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Vote & Win Cash With Your 2016 Best Casinos Ballot
ote for the 2016 Best Casinos in the 13th Annual Southern California Gaming GuideTM Reader’s Choice Awards and you could win a cash prize! Your votes this month will determine the Best Casinos, including Southern California’s Loosest Slots Casino, Luckiest Casino, Best Buffet and
more — in all, 17 categories for Southern California Best Casinos.
Summer is the season for casting votes in publications’ polls, but the Southern California Gaming Guide
Reader’s Choice Awards is the only reader’s poll that is determined completely by readers’ one-time votes. For the last 12 years, readers have voted, and each year we have awarded the Reader’s Choice Awards to casinos that you determined the best, whether the casinos advertise with us or not. e Reader’s Choice Awards 2016 Best Casinos will be announced in the October 2016 issue.
You’ll nd the 2016 Best Casinos ballot on page 23. Fill it out completely and mail it back, and you may win an exciting cash prize in the random drawing. e rst 100 completed ballots received will receive free Southern California Gaming Guide gifts! You can also ll out the survey online at TheGamingGuide.com. Make sure you vote and have a chance to win!
Casino Summer Play Fun
When temperatures hit scorching heights, it’s time to head to the coolness of the casino for some summer play fun. Southern California casinos have lots of winning ways this month. ere are sizzling hot slots, fantastic car, truck, cash and prize giveaways, poker and big money slot tournaments, and lots of free play fun. And don’t miss amazing new dining options, cool headline entertainment, awesome pool parties in lush cabana settings and much more. Take a look at Casino Summer Play Fun beginning on page 16.
And who wouldn’t want to stretch his or her casino entertainment dollars? Be certain to read Extra Casino Values on page 19 for some great casino deals. ere are new member sign-up o ers, free play and players club multiplier credit o ers and a lot more.
We wish you a fun- lled August. Stay cool and enjoy the rest of the summer. And as always, remember to keep your play fun at the casinos.
Volume 15, Number 8 • August 2016
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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.
AUGUST 2016
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