Page 6 - December 2002 • Southern California Gaming Guide

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
Page 6
December 2002
Happy Holidays!
WNew Writers and Features for 2003!
hether you celebrate Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, Ramadan, the Winter Solstice or any other joyful winter cultural holiday, we wish you miles of gracious good spirit and cheer! Southern California casinos have plenty of
winter celebrations to increase your fun and provide an exciting (and possibly lucrative) diversion from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Your favorite casino can be a great place to take a guest to a fabulous buffet, see a show-stopping headliner, or spend a few hours of exciting entertainment at the slots or tables. Check out our “Holidays at the Casinos” feature on page 10 for all manner of casino celebrations in December, from exciting holiday promotions to fabulous new year’s eve entertainment.
NBC.” She was also seen nationally on “Hard Copy,” “Extra,” and
“48 Hours.” You can read Jean Scott’s column “Frugal Gambling” on page
15 of this month’s issue. And if that isn’t
enough, this month we
also debut Destinations & Lifestyles on page 20. This feature will highlight a potpourri of interesting information and fun on travel — trips to casinos near and far—and unique California lifestyles. This month we share a holiday recipe and tell you about a wonderful Southern California homage to one of our
Column: From the Publisher
As our year-end gift to you, our readers, we are introducing several new features in this last issue of 2002thatweknowyouwilllookforwardtoreading month after month. We always listen to our readers
(yes, keep your calls, e-mails and letters coming). We’ve had an overwhelming request to print casino bus schedules so that those of you who don’t want to drive, can take a bus to your favorite casino! This month we begin a Casino Bus Schedule on page 19 as a permanent feature from this point forward.
And, It’s with great pleasure that we introduce the fabulous FRUGAL GAMBLER to Southern California Gaming Guide readers! Jean Scott, known all over the gaming world as the Frugal Gambler, debuts in this month’s issue. Jean is a retired high- school English teacher who has combined her love
for teaching, writing and gaming by penning the
best-seller gambling book, The Frugal Gambler.
This practical book
is the leading casino Asusual,youcanfindtheSouthern At the close of 2002, we
guide for thrifty low-
rollers, in which she
stresses sensible and
responsible gambling
and shows how to
stretch out casino fun
time no matter how
small your gambling
bankroll. The Frugal
Gambler catapulted
to number two on amazon.com’s best-seller list after she was featured on an episode of “Dateline
thank you, our readers and our advertisers, for knowing that the Southern California
delivers exciting entertainment, information and fun to the Southern California gaming community! We welcome 2003 and wish you all a wonderful year of joy, peace, great health,
and prosperity! And, don’t forget to have fun at the casinos!
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