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WNew Format Celebrates 14th Anniversary!
e’re happy to enter the world of magazine-style publications with this February issue! We’re celebrating 14 years of publishing the Southern California Gaming GuideTM this month. Since February 2002, we’ve delivered casino and slot news to Southern California casino players, and
reported on over $1.5 billion of jackpots and thousands of winners. ank you for making the Southern California Gaming Guide your go-to gaming publication. And we are very appreciative of all of our advertisers who have been part of our success — some have been with us all 14 years! You can read about our history on page 19 and see some of our covers from the past 14 years. Look for more news and new features — both in print and online — in the coming months.
Just when you nished celebrating the advent of 2016, in February you can celebrate again — this time to enjoy the events and promotions for Lunar New Year 2016: The Year of the Monkey. Don’t miss the fun celebrations for good luck at your favorite casinos on page 16. ere are Lion and Dragon Dancers, lucky red envelope and big cash giveaways and lots of fun. Celebrated by Asian cultures all over the world, the Lunar New Year, beginning with the new moon, is considered a time of promise and prosperity. Why not get a share of traditional good fortune.
It’s not too early to begin your 2015 tax return preparations, so this month we feature contributing writer, Gail Anders’ Casino Player Tax Tips: Are You Ready for Tax Time? on page 24. is is a feature that Anders updates for us each year. She reminds casino players that gambling winnings are taxable, and since we all want, of course, to keep as much of our winnings as possible, there are a few essential steps you can follow to make sure you help yourself when preparing your tax return.
Over the years, I’ve used this space to acknowledge and thank all Southern California servicemen and women and their families for their sacri ces for our country all over the world. Many of our extended publishing family have completed their service tours, but to all those who have served and are still serving, we thank you for your service and wish you all a safe landing home soon.
Meanwhile, always keep your casino experience entertaining. Keep your play fun, and wager wisely at the casinos.
Volume 15, Number 2 • February 2016
Publisher/Editor
Théon Banos Cross
Vice President Operations Fenn Cross
Publication Design
Burk Design Group
Art Direction
Kevin Burk
Advertising Sales
Théon Banos Cross
Contributors
Gail Anders
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Let’s Play a Game of 20 Questions
1. Do you lose time from work due to gambling?
2. Is gambling making your home life unhappy?
3. Is gambling affecting your reputation?
4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
5. Do you ever gamble to get money in order to pay debts or to otherwise solve financial difficulties?
6. Does gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
7. After losing, do you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
8. After a win, do you have a strong urge to return and win more?
9. Do you often gamble until your last dollar is gone?
10. Do you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
11. Have you ever sold any real or personal property to finance gambling?
12. Are you reluctant to use “gambling money” for normal expenditures?
13. Does gambling make you careless of the welfare of your family?
14. Do you ever gamble longer than you planned?
15. Do you ever gamble to escape worry or trouble?
16. Have you ever considered committing an illegal act to finance gambling?
17. Does gambling cause you difficulty in sleeping?
18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
19. Do you have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
20. Have you ever considered an act of self-destruction as a result of your gambling?
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON PROBLEM
GAMBLING
A statewide, non-profit organization helping people affected by
problem gambling
41743 Enterprise Circle N., Ste. 202 Temecula, CA 92590 Phone: (714) 765-5804
Fax: (951) 296-0456
www.calpg.org help@calpg.org
If you answered “yes” to seven or more of these questions, gambling
If you answered “yes” to seven or more of these questions, gambling
may not be just a game for you anymore. Please call the California
may not be just a game for you anymore. Please call the California
Council on Problem Gambling at 1-800-GAMBLER for help. Council on Problem Gambling at 1-800-GAMBLER for help.
FEBRUARY 2016
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