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January 2015 Gaming News (Continued)
SIpa Resort Casino Presents Free Downtown Concert Series
n December, Spa Resort Casino announced a free, open-air concert series that began on December 13th, leading o the series with ’80s New Wave band, Berlin. Future shows include The Guess Who, The Spinners, and Smash Mouth.
In recent years, the casino has worked in close partnership with Golden Voice, PS Resorts and the City of Palm Springs to bring notable outdoor concerts to downtown Palm Springs. e series of free-to-the-community, open- air concerts, from December through March are scheduled for the second Saturday of each month.
Spa Resort Casino’s Executive Director of Marketing, Kari Stout-Smith noted, “ e comfortable year-round weather and the casino’s central location is perfect for the community to get together and enjoy music by original performers in an open-air setting.”
Kicking o the concert series on December 13th, was Los Angeles-based, ’80s New Wave band, Berlin, with provocative front woman, Terri Nunn, in a 90-minute show that included a string of hits “No More Words,” “ e Metro,” and their number one hit, the love theme from the movie, Top Gun, “ Take My Breath Away.”
Football Playoff Fun at the Casino
ootball playo s continue through January, so you can still get in on the football promotion fun at Southern California casinos. e playo s lead up to e Big Game at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, home of the Arizona Cardinals, on February 1, 2015.
Check out these featured casino football promos for January.
Following Berlin’s kick-o to the season, the January 10th concert will feature classic rock group, The Guess Who, whose free-spirited songs such as their number one hit,
“American Woman,” and “No Sugar Tonight,” have gone on to become classic American anthems for the baby boomer generation, which is quite a feat for the Canadian-based group.
For those looking for a little romance on Valentines Day, catch the seductive, soulful sounds of The Spinners, with their classics, “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love,” “I’ll Be
Around,” and their number one hit, “ en Came You,” on February 14th.
Rounding out the series in March is ’90s alternative rock group and triple-platinum selling artists, Smash Mouth, performing on Saturday, March 14th.
e concerts are free, open to the public and are held outdoors in the parking area across from Spa Resort Casino
on Calle Encilia and Andreas Road, in Palm Springs. e concert premises will include a beer garden, plus sodas and water will be available for purchase.
And at Chumash Casino Resort, don’t miss the football- themed Sack Attack Giveaways! You can play until you get sacked for a chance to win up to $12,000 in cash and Free Play prizes every Monday from 9 p.m. to midnight. See Club Chumash for more information.
TSoCal Tribe Says It Will Pursue Online Gaming Despite Court Ruling
Are you ready for the Big Game? It’s time for football playo s, and Sycuan Casino wants you to score some cash. In Super Playoff Challenge, you can make your team
selections now through February 1st,
and you could be a winner. Each week,
ve winners will share $1,500. If you
choose 46 or more questions correctly throughout the promotion, you could
win $10,000 cash! Grab a line-up each
week from any Club Sycuan desk, and use your
football knowledge to score a touchdown. And you can get in on the football playo fun at GameDay Sports Bar and Grill and win a Sycuan gift card, Sycuan gear, and more. In GameDay Super-Sized Football Playoff Hot Seats, take a seat during the NFL playo s, and at the end of each quarter, if you’re in the Hot Seat, you win. See Club Sycuan
for details.
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he Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel said it would ght to e restraining order is temporary, but it could become of Class II bingo. ese are very dangerous and signi cant keep its online gaming site, Desert Rose Bingo, open a permanent injunction that prevents the Tribe from pronouncements for Indian Country.”
after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining restarting the site. A tribal spokesperson called Judge Separately, the Tribe faces a lawsuit from the federal
order at the request of the state of California. e tribe launched the site in November, o ering bingo-type games to players based in the state. As of press time, the site is closed.
Bingo is considered a Class II game and is not subject to state jurisdiction. e state, however, argued that the operation violated the Class III gaming compact. Judge
Anthony J. Battaglia agreed and said he was “convinced” that the activity on the site falls into the Class III category.
Battaglia’s ruling “dangerous” for Indian Country.
“ is decision poses a signi cant threat to tribal jurisdiction over Class II gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act,” Cruz Bustamante, a former lieutenant governor of the state, said in a press release. “It declares one-touch bingo and proxy play of games to be illegal, and turns a blind eye to federal laws and precedent permitting technological advancements to aid in the play
government. e U. S. Attorney’s O ce in Southern California argues that the site violates the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act that outlaws Internet gaming unless it is conducted pursuant to a Class III gaming compact or under state law.
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