylvie Norbu
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Fenn Cross
Address
Native American Hosts
Casino Player’s Club Promotions
Don’t miss out on the great July promotions at your favorite casinos.
P. O. Box 19267 • San Diego, CA 92159 General Information: (619) 462-5891
Dining Review
Wachena Falls at Sycuan Casino & Resort
The Unknown Gamer
The Unknown Gamer Finds the “Right” Slots to Play
Driving Directions
Map and Driving Directions to San Diego County Casinos
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Advertising
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19 Video Poker with Bob Dancer
Aces are Special—Sort Of
Advertisers
2 Sycuan Casino & Resort
3 Bally Gaming Systems
4 International Game Technology (IGT®)
6 California Council on Problem Gambling
14 Valley View Casino
15 Astro Communications/Lucky Times
Winners
Recent Big Winners in San Diego Casinos
Features
THE SAN DIEGO GAMING GUIDE
D7epartments Gaming News
More slots for California, big Father’s day jackpots, and casino expansion updates.
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C6olumns Tribes in the News
San Pasqual Band of Indians
Next Month We Become The Southern
California Gaming Guide!
With our next issue, The San Diego Gaming Guide is changing into the Southern California Gaming Guide. We are combining our San Diego Gaming Guide—now in its sixth issue—with our new Southern California Gaming Guide to become one edition to give
you—our readers—more comprehensive gaming news and give our advertisers greater value!
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20 Academy of International Bartending and Casino Dealing
20 Huntington Press
21 Action Gaming—IGT® 23 Golden Acorn Casino 24 Barona Casino
like a pro! Dancer is the author of popular video poker strategy cards and WinPoker software, and an upcoming book on video poker.
Another well-known gaming journalist, Bill Burton, joins us this month writing about his take on casino and slot myths. Burton is the Casino Gambling Guide columnist for the Internet portal About.com. He also writes for several national gambling publications. He is the author of the book, Get the Edge at Low Limit Texas Hold’em scheduled for release in October 2002. His website is located at: http://casinogambling.about.com
And while you’re on the Internet, check out the Gaming Guide web site (www.SanDiegoGamer.com or www.TheGamingGuide.com) to read our entire newspaper online—including ALL advertisements! Want more information about the casinos? Click on their ads, and you will be taken directly to their web sites! Talk about high-tech innovation!
Have a Happy July 4th! And look for the Southern California Gaming Guide next month!
Andmeanwhile,havefunatthecasinos!
WE LISTENED TO YOU! We listened to you—our readers—and you have spoken. Since we announced our new edition last month, we received many letters, phone calls and e-mails asking us to put both the San Diego County and Inland Empire gaming news into one newspaper (instead of two, as we had planned). And, here we go!
BIGGER DISTRIBUTION! The rst issue of the Southern California Gaming Guide will be available on August 1st at over 3,000 locations in San Diego County, Riverside County, Orange County, Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County including:
entertainment, tournaments and anything you’d like to read about! Keep those good suggestions coming!
This issue we have included a map of San Diego County showing casino locations and driving directions! This has been a very popular reader request that we are happy to initiate in this issue! See page 18.
This July issue also tells you all about the amazing high-tech innovations that have taken place in casinos in the last few years. We talked to some of the innovators, and to the country’s leading edge casino, Barona Casino in San Diego’s East County. Barona pioneered coinless gaming almost two years ago. We also talked to you—the gamer—to nd out what you think of the high-tech changes, and what you want to see in the future.
With this issue we also begin to feature video poker expert, Bob Dancer’s monthly video poker column for Southern California readers. Dancer knows video poker and has an exhausting resume of accolades. Read his hints each month and you can learn to play
• 7-Elevens •Vons
• Ralphs
• Albertsons • Sav-ons
• Blockbuster Videos
• Hotels
• Motels
• Bottle shops
• Ethnic groceries • Convenience
stores
• Car rental
agencies
We will bring you gaming news and information about San Diego County and Inland Empire casinos. We’ll
keep you posted on casino promotions and gaming news,
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Contents: July 2002 • Vol. 1 No. 6 Gaming Guide Editorial