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outhern California casinos attract some of the best musical and stand-up entertainment around. Just look at the incredible entertainment appearing at your favorite, featured casinos from July through October on our cover, and starting on page 18. You can enjoy starry nights in open-air venues or cool o in comfortable
indoor theaters enjoying a wide variety of fantastic entertainment. Grammy-award winners, comedy icons, country music artists, classic rock stars — Southern California casinos have it all! e 2012 Casino Entertainment Guide is on page 20, listing highlights of featured casino’s entertainment from July to October. Many casinos o er their big-name entertainment as player comps, so check with the host casino. (Yes, it pays to play with your players club card.) And get your tickets now. Lots of the acts you see on our pages this month will sell out fast.
It’s summer, and the casino o ers a cool oasis of fun with great ways to win. Southern California casinos will celebrate July Fourth — some with a big reworks bang —so check with your favorite casino for Independence Day fun. And see page 10 for Fourth of July celebrations at featured casinos.
And check out our monthly page guides starting with The Don’t Miss List on page 8, our list of monthly arresting and exciting casino events. And reader feedback tells us you really like the Extraordinary Casino Values page, where every month you can see the extraordinary value deals that featured casinos o er their players club members. ere are players club credit multipliers, free play, free slot tournaments, and lots more.
And it’s not like you need inspiration before you go to the casino, but this month Southern California casino winners abound. Casino car promotion winners, trip winners, and $10,000-plus jackpot winners are on our pages, along with lots of insight that will help you win.
Next month, look for the ballot for the Tenth Annual Best of Southern California GamingTM Reader’s Choice Awards. e ballot will be smaller this year, as it will not include all the fantastic Southern California Gaming Guide Best SlotTM 2012 Awards you voted for in April, which were shown in the June issue. is will be your chance to voice your opinion on the best casinos and all their amenities. Voting will be via the ballot in the August issue and online for the month of August. We will have your votes compiled and announce the 2012 Best of Southern California Gaming Awards in the October issue.
anks for your e-mails, calls and letters. Keep telling us what you like and what you want to read in the Southern California Gaming Guide and see online at eGamingGuide.com
Stay cool in July, but have a hot time at the casino! And always remember to keep your play fun.
Volume 11, Number 7 • July 2012
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