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by Gail Anders
The New Year is an opportunity to release the past and begin with a fresh, new outlook. Most beliefs predict a range of cataclysmic or transformative events will occur on December 21, 2012. is date is regarded as the end-date of a 5,125-year-long cycle in the Mayan calendar. Some
think it portends the end of the world. A more positive interpretation is that this date will mark the beginning of a new era. It all depends on what you believe. Will it be a bleak year, or a positive one?
by, Thien Kim, Manh Quynh, Nguyen Hong Nhung, Tien Dung, Tam Doan, Hoai Tam, Viet Huong, Trina Bao Tran, and Pham Thai Thanh, on Saturday, January 21st, at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $35 online at Sycuan. com. And Bingo players, there’s a Lunar New Year special for you. On Monday, January 23rd win your share of a fortune! A special drawing will be held where 20 lucky winners will pick an envelope to receive one of these prizes: free Bingo for a day, free Bingo for a week, free
Bingo for a month, or cash!
At Valley View Casino & Hotel, celebrate
Lunar New Year on Monday, January 23rd, for your chance to win $1,000. Just pick up your lucky red envelope in the Promotions Area anytime
between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. For more information, visit ValleyViewCasino.com. And
quali ed guests are invited to play Lucky Dragon on ursdays in January. Guests will receive their invitation in the mail to bring their Lucky Dragon coupons to the Promotions Area. Everyone who plays is a winner! For more information about how to become eligible, visit the
Valley View Casino Players Club.
And at Barona Resort & Casino, celebrate the Year
of the Dragon on January 23rd and February 6th, with $80,000 in cash prizes! From noon to 10 p.m., in the Special Edition Power Giveaway, one lucky winner will be chosen every 15 minutes to win up to $2,000. Just play using your Club Barona card for your chance to choose your lucky envelope. You could win from $200 to $2,000. en, at 8 p.m., enjoy the Traditional Lion and Dragon Dance. And at 10 p.m., in a casino-wide drawing, three winners will take home $5,000 each. Receive one drawing entry for every 500 mypoints earned from midnight to 9 p.m. each drawing day— and you don’t need to be present to win. Plus, your favorite Casino Managers will be handing out Hong Bao envelopes randomly throughout the day.
Gail Anders is a writer and casino player, and says she loves playing in Southern California casinos.
I’ve been known to always look on the bright side of life (thank you, Monty Python), and hold positive thoughts and visualize good outcomes. So in 2012 I see good things in
my life. I am very lucky, and know that I in uence my luck by my thinking. I’ve written several articles on luck for this monthly, and always come back to the same concept. You can create your reality with the power
of positive thinking. And that also
means your luck at the casino. So,
will you be lucky in 2012? ink
positive and it can only help. Be aware
of how you speak about your luck—or
any outcome you desire. Your words have
power. One thing is for certain: by the end of
2012, you won’t be the same, and that’s nothing but a good thing. e only constant in life is change.
Lucky Lunar New Year—The Year of the Dragon
2012 is e Year of the Dragon. e last Year of the Dragon, 2000, was lled with fear of the y2k bug, but that and other millennial prophecies in 2000 turned out to naught. e Water Dragon Year starts January 23, 2012 and ends February 9, 2013, and brings many possibilities for good fortune. Dragon years are considered particularly auspicious for new businesses, marriage and children. Dragon years also tend to boost individual fortunes and the world economy. e 2012 Water Dragon Year is most likely to bestow the Chinese Five Blessings of harmony, virtue, riches, ful llment and longevity, adding even more weight to the growing belief that 2012 will be about breakthroughs, not disasters.
Lunar New Year at the Casino
I love the special Lunar New Year celebrations at Southern California casinos and look forward to them every year. is year, there are some great promotions and events you’ll want to be sure you don’t miss. Check
all your favorite casinos for more Lunar New Year celebrations.
At Sycuan Casino, celebrate Lunar New Year 2012 with Table Games’ Lucky Dragons
Giveaway. Win your share of more than $20,000incashandprizes.Beginning January 10th, you can earn entries
just by playing your favorite Table Games. Plus, you
can always earn double entries by playing in the Primrose Room. en,
don’tmisstheGrandFinal Drawings on January 23rd,
24th, and 25th, to win your share. One lucky
winner will take home $8,888! Also, get your lucky red envelopes
and commemorative T-shirts beginning on January 23rd, while supplies last. It’s the Year of the Dragon, and make it a lucky one at Sycuan. Also at Sycuan, check out the special Lunar New Year 2012 show with performances
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