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e’re proud to present the Reader’s Choice 2016 Best Casinos. Every year, since 2003, we invite readers to vote for the Best Casinos in Southern California. Voting is based on 22 Southern California tribal casinos, and this year there were 17 voting categories, each
with 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, for a total of 51 awards.
Casinos are thrilled to have players’ votes, and as everyone knows, only Southern California casino
players can determine Southern California’s best casinos. We believe these awards go to the best of the best, as we know all Southern California casinos are winners.
Our awards are chosen by our readers, and not by the Southern California Gaming GuideTM sta . Our voting policy limits one ballot per voter, so no one can vote 2, 10, or 20 times. As a result, the Reader’s Choice Best Casinos awards go to casinos that our readers truly think are the best.
Congratulations to the 2016 Best Casinos winners! You’ll notice repeat winners, with several of the larger casino properties in the highest ranks. For those casinos consistently at the top, it’s not just their size — many are casino resorts — but the fact they must have evolved each year to maintain and continue to o er their guests more ways to win, and deliver what players want: more value and fun.
ank you, every reader, who took the time to vote by lling out the ballot online and lling out the printed ballot in the August issue and mailing it to us. is year we had tens of thousands of responses from casino players all over Southern California, and also from Arizona and Nevada, who read the Southern California Gaming Guide each month. e 2016 Best Casinos begin on page 15.
As a thank you for sending us ballots each year, we enter all completed ballots into a drawing to give away cash prizes. On page 18, you can check out the 2016 Best Casinos Drawing Winners. We’re awaiting photos of the cash winners and once received, we’ll post them on our Facebook page,
Facebook.com/TheGamingGuide. Also this year we gave away Southern California Gaming Guide led ashlight key chains and tote bags to the rst 100 voters with completed ballots. anks to everyone who voted!
Enjoy October, and remember always keep your play fun at the casino!
Volume 15, Number 10 • October 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.
OCTOBER 2016
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