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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
Southern California Casino Style—Featuring Exciting, Fabulous Entertainment for Everyone
by Sylvie Norbu
There are lots of compelling reasons to go to a casino here in Southern California: Super- exciting slots and table games, gorgeous resorts, fantastic food, glorious golf, and electrifying entertainment! And Southern California casinos have entertainment for just about everyone!
If you like the comedy of Paul Rodriguez and Bill Cosby, there are San Diego and Riverside County casinos with laugh-packed entertainment centers. If championship rodeo, wrestling and boxing are your favorite entertainment, there’s a casino near you featuring events to make you cheer. And if you’re a fan of Wynonna’s, Olivia Newton-John, the Doobie Brothers, and the classic song stylings of Tony Bennett, our local casinos will pack you in. And if you are hankering to see a Broadway musical—you can catch one right in a nearby casino (if it’s not sold out).
San Diego County Casino Entertainment
In San Diego County, Sycuan Casino & Resort, Pala Casino, Viejas Casino and the new Harrah’s Rincon Casino and Resort all have international headlin- ing entertainment. Casino Pauma and Valley View Casino in northern San Diego County book talented local entertainment in their lounges.
Sycuan Casino & Resort
Sycuan Casino & Resort with its intimate and state- of-the-art 457-seat Showcase Theater has hosted The Doobie Brothers, the Gatlin Brothers and special Asian concerts with Vietnamese talent. At the Showcase Theater every seat is incredible, with sound levels t for a music producer.
Pala Casino
Since Pala Casino opened its doors it’s booked sing- ing sensations Patti LaBelle, the Pointer Sisters and funny man Howie Mandel in its 2,000-seat Events Center. Recent concerts feature Filipino talent, including Asia’s Mr. Golden Voice, singer
There’s something for everyone’s entertainment tastes at Southern California casinos, from talented local musical acts and karaoke championships to international entertainment headliners, rodeos and boxing. They all appear in some of the most beautiful showrooms and innovative venues in Southern California—and at great prices!
Southern California casinos are evolving their own brand of entertainment. It’s a rich mix including singing superstars, headlining comedy acts, retro rock groups—some sounding better than ever—classic jazz
artists and sporting events—some with a new twist (literally and guratively). The popular King of the Cage events are mixed martial arts competitions in a pre-fabricated, primal-looking cage that features elite international ghters using techniques that range from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to wrestling, from Muay Thai to boxing. (That’s kick-boxing, wrestling and hand-to- hand combat for those not in the know.) While safety is a major concern of the events, be prepared to see some amazing physical stamina and mind-boggling technique.
Lee Ann Womack, the Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year, Performs at Fantasy Springs Casino
The Indian National Rodeo Finals Will Draw Record Crowds to Soboba’s 15,000-Seat Outdoor Arena
Comedian Paul Rodriguez Performs at The Spotlight Showroom at Trump 29 Casino on October 26
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