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Harrah’s Rincon Casino and Resort plans a splashy opening over August 6–8th, with sneak previews on August 6–7th, and an evening charity slot tournament on August
7th, featuring teams of local media personalities vying for cash to donate to local charities. The festivities will culminate in the grand opening on August 8th, complete with Vegas-style performers, Elvis sightings and genuine Las Vegas show girls!
Worth a weekend’s play and stay? You bet! The resort is a beauty—with a gorgeous pool area and beauti- fully appointed rooms. And the casino has 1,500 of the newest slots and 32 table games, plus the Harrah’s player’s club cross-platform perk is certainly a major draw. Call for reservations.
Power of the Waters:
Mineral Springs Spa Resort & Casino
Not many tribal casino resorts can boast a natural mineral spring spa. So, the Spa Resort & Casino in downtown Palm Springs—the oldest casino resort in Southern California—is truly a unique experience right in the center of one of Southern California’s most famous resort towns!
The Spa Resort & Casino is located on the very spot where over 1000 years ago, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians rst discovered “Se-Khi” (boiling waters), the hot mineral springs for which Palm Springs was named. The Cahuilla considered the springs sacred, with great curative and restorative powers. It is said that the Tribe built a simple bathhouse on the site that is now the Spa Resort & Casino.
The award-winning Spa is a true oasis to experience the power of the waters. It offers water therapy, massage, skin and body treatments and “relaxation” packages. Complimentary guest activities include yoga, tai chi, water and regular aerobics all under the supervision of certi ed tness trainers.
With 230 luxury rooms and two restaurants, the Spa’s two casino areas have 1000 of the newest slots and table games. And the gorgeous Agua Caliente Casino in nearby Rancho Mirage, also owned and operated by the Agua Caliente Tribe, is just a
quick shuttle bus drive away. This is a perfect weekend getaway for Southern Californian women! Check out the Spa’s summer package rates.
Coming Soon: Southern California’s First Themed Casino Resort
Already one of California’s most successful casinos, Barona Casino’s $260 million expansion of the Barona Valley Ranch Casino Resort will take its guests back to California ranch living circa 1930. Created by the designers of the Paris Hotel & Casino, Treasure Island and Mirage, the ranch-themed resort pays tribute to the founding of the Barona Band of Mission Indians reservation in 1932.
Experience the mineral springs at the Spa Resort & Casino in Palm Springs— a perfect weekend for relaxation and play.
A collection of classic, aged ranch
structures, the resort will have the
ambiance of a by-gone era with a working
old mill waterwheel, stone silo, a restored barn and a period footbridge. The unique casino resort, built overlooking the multiple award-winning Barona Creek Golf Club, will have a lake front wedding chapel and a 12,500-sq.-ft. venue for concerts, special events and meetings.
Sycuan Casino and Golf Resort
Billed as San Diego’s rst casino, Sycuan Casino & Resort, in San Diego’s East County, is a sensational casino and gol ng resort. In 2001 the Sycuan Band
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
RESORT CASINOS AT-A-GLANCE
San Diego County
Harrah’s Rincon Casino and Resort
Opens August 8th
Casino: 1,500 slots, 32 table games
Resort: 200 rooms, 6 restaurants, entertainment lounge, pool, tness center, Special Events Center
Telephone: 1-877-777-2457
Sycuan Casino & Resort
Casino: 2,000 slots, 60 table games, Bingo Palace, Off-track betting, Showcase Theater
Singing Hills Resort: 102 rooms and suites, 7 restaurants, two-18- hole golf courses, 11 tennis courts, driving range, pools Telephone: 1-800-2-sycuan for information
Barona Casino
(soon to be Barona Valley Ranch Casino and Resort) Resort to open Beginning of 2003
Casino: 2,000 slots, 54 table games, two restaurants
Barona Creek Golf Club: 18-hole award-winning course, including an Event Center
Telephone: 1-888-7-barona
Inland Empire
Pechanga Resort & Casino
Casino: 2,000 slots, 86 table games, Bingo Center
Resort: 522 Rooms, seven restaurants, 2 bars, 2 lounges, pool Pechanga Showroom, Grand Ballroom, and Conference Center Telephone: 1-888-pechanga
Spa Resort Casino
Casino: 1,000 slots, 22 table games
Resort: 230 rooms, 2 restaurants
Mineral Springs Spa: massage, treatments, yoga, tai chi, water therapy Telephone: 1-800-854-1279 for reservations
Opening in early 2003, the Barona Valley Ranch Casino Resort in San Diego County will be So. Cal’s rst themed casino resort.
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The eight-story resort will have 397 rooms with 33 deluxe suites, a tness center, pool, and a full-service busi- ness center. Suites will have in-room Jacuzzis and personal work-out rooms, complete with treadmills and TVs!
The 310,000 sq. ft. casino (twice the size of the current casino) will have 2,000 slots (as the current casino has), and 54 table games, plus bingo and off-track betting.
San Diegans have marveled over the last few months as the resort rapidly takes shape. Look for a beginning of the year opening in 2003. Barona is de nitely going to start another new trend with its unique themed destination.
In the meantime, check out Barona in San Diego’s East County for world class golf and excellent slot play. Strictly Slots has certi ed Barona Casino for the second year running as the “Loosest Slots in San Diego.”
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