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Are you ready take a break from the holiday rush? Southern California casinos celebrate the holidays in grand style every year with exciting events for Christmas and New Year’s
Eve. No matter which winter holiday you celebrate, there are thrilling holiday casino promotions, as well as special entertainment, bu ets and casino-sponsored community celebrations. So take a break from the holiday rush and enjoy yourself at the casino. Who
knows, you may even receive a special Christmas present—a thrilling holiday jackpot.
Here are some casino holiday o erings we learned about at press time. And don’t miss the opportunity to ring in the New Year at a special casino celebration—also
listed here. Relax. And enjoy some holiday fun
at the casino.
San Diego’s favorite kick-o to the holiday season, Balboa Park December Nights presented by Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino, will take place for the 29th consecutive year on Friday, December 1st,
5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday, December 2, noon to 10 p.m. In the spirit of the holidays, participating San Diego
Balboa Park museums open their
doors free of charge from 5 p.m.
to 9 p.m. both evenings. e annual San
Diego event features theatrical and musical entertainment, traditional celebrations and great food. Known as the largest free community festival in San Diego, for more information go to www.balboapark.org .
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in the Palm Springs area is celebrating the holiday season in style with thrilling events almost every day. ey’re giving away cash, diamonds, plasma TVs, and even a BMW.
Don’t miss the Twelve Hours of Christmas Giveaway on Saturday, December 9 and Sunday, December 10. Each day there will be 78 winners of exciting prizes. Drawings are every hour
for twelve hours, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day. e prizes are at 11 a.m.: twelve $100 awards in Free Play; at noon: eleven
winners of iPods with video; at 1 p.m.: ten Schwinn Bikes; at 2 p.m.: nine vip Fantasy Weekend Getaways; at 3 p.m.: eight Sony Stereo Systems; at 4 p.m.:
seven GPS Systems; at 5 p.m.: six sets of Callaway golf irons; at 6 p.m.: five Plasma Televisions; at 7 p.m.: four
Diamond
Tennis Bracelets; at 8 p.m.: three Sony Dream Surround Sound System;, at 9 p.m.: two winners of $5,000 cash; and at 10 p.m.: one winner
$10,000 cash.
Fantasy Springs is also celebrating with
Santa’s Helpers Sweepstakes before
Christmas on Saturday, December23 and Sunday, December 24. From noon to 8 p.m. each day, every hour, Santa’s Helpers will pick 10 winners on the casino oor to
win up to $1,000 each.
Fantasy Springs also has a $10,000
Holiday Slot Tournament on Friday, December 22 with $5,000 in cash prizes and free play. And
for a special Holiday Bonus, everyone who plays, picks a candy cane from the tree. e tree is loaded with over $5,000 in free play, so everyone who plays wins!
And is a BMW in your sight for 2007? You could win a BMW i Series and $500 in
cash from Fantasy Springs
Resort Casino. Swipe
your Club Fantasy
card every day from
now to January 5th to
receive free entries. And
visit Fantasy Springs
on Saturday, January
6th and activate your
entries before 8 p.m. by
playing your favorite
slot or table game, or visit Club Fantasy.
e drawing is at 9 p.m.
Celebrate the season at Harrah’s Rincon Casino &
Resort with fantastic entertainment, delicious holiday feasts, fantastic promotions and an exciting New Year’s Eve Bash to bring 2006 to a thrilling close.
On December 17th, triple Grammy award-winner, the Brian Setzer Orchestra will perform a single show at the Pavilion at Harrah’s Rincon on Sunday, December 17th at 8 p.m. See details on page 25. e orchestra also performs in the Palm Springs area at Spotlight 29 Casino on December 16th.
After weeks of holiday shopping and baking, why not take a break and go to Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort for a feast to remember? The International Buffet will serve a special holiday dinner menu on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, including seasonal traditional specialties of turkey and the trimmings, Christmas ham, carved prime rib of beef, carved Porcini-crusted rib of pork, Alaskan King Crab, oysters on the half shell, and much more. e Christmas dinner bu et will be served Christmas Eve and Christmas Day from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and is $25.99 per person. In addition, a special holiday brunch will also be served December 23rd–25th from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $16.99 per person includes two glasses of champagne.
Need some holiday cash in a ash? en check out the latest promotion at Harrah’s Rincon’s Cash in a Flash, which runs every
Wednesday from December 6, 2006 to January 10, 2007. See page 18 for details. And want to make
some “easy money”? en join the
folks at Harrah’s Rincon for
Rollin’ for
Cash on December 11th and 12th, where several lucky
winners will receive a share of a $25,000 prize pool.
At Spotlight 29 Casino, the Brian Setzer Orchestra
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