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Just walk into any Southern California casino this month and you’ll be surrounded with fantastic holiday spirit. Casino holiday decorations alone are worth the trip—not to mention the festive feasts, amazing giveaways, and awesome New Year’s Eve parties. And, of course, there’s the chance of a winning a thrilling jackpot. e giveaways are bountiful this season, the dining extra special delicious, and the December 31st parties incredible. e festivities are amazing and include fantastic live entertainment, all the party trimmings, and lots of incredible cash giveaways! Put on
your high-heeled sneakers (or this century’s equivalent) and usher in 2011 at your favorite casino. Here is a quick guide to what’s going on at our fabulous featured casinos for the holidays. Enjoy and have a ball—and hopefully, a jackpot, too!
Barona Resort & Casino
e driveway into Barona Resort & Casino is a delightful
visual entrée to what’s happening inside. Barona loves the holidays, and you can tell. Barona’s holiday spirit is everywhere in its award-winning casino. In its December giveaway, Cash for
the Holidays, make sure you
get a chance to win up $20,000
each drawing day. Beginning
November 29th, you can earn
one virtual entry for every 250
mypoints or equivalent table
game play. Drawings will be
held on December 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th, at 4 p.m.,
7 p.m., and 10 p.m. Note that entries must be activated one hour prior to the drawing to be eligible.
Plus, also on the same days don’t miss Holiday Hot Banks, where everyone playing with their Club Barona card on a randomly drawn slot bank or table game each hour from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. will win $20!
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You don’t have to wait for
Christmas or New Year’s Eve for incredible holiday dining at Barona. From now until Christmas, you can enjoy festive fare at the Seasons Fresh Buffet
Rotisserie Station every day! Featured items include whole carved turkeys,
sweet potatoes, sourdough bread stu ng, mashed potatoes and gravy—and much more. Holiday hours are Christmas Eve from 10 a.m. to midnight ($20.99), Christmas Day from 10 a.m. to midnight ($29.95), New Year’s Eve from 10 a.m. to midnight ($29.95), New Year’s Day Early Morning Breakfast from
12:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. ($9.99), and New Year’s Day from 10 a.m. to midnight ($29.95). Club Barona discounts may
be applied.
And be sure to check out the
delicious meals on the special Christmas and New Year’s menus at Barona Oaks Steakhouse, El Rancho Grande, and Italian Cucina. Visit Barona’s Ho Wan Noodle Shop and Sage Café for special Filipino dishes such as Chicken Adobo and Pansit
Canton at Ho Wan, and Bolalo (Ox
Tail) and Crispy Pata (Pork Shin) at Sage Café.
On December 31st, go for the groovin’, stay for the winnin’! Celebrate at Barona’s Swingin’ New Year’s Eve Party. e party starts at 2 p.m. Enjoy dancers, party favors, fun, and the swingin' sounds of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at 10 p.m.— all free! And Barona has $30,000 in Power Giveaways from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., and on January 1st, 2011 from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. Every 30 minutes ve randomly selected guests will each win $500 in myfreeplay!
Spotlight 29 Casino
At Spotlight 29 Casino there are so many December
events and giveaways. In the 12 Days of Christmas promotion, Spotlight 29 is giving away over $200,000 in cash and prizes! From December 14th to 25th, a winner will be chosen every ve minutes from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Winners receive a $500 gift package including $125 in Free Play, $125 gift certi cate for JEM Steakhouse, $100 gift certi cate for El Paseo Jewelry, $100 Match Play Certi cate and $50 gift certi cate for Cafe Capitata.
For table game players there is the Saturday Stocking Stuffer. Win your last minute Christmas cash every Saturday in December with hourly cash drawings from 7 p.m. to midnight. At midnight, one lucky player
will win $1,000 cash. In the award- winning Poker Room, don’t miss the Holiday Free Roll Tournament on December 19th. Win your share of $10,000. Top 10 nishers will win cash. Players who log 50 hours of live play from November 24th to December 18th will earn a free entry into the Holiday Free Roll Tournament. Players can also buy-in for $200.
Spotlight 29’s Christmas Buffet on December 25th is from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and features a carving
station with roasted turkey, prime rib of beef and bone-in ham. Enjoy a seafood extravaganza with peel & eat shrimp, oysters on the half shell, assorted sushi and marinated mussels. e bu et also o ers a selection of soups, salads and entrees along with Mexican and Asian dishes. And don’t forget the scrumptious desserts ($18.95 per person). JEM Steakhouse is serving a delicious four-course Christmas Day Dinner from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at $45 per person. Call for reservations at 760-775-2880. And the New Year’s Eve Buffet on Friday, December 31st, from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m., includes prime rib,
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