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Good Luck Lunar New Year Celebrations
Get ready to experience Lunar New Year festivities, delicious food, and lucky casino promotions at your favorite Southern California casino. is year, the Lunar
New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, begins on February 3rd, with the new moon.
Fun festivities, fantastic food, and good luck promotions are just some of the exciting
events to celebrate. At your favorite casino, enjoy a variety of events for the traditional two-week Lunar New Year period, ending on February 17th, with the full moon. Don’t
miss the chance for some good luck and good fortune for the rest of the lunar year.
According to tradition, the Year of the Rabbit will bring good taste and re nement. It will be a quiet and calm time, full of good feelings. e rabbit is said to be the most fortunate of the 12 animal zodiac signs. is Lunar New Year is the Year of the Golden (Metal) Rabbit, beginning on February 3rd, and ending on January 22nd, 2012.
10 p.m. At midnight on February 5th, one grand prize winner will take home $8,888 in cash during the Lucky 8’s Giveaway grand nale. Also, get your lucky red envelopes and commemorative T-shirts beginning on February 3rd. And don’t forget to feed the lucky lions during the traditional performance parades on February
3rd and 5th!
At Sycuan Bingo you can also celebrate Lunar New
Year on ursday, February 3rd, in the Matinee and Evening Special Sessions. Bingo on any number ending in “8” will double your payout! Double payouts apply to all regular games, warm ups, the mystery game, and jackpot consolation prizes. Please note that jackpot payouts will not be doubled.
And on February 3rd, celebrate Lunar New Year at Valley View Casino and Hotel and stop by the Players Club between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. to pick up a Lucky Dragon’s Dollars prize card, for a chance to win up to $1,000. See the Players Club for more details.
To celebrate Lunar New Year at Spotlight 29 Casino on February 3rd, red envelopes will be handed out on arrival to bus patrons. Anyone who quali es for Spotlight 29’s ursday gift will also receive a jade
bunny. And photos can be taken with a live rabbit starting at 10 a.m.!
In many Asian cultures, the Lunar New Year is a time for family reunion. People exchange little red paper packets, often containing money
in certain numbers that re ect good luck—usually an amount that ends with an even digit. However, in the Chinese culture, money should not be given in fours or forties.
Several types of food including
tangerines, sh, noodles, and sweets
are eaten to usher in wealth, happiness,
and good fortune. e highlight of the Lunar New Year is the Dragon or Lion Dance.
e dragon is held aloft by young men who dance through the streets and parades. Lunar New Year ends with the Lantern Festival on the fteenth day, with the full moon.
Here are some fun Lunar New Year celebrations at featured Southern California casinos. Check with your favorite casino for more
exciting events.
Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit at Barona Resort & Casino, on ursday, February 3rd, and ursday,
February 17th, when $65,000 will be given away, guaranteed! Anyone playing with their Club Barona card between 6 p.m. and midnight is eligible to win in the Power Giveaway Hot Banks. Enjoy the traditional Lion and Dragon Dance and get your lucky rabbit lapel pin at 7 p.m. And on February 17th, at 9 p.m., be at Barona for the casino-wide Lunar New Year Drawing. Earn one entry for every 500 mypoints or equivalent table game play earned from February 3rd through February 17th. And enjoy authentic meals at Sage Café and Ho Wan during Barona’s Lunar New Year Celebration from February 2nd to February 17th. At Sage Café you can
enjoy Peking Duck, Chicken Soup in Young Coconut, XO Spicy Sauce Steamed Chilean Sea
Bass, and Sweet Bird Nest Soup. At
Ho Wan enjoy Shrimp Dumplings,
Vietnamese-Style Basil Lobster, and Eight Treasures Sweet Congee.
Ring in the Year of the Rabbit as Sycuan Casino counts down to Lunar New
Year. Earn entries by playing your favorite table games during the Lucky 8’s Giveaway. e countdown continues with three nights of drawings for your chance to win a share of over $15,000. Drawings for
$888 will be held on February 3rd, at 7 p.m., 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.; February 4th, at 8 p.m., 10 p.m. and midnight; and February 5th, at 8 p.m. and
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