Inland Empire Casinos

Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

Indian Casinos and State-licensed Card Rooms

There is one Indian casino in San Bernardino County and two in Riverside County. In the Greater Inland Empire, sometimes defined as all of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, there is a total of six Indian Casino. There are also eight more Indian casinos nearby in the Palm Springs Casino Area

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Yaamava' Casino's Tribe Renamed 'Yuhaaviatam' April 23, 2025 - San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has officially changed its name to Yuhaaviatam (pronounced "yu-HAH-vee-ah-tahm") of San Manuel Nation. The new name returns ... Read more

Next California Sports Betting Bill? No in 2026, Yes in 2028 January 28, 2025 - California tribal leaders expect not to seek new legislation to legalize sports betting in 2026. There is consensus among tribes that 2028 will be a better time to push ... Read more

Yaamava' | Receives AAA Five-Diamond Rating January 4, 2025 - Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel has been awarded the prestigious AAA Five Diamond designation as a world-class luxury resort. Less than 1% percent of all AAA properties ... Read more

California Casino War Begins | Tribes Fire First Shot! January 3, 2025 - The anticipated casino war between tribal casinos and card casinos has begun in California. The issue is over specific gaming rights ... Read more

Morongo Celebrates 20th Anniversary Today! Dec. 10, 2024 December 10, 2024 - Visitors will walk a red carpet into Morongo Casino Resort & Spa today, as the award-winning casino celebrates its twentieth anniversary! Join the fun for. ... Read more

Inland Empire Casinos

Casinos in Nearby Palm Springs

Although some include Palm Springs in the Inland Empire, we have separated it into its own region. For further information see our section about Palm Springs Casinos.

Greater Inland Empire

The term Inland Empire is sometimes defined as all of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Under this definition, the following casinos are added to the lists above.

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Best of Inland Empire 2024: Best Southern California Casino

August 28, 2024

The Press Enterprise has published its latest reader choice award for the 2024 Best Southern California Casino in its Best of Inland Empire poll. PE readers voted online from April 19-May 19 for their favorite winners in 117 categories of businesses and organizations.

The 2024 Best Southern California Casino was published in The Press-Enterprise on August 25, 2024. Here are the results:

1. Yaamava' Resort and Casino
   777 San Manuel Blvd
   Highland, CA 92346
   (800) 359-2464, (909) 864-5050

   Yaamava' Resort Casino, formerly the San Manuel Casino, is the largest casino in California with a 290,000-square-foot gaming floor, 7,200 slot machines, 150 table games, 38 poker tables, and five high-limit rooms. Yaamava' features a 2,800-seat live concert venue and a 17-story hotel with 432 rooms.

2. Soboba Casino Resort
   22777 Soboba Rd
   San Jacinto, California 92583
   (951)-665-1000, (866)-476-262951-665-1000

   Soboba Casino Resort is a 480,000-square-foot casino resort that features a 90,000 square-foot gaming floor with 2,000 slot machines, 35 table games, a sports lounge and high roller room. The hotel is six-stories with 200 guest rooms. There is also a convention center and the Soboba Springs Golf Course.

3. Pechanga Resort Casino
   45000 Pechanga Parkway
   Temecula, CA 92592
   (877) 711-2946, (877) 7112-WIN, (909) 693-1819

   Pechanga Resort Casino is located near the wine country of Temecula, California. The 200,000 square-foot casino features 5,500 slot machines, 152 table games, and 38 poker tables. The Pechanga hotel has 1,090 guest rooms, 13 pools, a 25,000 square-foot spa, a 1,200-seat showroom theater, a 2,700-seat event center and the Journey at Pechanga public golf course.

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"2023 Best Southern California Casino" - OC Register

October 1, 2023

This month the Orange County Register announced the winners of its 2023 Best of Orange County Contest. Here are the results for the 'Best Southern California Casino' as chosen by the readers:

1. Pechanga Resort Casino
   45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula

2. Yaamava' Resort & Casino
   777 San Manuel Blvd., Highland

3. Morongo Casino Resort
   49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon

To view winners in other categories of the 2023 Best of Orange County, visit Orange County Register.

