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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.
March 2008 Tribes in the News
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE March 2008
Fire Relief Benefit Concert for TLa Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians
here will be a bene t concert on March 10th presented by Gator by the Bay and Blues Lovers United of San Diego at Humphreys Backstage Lounge on 2241 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego. For
concert information call (619) 920-1109. And don’t miss the ra e for two round-trip Southwest Airlines tickets.
e Poomacha Fire, which began on October 23rd, 2007 on the La Jolla Indian Reservation near Palomar Mountain, burned over 9,000 acres of the reservation, with extensive loss of oak and wildlife. Fifty- ve homes were destroyed, and approximately thirty homes have su ered smoke damage. 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 rains that followed days after the re caused additional water and mud damage to the remaining structures on the La Jolla reservation. Over 180 tribal members are presently homeless. Electricity has been restored to the area, but there is still no telephone service. e water system has experienced numerous breakages and needs extensive repairs. e rebuilding of the La Jolla Band’s community will take years, perhaps decades. e La Jolla Indians’ nancial position is insu cient to handle such a catastrophic event. e La Jolla band supported its government functions by running a campground and with funds from tribal casinos received through a revenue-sharing agreement. Many tribes have donated funds and materials and equipment to the La Jolla Band, but they are still in need. If you would like to make a donation contact the Bank of America, La Jolla Band of Indians Fire Relief Fund. For more information go online to www.LaJollaIndians.com.
California Nations Indian Gaming
Association Grateful for Voter Support Tof Propositions 94–97
he member tribes of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA) are pleased that voters once again stood with California’s tribal governments and supported Propositions 94–97.
“We are extremely grateful that voters rejected this e ort by outside third parties who have their own nancial and political agendas,” said Anthony Miranda, chair of the association.
“Props 94–97 were a direct assault on the sovereign right of all tribal governments throughout the country to negotiate gaming compacts on a government-to-government basis as outlined in federal law.”
At its August, 2007 membership meeting the association voted unanimously to support Props 94–97. While it is CNIGA policy not to get involved in individual compacts or negotiations, the organization took a position on this matter because the compacts were already approved by the governor, the legislature, and the tribes involved. Overturning compacts that have gone through the appropriate process would have grave consequences for all tribes.
“CNIGA is eager to put this latest attack behind us and for tribes to continue on the road to self-reliance. We hope that all tribes, gaming and non-gaming, are able to economically diversify their economies through gaming and to negotiate compacts the way IGRA intended—in a respectful government-to-government environment,” Miranda said
e California Nations Indian Gaming Association is a non-pro t association of federally recognized tribal governments dedicated to the protection of tribal sovereignty. e largest regional Indian gaming association in the country, CNIGA is dedicated to protecting the sovereign right of all Indian tribes to have gaming on their land. It acts as a planning and coordinating agency for legislative, policy, legal and communications e orts on behalf of its members and serves as an industry forum for information and resources.
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