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Casinos Reopen Most Southern California casinos are now open after two months of their temporary closings due to the covid-19 pandemic. If you’re planning to go, remember to bring a face covering and expect a new experience. Temperature scanners, hand sanitizers, personal protective equipment, limits of occupancy capacity, added spacing between slot machines, and limited seating at table games are now the norm, all planned to provide casino employees and guests a safe environment. Beginning on page 10, Casinos Reopen: Playing in the New Safe Casino includes a guide to each featured casinos’ reopening, their safety measures, and their venues that may still be temporarily closed. Note that several casinos are now non-smoking as part of their safety protocols. As the article was compiled in the last week of May, changes will more than likely have occurred at each property. Check with each casino’s website for current updates before you go. In their preparations to reopen, Southern California casinos have used technological advances and innovative operational changes that promote health and safety and also enhance the casino experience. See New Technologies Increase Safety at Casinos on page 15. What better way to return to the casino than to be on the look out for some very Hot Slots. You can’t miss pages 19 to 22 with some of the most exciting slot plays. There are new games and some you may already know. We present these as a forerunner to the annual voting for the Reader’s Choice 2020 Best Slots that will be online from July 1st through the 31st. Be sure to pick up the July issue for all the details. After two months of digital-only issues of the Southern California Gaming GuideTM — the first time in 18 years’ of publishing that we ever had to stop printing, due of course, to the coronavirus pandemic — we’re pleased to be back in print. This issue has fewer pages, nonetheless, judging from all the calls, emails, and notes we’ve received, we know you’ve missed your monthly Gaming Guide issue and will be pleased to have it back in hand. Meanwhile, please follow local, county, state and national health covid-19 guidelines and stay well and safe. This is a new casino era, but as it unfolds, appears to be mindful of player health safety and security as never before. As always, wager wisely, and have fun at the casinos. Volume 19, Number 6 • June 2020 Publisher/Editor Théon Banos Cross Associate Publisher Fenn Cross Publication Design Burk Design Group Art Direction Kevin Burk Advertising Sales Théon Banos Cross Contributors Gail Anders Maya Winkler Alex Winters Address P. O. Box 19267 San Diego, CA 92159 General Information: 619.462.5891 Advertising Email: Ads@TheGamingGuide.com 619.462.5891 @2020 Gaming Guide, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced without expressed written permission from the publisher. The Gaming Guide logo is a registered trademark of the Gaming Guide. The Southern California Gaming Guide is published monthly for a total of 12 issues per year. Subscriptions are available at $25 per year. Please send check or money order to address listed above. Readers are recommended to make appropriate inquiries before wagering any sum in relation to any ad, article, or feature published herein. The Gaming Guide shall not be liable to any person for loss or damage incurred or suffered as a result of his/her accepting, offering to accept or following any invitation or advice contained in any ad, article or feature published herein. The Southern California Gaming Guide is printed on 100% recycled paper. Please recycle your copy. 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) 266-0072 www.calpg.org help@calpg.org If you answered “yes” to one or more of these questions, gambling may not be just a game for you. Please call 1-800-GAMBLER, text “SUPPORT” to 53342, or chat at www.800gambler.chat for help. PAGE 6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE JUNE 2020 From the Publisher...