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Featured Southern California Casinos
Pala Band of Mission Indians
11154 Highway 76 • Pala, CA 92059 1-877-946-7252 • www.PalaCasino.com
CASINO: 500,000 sq. ft. SLOTS: 2,000+ VIDEO POKER: 200+ VIDEO KENO: 100+ HOTEL: 507 deluxe rooms and suites and 30,000 square feet of meeting and event space. With over 2,000 state-of-the-art slot and video machines, 78 Table Games, an 8 table poker room, 10 great restaurants, live entertainment daily, and the 2,000 seat Pala Events Center and outdoor Starlight Theater there’s always something fun to do at Pala.
TABLE GAMES: 78 tables including 47 Blackjack, Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, Pala Craps, Pala Roulette, Three Card Poker, Crazy 4 Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, DJ Wild Stud and Mississippi Stud. 9-table Asian Gaming Room.
BUFFET: Choices the Buffet, closed temporarily.
RESTAURANTS: Oak Room (closed temporarily), Noodles, Luis Rey’s Sports Bar, Pala Café (open 24 hours daily), Poolside Café, Sushi/Sake (closed temporarily), Bar Meets Grill, Coffee Amore.
ALCOHOL: Pala Casino Spa Resort offers a wide selection of draft and bottled beers, import and domestic, as well as an extensive wine selection and cocktail service. Must be 21 years of age or older.
RESTAURANTS: House of Fortune, Elicit Asian Restaurant & Lounge, Viewpoint, Hangry’s Sunset Deli & Pizza, Rank & File, Double Down Grill, Starbucks. Check online at Sycuan.com for all current available dining hours of operation.
ALCOHOL: Alcoholic beverages are served on the gaming floor and at venues with full service bars.
BUFFET: The Buffet is available seven nights a week from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., exclusively to qualified Players Club members. Enjoy endless Maine Lobster, Alaskan Crab Legs, Prime Rib, Fresh Rolled Sushi and 100 other delicious options brought right to your table.
RESTAURANTS: Black&Blue Steakhouse open Thursday–Sun at 5 p.m.; Sweets, The Café open 7:30 a.m.; Stix opens at 11 a.m.; Snax (24/7); Patties & Pints Sun–Thurs 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Fri & Sat to 11:30 p.m. ALCOHOL: Bar service 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily; Main Stage Bar, Video Poker Bar, Patties & Pints Bar, Black&Blue Lounge
Sycuan Casino Resort Donated Over $70,000 to 21 Charities
Sycuan Band of the Kuymeyaay Nation 5469 Casino Way • El Cajon, CA 92019 1-800-2-SYCUAN • www.Sycuan.com
San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
16300 Nyemii Pass Road • Valley Center, CA 92082 1-866-VIEW-WIN • www.ValleyViewCasino.com
CASINO: 500,000 sq. ft. SLOTS: 2,300 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: Matinee sessions at 9:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 2 p.m.; Evening Session
at 6:45 p.m. GOLF: Two 18-hole championship courses and one fun, par 3 18-hole course. Non-Smoking Wing. Sycuan Poker is open 24/7.
TABLE GAMES: 54 tables including Blackjack, 3-Card Poker, 4-Card Poker, Pai Gow, Baccarat, Tiger Baccarat, Sycuan Craps and Sycuan Mystery Card Roulette. High Limit Room limits up to $10,000.
CASINO: 143,000 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.
TABLE GAMES: Exciting table games including blackjack tables with limits from $5–$1,000, single-deck blackjack, double-deck blackjack, Richer Roulette, three card poker with progressive, commission-free Pai Gow Poker with progressive and Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em with progressive.
or mailed to each of the charities. Sycuan Casino extremely important and the services that BBBS Resort’s General Manager, Rob Cinelli hand- provides is invaluable to their future.”
ycuan Casino Resort donated more than
$70,000 to 21 different charities during
its 2020 Holiday Gift Giving Celebration. delivered a donation to his charity of choice, Big “We are honored to partner with the Sycuan Band
Each December, members of the Sycuan Tribal Council and leadership team individually select a charity to support on behalf of Sycuan. In previous years, a breakfast event has been held at Sycuan to commemorate the special occasion.
To ensure everyone’s safety and to maintain physical distancing, this year donations were either hand-delivered by members of the Sycuan team
SIan Manuel Band of Mission Indians Donate $14 Million
Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County. “Although we’re celebrating our Holiday Gift Giving a bit differently this year, right now is especially important for us to continue to give back to our local community,” said Cinelli. “I picked
Big Brothers Big Sisters as my charity of choice, because I’ve been a huge supporter of their mission for many years. The development of our youth is
of the Kumeyaay Nation in a shared commitment to our community’s youth, empowering them to overcome challenges and achieve their full potential. This investment in Big Brothers Big Sisters mission will help provide evidence-based, one-to-one mentoring to youth across San Diego County,” said Tina Rose, CEO and President of Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County.
n December, Claremont Graduate University an innovative, multi-disciplinary health research vulnerable populations of the Inland Empire and (CGU) announced one of the largest gifts in center rooted in a health and well-being initiative Indian Country
its nearly 100-year history—$14 million— launched more than a year ago. Bearing a name “In our role as stewards of our ancestral lands,
from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to purchase the Huntley Bookstore building at the heart of The Claremont Colleges, a unique group of institutions in U.S. higher education.
An iconic example of mid-20th century architecture, the building will serve as the home of the Yuhaaviatam Center for Health Studies,
that means “People of the Pines” (which refers to the original inhabitants of the area who are the ancestors of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians), the center will facilitate the collaboration among CGU researchers, scientists, and outside partners to address health and well-being challenges especially prevalent in underserved,
we support our neighboring communities, in addition to our Tribe. For generations, low-income communities and underserved populations have needed quality healthcare. Our gift is an investment in future healthier communities and one we are happy to make,” said San Manuel Tribal Chair Ken Ramirez.
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