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With one of the largest number of ballots received are noteworthy. A total of 46 casino awards are listed names were drawn randomly from the thousands of
in years, thousands of Southern California
Gaming GuideTM readers voted in August, and here are the Best of Southern California GamingTM Reader’s Choice Best Casinos 2012! Our readers are casino player guests of all 23 Southern California Indian casinos, which we know collectively, are some of the best in the country.
ese awards are not chosen by our editorial sta . For ten years we’ve learned that Southern California Gaming Guide readers love to share their opinions about the casinos they visit. Every year, we have asked you to tell us the casinos that you think are the best in Southern California. And each year we hear back from you loud and clear. We value your opinions — and so do Southern California casinos.
e Best Casinos 2012 include awards for Luckiest Casino, Best Casino, Best Casino Resort, Best Buffet, Best Entertainment, Best Casino Spa, Best Casino Golf Course, and more — a total of 15 award categories. All
15 award categories include the best top three — rst, second and third place winners — and all award places
on the following pages, including a tie for ird Place winners in Best Casino Resort.
We say this often, and mean it: All Southern California casinos are winners. But for
the readers who voted, some stand
out for their extraordinary service,
fantastic amenities, incredible promotions, extraordinary bu ets and restaurants, beautiful hotel rooms, and amazing headlining entertainment.
In September, an independent
source tallied the results of all
completed reader ballots and here
are the Best Casinos 2012. And as a
thank you for completing the Best Casinos
ballot, Southern California Gaming Guide
readers had a chance to win one of ve cash prizes: $500, $400, $300, $200, and $100, plus 35 copies of the new Phantom EFX PC slot game, Reel Deal Slots: Enchanted Realms. See the list on page 20 of the 40 winners whose
completed ballots.
is year, as in the past, there is a mix of familiar casino
favorites, proof that as times change, the top casinos have evolved to deliver more value and more fun to maintain their elevated positions. And there are a few surprises with a few casinos who received
reader votes to join the top ranks. Whether you totally agree with these picks or not, we hope you will continue or begin to vote in future Best Casino or Best Slot polls and let your voice be heard. ank you to all the many thousands of readers from all over the Southwest who mailed or completed ballots online. And make sure you check page 20 for the list of Best Casinos
2012 Drawing Prize Winners.
Congratulations to all the winning casinos of the Best
of Southern California Gaming Reader’s Choice Best Casinos 2012!
OCTOBER 2012
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