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Pechanga Resort & Casino
45000 Pechanga Parkway • Temecula, CA 92592 • 1-877-711-2946 Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians
Red Earth Casino
Hwy 86 & Black Diamond Rd. • Salton City, CA 92274 • 760-397-8144 Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians
San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino
777 San Manuel Blvd. • Highland, CA 92346 • 1-800-359-2464 San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Santa Ysabel Resort and Casino
25575 Highway 79. • Santa Ysabel, CA 92070 • 760-782-0909 Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Indians
Spa Resort Casino
401 E. Amado Road • Palm Springs, CA 92262 • 1-888-999-1995 Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Spotlight 29 Casino
46-200 Harrison Place • Coachella, CA 92236 • 1-866-3-spot29 Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians
GAMES: 2,000 slots in 160,000 sq. ft. facility. 160 Table Games. 54 table poker room; 1,200-seat theater. 522-room luxury suite hotel. DINING: Nine themed restaurants, buffet, food court, four bars, three lounges and ultra-modern nightclub.
ALCOHOL: Alcoholic beverages are served.
GAMES: 350 slots (mostly penny slots) in 14,000 square ft. facility, 8 tables. DINING: Restaurant to be announced..
ALCOHOL: Alcoholic beverages are served.
GAMES: 2,000 slots in 120,000 sq. ft. facility. 99 Table Games. 2,500-seat Bingo Hall, 3,000-seat showroom.
DINING: Buffet, food court and restaurant.
ALCOHOL: Alcoholic beverages are served after 5 p.m. weekdays, and all day weekends and holidays. Four bars with bar top slots.
GAMES: 349 slot in 35,000 sq. ft. facility. 6 Table Games, 8-Table Poker Room, Full-Service Players Club (Eagle Nest). DINING: Buffet, restaurant and bar.
ALCOHOL: Alcoholic beverages are served.
GAMES: 1,000 slots in 115,000 sq. ft. facility. 30 Table Games. Platinum Room high-limit slot and table game action. DINING: Buffet and three restaurants.
ALCOHOL: Alcoholic beverages are served.
GAMES: 2,000 slots in 210,000 sq. ft. facility. 35 Table Games, 10-table poker room; 2,200-seat Showroom. DINING: Two restaurants, one buffet, food court, two bars, lounge with entertainment.
ALCOHOL: Alcoholic beverages are served.
February 2008 Tribes in the News
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Donates $200,000 to Loma Linda
IRonald McDonald House
n the fall of 2007 the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians donated $200,000 to the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House.
In December, San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino gaming commission employees, accompanied by tribal representatives, made a visit to the Ronald McDonald House, which provides room and board for families with seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals. ey brought gifts including cash, gift cards, toys, and other gift items.
In 2006 the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House was forced to turn away 331 families. e 2007 gifts by the Tribe and its gaming commission employees allow the charity to continue to put families up in nearby hotels if space lls up at the Ronald McDonald house.
Pala Band of Mission Indians Donates
$1 million for Homes for
LTa Jolla Tribe Fire Victims
he Pala Band of Mission Indians announced in December, 2007 that it donated $1 million to buy mobile homes for families of the La Jolla Band of Mission Indians who were victims of the Poomacha re in October.
“We felt it was the right thing to do for a fellow Native American tribe,” said
Pala Chairman Robert Smith.
e Poomacha re started at the La Jolla reservation near Palomar Mountain on October 23rd and burned about 9,000 acres and 60 structures. It scorched more than 50,000 acres from Palomar Mountain to the Rincon, Pauma and San Pasqual Indian reservations. e re also burned more than 1,800 acres at the Pala reservation.
e La Jolla band supports its government functions by running a campground and with funds from tribal casinos received through a revenue- sharing agreement.
Chairman Smith said that 28 families were left without homes at the La Jolla reservation. He said the ones in most need, such as the elderly and those without re insurance, would receive the mobile homes rst.
Members of the La Jolla tribe also received donations from other Southern California tribes, including the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians and the Rincon San Luiseño Band of Mission Indians.
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Tribes in the News