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Whether you play at a casino nearby, or drive a few hundred miles to San Diego County, Palm Springs, Riverside or San Bernardino Counties, Southern California casinos o er beautiful gaming rooms, the latest slot machines, bingo, blackjack, fantastic
dining, incredible headlining entertainment, world-class resorts with fabulous hotel rooms, rst-class service, golf, poker, o -track betting — everything a casino player would want (except roulette and craps). And Southern California’s expanding casino scene includes four casino resorts, four casinos and one casino arcade in San Diego County; and two casino resorts, and eight casinos in Palm Springs, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, known to us all as the Inland Empire.
With so many gaming choices and a variety of styles and themes, we thought it was time to nd out what you — our readers — thought was the best of Southern California Gaming 2003! In our rst Annual Reader’s Poll, conducted from August 1, 2003 to September 30, 2003, we accepted completed surveys, either posted by mail or lled out online at our web site at www. eGamingGuide.com.
Super Jackpot Winner Mr. Avelino Estrada (Pictured with a Very Happy Mrs. Estrada!)
known gaming expert columnists! For a full list of reader contest winners, see www. eGamingGuide.com.
Here’s How You Voted
Some of the Reader’s Choice Winners are recognizable big casino favorites, and some were surprising smaller casinos. But these winners represent your choices, all of you Southern California gamers who play in Southern California casinos. We created awards for your top three favorites. San Diego County’s Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino received a total of 16 rst and second awards. Both Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort in northern San Diego County and Pechanga Resort & Casino in Riverside County took 13 awards each. Sycuan Casino & Resort and Pala Casino Resort & Spa, both in San Diego County, received six awards each. And Viejas Casino, Valley View Casino, and Casino Pauma in San Diego County; Trump 29 Casino, Casino Morongo and Fantasy Springs Casino in Palm Springs; and San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino in San Bernardino County were all award winners. We believe all Southern California casinos are winners. All have created beautiful, exciting gaming entertainment venues.
And now—Presenting the First Annual 2003 Reader’s Poll Winners!
Your surveys came from all over Southern California: Lancaster, Desert Hot Springs, Cypress, Escondido, Studio City, Palmdale, Upland, San Pedro, Simi Valley, Tustin, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, Carlsbad, Palm Desert, Torrance, Hawthorne, Rancho Cucamonga, Laguna Hills, Hemet, We s t C o v i n a , L o n g B e a c h , N o r w a l k , B e v e r l y H i l l s , B e l l o w e r , Canoga Park, Irvine, Studio City, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, Fontana, Seal Beach, and Pomona, just to name a few places. We spent two months inputting the results of all the completed surveys, and are now ready to share the Best of Southern California Gaming 2003 Readers’ Choice Winners, chosen by you — the representatives of more than 260,000 readers of the Southern California Gaming Guide.
And some of you were lucky prize winners!
Just for taking the time to ll out our survey and mail it to us, we gave the rst 100 respondents of completed surveys
a Southern California Gaming Guide tote bag, e sturdy, 12-inch by 6-inch bag was created to support the California Council on Problem Gambling. All completed surveys
were entered in a drawing for prizes that included randomly- chosen winners. e Super Jackpot Winner, a Murrieta reader, received $1,000 in cash; one lucky Jackpot Winner from North Hollywood received a two-night stay at the Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino for two guests, with a round of golf at the Barona Creek Golf Club! (prize value $550.00); and another lucky Jackpot Winner from Anaheim will enjoy a fantastic Sycuan Casino & Resort stay. And nally, 20 lucky winners from Fullerton, La Mesa, South Gate, San Diego, Vista, Stanton, Inglewood, Chula Vista, Downey, Rowland Heights, Huntington Beach, Santa Clara, Lakewood, Hesperia, Spring Valley, Santa Ysabel, Oceanside and Ventura received copies of Million Dollar Video Poker by Bob Dancer; More Frugal
Gambling by the“Queen of Comps,” Jean Scott; Casino Gambling e Smart Way, by the
“Poker Pundit,” Andrew N.S. Glazer; or Get the Edge at Low-Limit Texas Hold’em by Bill Burton. All popular gaming books by our nationally-
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
DECEMBER 2003