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January 2009 Gaming News (Continued)
Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino Certified Loosest
TBable Games for Blackjack and Roulette
arona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino has been certi ed as having the loosest blackjack and the loosest roulette in California. The Blackjack Hall of Fame, which consists of the 18 most revered blackjack experts, authors and professional players in
history has certi ed Barona as having the most liberal games. Michael Shackleford, A.S.A. a professional actuary, and owner of WizardofOdds.com, has also certi ed that Barona has the loosest roulette in California, and the loosest blackjack in the San Diego area.
The Blackjack Hall of Fame honorees who certified Barona’s blackjack as the loosest in the California include Max Rubin, a former casino executive, professional blackjack player and best- selling author; James Grosjean, computer analyst
and professional player; and Stanford Wong, author and inventor of the “Wonging” strategy and publisher of “Current Blackjack News.”
Barona features 21 tables, offering Single- or Double-deck Blackjack with Surrender.
Los Angeles Resident Hits Thanksgiving Weekend
s many Americans counted their blessings over the anksgiving weekend, one Los Angeles resident gobbled up a big MegaJackpot® win at Spotlight 29 Casino. e lucky man hit a $133,663
MegaJackpot® on a Wheel of Fortune® quarter slot machine late in the evening on Saturday, November 29th. e Wheel of Fortune® enthusiast always plays his favorite slot machine when he visits Spotlight 29 Casino. He found an open machine and decided to try his luck. Before too long, the slot machine cooked up a $133,663 MegaJackpot®—that’s more than a half- million quarters!
“I thought something was wrong. en, a man hugged me and told me I had won the jackpot,” said the lucky man, who asked to remain anonymous. e Wheel of Fortune® winner is thankful for his new-found fortune and
plans to use his winnings to pay bills.
According to WizardofOdds.com, the single zero roulette is the only one in California, which signi cantly improves the players’ odds. In addition, Barona has the best blackjack rules anywhere in California for high- limit play. e low-limit tables have the best rules in the San Diego area.
“ e goal of my web site and my work, in general, is to increase players’ wins and minimize their losses,” said Shackleford. “After analyzing Barona’s blackjack and roulette table games, I have veri ed that Barona has the most liberal rules in California. Players have a real chance of winning here.”
Viejas $100,000 Poker Classic on JOanuary 17th and 18th
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ne winner is guaranteed to take home $100,000 cash in the
Viejas Poker Classic No-Limit Hold’em Poker Tournament
on Saturday and Sunday, January 17th and 18th. e buy-in is $1,050 with no re-buys or add-ons, and the prize pool is estimated to be $400,000. Players will receive $6,000 in starting chips and play 40-minute levels with the blinds starting at $25/$50.
All tournament entrants receive a ticket for cash prize drawings held on Sunday, January 18th. Seating for the tournament is limited to the rst 500 entrants.
Players can earn $100 coupons toward buy-in with every 25 hours of live play through January 11th. Plus, players can win a seat at the tournament during Satellite Week, January 11th through 17th. Viejas is o ering on-demand one-table satellites January 11th through 16th at 8 p.m. with a $110 buy-in. On January 15th and 16th at 6:15 p.m. players can participate in multi-table Super Satellites with a $115 buy-in. And on Saturday, January 17th from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., a $110 buy-in gets you a seat at the nal one-table satellites. All satellite winners receive a seat assignment in the Viejas Poker Classic.
January 2009 Tribes in the News
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Sycuan Tribe Donates $175,000 in EAnnual Holiday Gift Giving Event
Morongo Tribe Brings Christmas to Cabazon
or more than 10 years, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians has created a special time for the children at Cabazon Elementary School with Bringing Christmas
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very year just before the holidays, Sycuan Casino rolls out the red carpet and some very large checks. is time, more than 35 San Diego charities and non-pro ts walked away with a total of $175,000 during a ceremony at
the casino.
“ Times are tough right now, but this is when our neighbors need us the most, we owe San Diego
a lot, this is just another way to say thank you,” said Daniel Tucker, Chairman of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation.
Compared to last year’s end of the year Holiday Gift Giving event, Sycuan surpassed its level of contributions by $35,000. Sycuan’s Tribal Council and Sycuan Casino’s management team selected the groups that received donations. ey include Steele Canyon High School Music Department, Mama’s Kitchen, Salvation Army, San Diego Food Bank, Mental Health America of San Diego and the Jackie Robinson YMCA. Each received thousands of dollars of much needed contributions during a time when donations barely trickle in. e 2008 Holiday Gift Giving Ceremony was held on December 11th. roughout the year, Sycuan donates millions of dollars to San Diego’s charities and non-pro ts.
to Cabazon, an annual event sponsored by the Tribe’s outreach program.
Santa and his helpers visited the school on December 17th with gifts of backpacks complete with school supplies, new Nike shoes and Christmas stockings stu ed with fruit, candy and gift certi cates to the Morongo Canyon Lanes Bowling Alley. Gifts were given to all 255 students in 12 classrooms from kindergarten through fourth grade, e Nike shoes were a huge hit with the students.
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