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CDoncerts Under the Palms at Spa Resort Casino
on’t miss Concerts Under the Palms presented by Spa Resort Casino from January through April this year. Guests
can enjoy a night of fun including live entertainment plus food and drink at the Bar Gardens. e outdoor concerts are open to the public at the Outdoor Concert Venue near Spa Resort Casino, on E. Andreas Rd. ere is limited seating, so plan for your tickets now.
e concert season kicks o on Saturday, January 16th at 7:30 p.m., with a free performance of blues rock band, Grand Funk Railroad. e Seventies classic rock group’s signature sound has garnered 13 gold and 10 platinum records including
“We’re an American Band.”
Football Playoff Game Fun
Concerts in February include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame R&B group Little Anthony & The Imperials
on Saturday, February 6
$30–$40. e Beatles renowned tribute group, The
Fab Four, performs on Saturday, February 27th at 7:30 p.m., with tickets $20–$30.
In March, Creedence Clearwater Revisited with Stu Cook and Doug Clifford will perform on Friday, March 18th at 8 p.m., with tickets $40–$50.
And rockers Tesla take the stage on Saturday, March 26th at 7:30 p.m., with tickets $35–$45. And the concert series ends on Saturday, April 9th, with a free concert by rock band Sugar Ray at 7:30 p.m. For more information and ticket sales visit SpaResortCasino.com or StarTickets.com.
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 Super Bowl 50 which will be hosted on February 7th in the city of Santa Clara in the San Francisco Bay area at Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers. Here are
some awesome football playo cash and prize promotions, including prizes of tickets to e Big Game. Check out these featured casino football promos for January.
Valley View Casino & Hotel wants to give you and a friend an exclusive game day experience! Be sure to visit Valley View Casino on Sunday, January 24th, for
The Big Game Getaway when you could win two tickets to e Big Game on February 7th, access to a
VIP stadium club meet-and-greet
dinner party with chances to mingle
with celebrities and football greats,
a luxury hotel stay for three nights at
the Courtyard Palo Alto in San Francisco, plus $2,000
spending cash for travel and fun! Be sure to visit Valley View Casino & Hotel to score e
Big Game Getaway on January 24th! AtSycuanCasino,playintheSuper Playoff Challenge from January 5th through February 7th, and score your
share of $6,000. Earn ve points, head over to the Club Sycuan kiosks to make your picks, and then see if you win big. Plus, answer 46
questions over all four weeks and you could win $10,000! See Club Sycuan for details.
And don’t miss the GameDay Super-Sized Football Playoff Hot Seats.Take a seat at GameDay Sports Bar and Grill during the NFL Playo s, and at the end of each quarter, if you’re in the hot seat, you win. Prizes include a Sycuan gift card, Sycuan gear, and more. See Club Sycuan for details.
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Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Begins Environmental Impact
TReport for Casino Expansion
he Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians announced in mid December that they are exploring the environmental impact of building a new hotel with up to 350 rooms on its Palm Springs property, including an expansion of Spa Resort Casino and new retail, spa
and parking options. e Tribe has begun work to study the environmental impacts of a master plan concept for its properties in downtown Palm Springs near Tahquitz Canyon Way and Indian Canyon Drive.
rooms in 510,000 square feet of hotel space. e master plan also includes up to 60,000 square feet of meeting space, up to 50,000 square feet of retail commercial space, up to 40,000 square feet of space for a spa/ tness center, and approximately 650 parking spaces.
e master plan site is bounded by Amado Road, Calle El Segundo, Tahquitz Canyon Way and Indian Canyon Drive. e project site includes the existing Spa Resort Casino, located north of Andreas Road between Calle El Segundo and Calle Encilia, surface parking lots, vacant land, and a U.S. Post O ce on the corner of Amado Road and Calle Encilia.
As part of the process, the Tribe is collecting comments and recommendations from December 16, 2015, to January 15, 2016, regarding the scope and content of the Environmental Impact Report, which is anticipated to be released for public review in early 2016.
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“Over the past year, we have been working on developing a master plan for this site. is environmental study is the next step in determining what is possible for our downtown location,” Tribal Chairman Je L. Grubbe said. “ is part of the process allows us to share with the public, in very broad strokes, the ideas we are considering.”
Chairman Grubbe continued, “It does not mean that we have a project clearly identi ed at this time, but only that we are considering the overall impact of a concept that may include a new hotel, retail and
meeting space, and a potential casino expansion. We have made no concrete decisions. We do know that we want to build a distinctive and unique project that will be a cornerstone in Palm Springs for decades to come. We have a lot of decisions to make, and we are at the beginning of a long process.”
e Tribal Environmental Impact Report will study the potential environmental impacts of the Vision Agua Caliente Master Plan, which would allow for the expansion of the Spa Resort Casino by up to 68,000 square feet and the development of up to 350 new hotel
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