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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
Features
From the Publisher...
By now you’ve seen them all. e political ads. It’s a big election for the country this year, and a big election for Californians. Turn on your television and you can’t
escape the two gambling proposition ads slugging it out. To help you navigate through these confusing propositions, we have prepared the Casino Player’s Voting Guide on page 8, including a brief background on California gaming and ending with what your YES or NO vote will mean for each proposition. Exercise your right and vote on November 2nd!
Our feature on page 12 highlights some of the most exciting, sensational casino promotion giveaways in 2003-4—including car, travel, cash and house prizes! Make sure you keep up to date on what’s going on at your favorite casino—promotions, tournaments, bingo—and now poker!
Starting this month we have added a new column called Poker Plays (on page 23) that lists poker—Texas Hold’em, and other draw pokers plus Pai Gow tournaments and promotions you won’t want to miss!
ank you to all 2004 Reader’s Poll respondents! We will announce our $1000 winner, plus the winners of fabulous casino stays at Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino and Sycuan Resort & Casino, and the winners of our excellent writers’ gaming books, all on October 15th on our web site. Be sure to pick up your November issue to read if you were a winner, and see who you, our readers, voted as the Best of Southern California Gaming for 2004!
Meanwhile, wager wisely and have fun at the casinos!
Volume 3, Number 10 • October 2004
Publisher/Editor
Théon Banos Cross
Publication Design
Burk Design Group
Art Direction
Kevin Burk
Operations Manager
Fenn Cross
Advertising
C. Vargas • Bebe Foley
Contributors
Bill Burton • Bob Dancer Jean Scott
Address
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E-Mail: Ads@TheGamingGuide.com 619.462.5891 www.TheGamingGuide.com
The Southern California Gaming Guide is published monthly for a total of 12 issues per year. Readers are recommended to make appropriate inquiries before wagering any sum in relation to any ad, article, or feature published herein. The Gaming Guide shall not be liable to any person for loss or damage incurred or suffered as a result of his/her accepting, offering to accept or following any invitation or advice contained in any ad, article or feature published herein.
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Columns
9 Video Poker with Bob Dancer
Which is the Better Place?
11 Best of Casino Dining
e Branding Iron Café at Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino
22 About Gambling with Bill Burton
Don’t Over end for Your Entertainment!
22 JeanScott,TheFrugalGamblerTM
Labels Aren’t Important!
Departments
6 Southern California Gaming News 14 Southern California Casino Directory 19 Bingo Calendar
19 Table Games and Slot Tournaments
20 Driving Directions
21 Bus Schedules
23 Poker Plays
24 Player’s Club Promotions
25 Entertainment Calendar
26 Winners
Casino Player’s Voting Guide
Navigate the Gaming Propositions
Sensational Casino Giveaways!
Lucky Players Win Fanta ic Casino Promotions!
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Vol. 3 Number 10 • October 2004