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Sycuan Band of the Kuymeyaay Nation 5469 Casino Way • El Cajon, CA 92019 1-800-2-SYCUAN • www.Sycuan.com
CASINO: 500,000 sq. ft. SLOTS: 2,800 VIDEO POKER: 300
HOTEL: 12-story luxury hotel tower with 302 guest rooms, over 57 suites, and 42,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
BINGO: 858-seat Bingo Palace offers daily bingo with monthly specials. GOLF: Two 18-hole championship courses and one fun, par 3 18-hole course. Non-Smoking Wing, Primrose Room.
TABLE GAMES: 54 tables including Blackjack, 3-Card Poker, 4-Card Poker, Pai Gow, Baccarat, Sycuan Craps and Sycuan Mystery Card Roulette. Primrose High Limit Room limits up to $2,000. 17-table Poker Room.
BUFFET: The Buffet, Lunch: Mon–Fri, 11 a.m.to2 p.m.; Dinner: Mon–Fri, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. (10 p.m. Fri.); Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. RESTAURANTS: House of Fortune 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Elicit Bar & Lounge; Bull and Bourbon; Rank & File; Viewpoint; UnCommons features Hodads, Hangry Slice, Luna Grill, Phil’s BBQ, Lucha Libre; Double Down Grill; Starbucks.
ALCOHOL: Alcoholic beverages are served on the gaming floor and at venues with full service bars.
CASINO: 124,000 sq. ft. SLOTS: 2,000 VIDEO POKER: 203 VIDEO KENO: 40 Separate smoke-free casino experience. 90% 1¢ multi-denomination games. Smoke-free casino section; luxury boutique hotel and all restaurants are non-smoking. HOTEL: 108 luxuriously appointed rooms including 96 deluxe rooms and 12 suites; Reservations: 760-291-5500.
TABLE GAMES: 16 Table Games include Blackjack tables with limits from $5 – $1,000, including single-deck and double-deck Blackjack. 3-Card poker, Roulette, and Pai Gow Poker.
CASINO: 327,000 sq. ft. SLOTS: 2,200 VIDEO POKER: 224 VIDEO KENO: 136
A Forbes Travel Guide Four Star resort and recipient of the AAA Four Diamond Award. Viejas hotel features 237 deluxe rooms and VIP suites, two Fitness Centers, two Business Centers, state-of-the-art meeting spaces, and the Oak Ballroom that can accommodate 1,200 attendees. Viejas Outlet center offers shopping and dining options, and the Viejas Bingo & Slot Parlor.
TABLE GAMES: 38 Table Games include 23 Blackjack tables. Baccarat, Fortune Pai Gow, Three Card, Six Card, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, Craps, Roulette.
2019 Best Casinos
A Drawing Winners
San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
16300 Nyemii Pass Road • Valley Center, CA 92082 1-866-VIEW-WIN • www.ValleyViewCasino.com
Viejas Band of the Kumeyaay Nation 5000 Willows Road • Alpine, CA 91901 1-800-847-6537 • www.Viejas.com
BUFFET: The Buffet, Monday–Friday lunch 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Lobster Dinner 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. Fri); Saturday 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Dinner specials: Maine Lobster, Prime Rib & Alaskan King Crab, Sushi, and more.
RESTAURANTS: Black&Blue Steakhouse open Thursday–Sun at 5 p.m.; Sweets, Stix opens at 11 a.m., Snax (24/7), The Café open 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Patties & Pints Sun–Thurs 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Fri & Sat to 12 a.m. ALCOHOL: Bar service 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily; Main Stage Bar, Video Poker Bar, Black&Blue Lounge
BUFFET: The Buffet at Viejas, Open daily 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. (10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, opens 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday). All buffet purchases include beer, wine, and Champagne. Specialty items served Friday through Sunday. RESTAURANTS: The Grove Steakhouse, the only Four Diamond casino steakhouse in San Diego, open Wednesday–Monday at 5 p.m.; Locale Kitchen and Lounge; Ginger Noodle Bar; The Café at Viejas; The Daily Roast at Viejas; Lobby Coffee Bar.
ALCOHOL: Lobby Bar, Center Bar, V Lounge, The Grove Bar, The Pool Bar, The Buffet at Viejas, The Grove Steakhouse.
big thank you to all our loyal and outspoken readers for Drawing prizes include ten cash awards of $100 each, a $500 Early voicing your opinions in the Reader’s Choice 2019 Best Bird Drawing winner and a $1,000 Grand Prize winner. The $1,000 Casinos! All your votes determined the Luckiest Casino, Best Grand Prize winner was Simone C. of Los Angeles. The $500 Early
Casino Resort, Best Entertainment, Best Promotions, Best Fine Dining, and more, for a total 17 Best Casino award categories and 51 awards that are listed on pages 14, 16 and 17.
During August we received all your completed Best Casino ballots at TheGamingGuide.com. The cutoff for submitting ballots was midnight, August 31st and all fully completed ballots were entered into a drawing for 12 cash prizes. The $500 Early
Bird Drawing winner was randomly chosen
from ballots received between August 1st
and 15th. An independent company tallied
the completed ballots and drew the 12 cash
winners at random.
Bird winner was Gabriel P. of San Bernardino, and the $100 cash drawing winners include the following: Adrianne L. of Moreno Valley, Cicely D. of Fullerton, Manuel M. of Chula Vista, Kimball E. of Anaheim, Pamela J. of San Diego, Jimmy H. of Riverside, Myrtle R. of Compton, Leo T. of Ontario, Salina W. of Pomona, and Rudolph
A. of La Mesa. Look for prizewinners’ photos, as we receive them, and follow us on our Facebook
page at Facebook.com/TheGamingGuide. Congratulations to all the 2019 Best Casinos Drawing Winners and again, a big thank
you to all who voted!
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