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"2023 Best Southern California Casino" - Press Enterprise

September 30, 2023

The Press Enterprise has announced the 2023 winner of the Best Southern California Casino Award as chosen by its readers. Yaamava' Resort Casino won first place this year in the 28th Annual Readers Choice of the Best in the Inland Empire. Pechanga Resort Casino came in second, and Soboba Casino Resort was third.

1. Yaamava' Resort & Casino
   777 San Manuel Blvd., Highland

2. Pechanga Resort Casino
   45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula

3. Soboba Casino Resort
   22777 Soboba Road, San Jacinto

To view winners in other categories of the 2023 Best of Inland Empire, visit Press Enterprise.

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2021 Best Casinos of Inland Empire: The Press-Enterprise

September 14, 2021

Readers of The Press-Enterprise have selected the 2021 Best Inland Empire Casinos in this year's reader' choice voting. This is the 26th Annual Readers' Choice contest conducted by the Riverside, California news publishers.

This year's winners are:

1. Pechanga Resort Casino
   45000 Pechanga Parkway
   Temecula, CA 92592
   (877) 7112-WIN
   
   Pechanga features a 188,000 square feet gaming floor with 5,000 slot machines, 158 table games, 38 poker tables, a 700-seat bingo room and 20 restaurants and bars. The hotel features 1,090 guest rooms and suites with 13 pools and spas.

2. San Manuel Casino Resort
   777 San Manuel Blvd
   Highland, CA 92346
   (800) 359-2464
   
   San Manuel Casino is now the largest casino on the West Coast with a 290,000-square-foot gaming floor, 6,500 slot machines, 135 table games, 38 poker tables, 5 high-limit rooms, eight restaurants and eight bars. An onsite hotel will open in late 2021.

3. Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa
   49500 Seminole Drive
   Cabazon, California 92230-2200
   (800) 252-4499
   
   Morongo Casino features 4,000 slot machines, 80 table games, poker and high-stakes bingo. The property also includes Casino Moronga, Canyon Lanes at Morongo, the Morongo Travel Center. and the Morongo hotel, an AAA Four-Diamonds hotel with 310 guest rooms.

Source: The Press Enterprise

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2020 Preview: Two Inland Empire Casinos are adding hotels

January 5, 2020

There are two casinos in the Inland Empire with major expansion projects during 2020: San Manuel Casino and Cahuilla Casino.

SAN MANUEL CASINO

A massive $550 million construction project has been underway at San Manuel Casino since 2018. The expansion in the gaming areas has been completed. The remaining projects are a new tower hotel and a new event center.

The hotel tower will feature 450 guest rooms and suites. The event center will have 3,000 seats. Both will be under construction thoughout 2020. Their completion and grand openings will be in Spring 2021.

See more information about San Manuel Casino.

CAHUILLA CASINO

Construction began in October 2018 to replace the existing Cahuilla Casino with an all-new casino and hotel. There will also be a new restaurant and an entertainment venue. The grand opening is expected this Spring.

The new Cahuilla gaming area will be 14,000 square feet with 353 slot machines, four table games and a high-limit room. A new restaurant named Ribbonwood Grill will be located off the gaming floor.

The Cahuilla Hotel will be 4 stories with 58 guest rooms. Outside the first floor of the hotel will be a 7,000-square-foot event venue for live entertainment.

See more information about Cahuilla Casino.

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2024

Pechanga Casino, The Venetian Sign Historic Partnership November 20, 2024 - Pechanga Resort Casino has partnered with The Venetian Resort Las Vegas in a new guest benefits program. Casino guests can now enjoy the benefits ... Read more

California Casinos War 2025 | Tribes vs. Cardrooms October 1, 2024 - Major changes to the types of games played at California cardrooms will be coming next year, as a result of Gov. Gavin Newsom signing a bill this week to allow tribes ... Read more

Best of Inland Empire 2024: Best Southern California Casino August 28, 2024 - The Press Enterprise has published its latest reader choice award for the 2024 Best Southern California Casino in its Best of Inland Empire poll ... Read more

Pechanga Resort Casino partners with LA Clippers August 7, 2024 - Pechanga Resort Casino has signed a multi-year partnership with the LA Clippers to be the exclusive tribal casino of the team and a founding partner of the new Intuit Dome ... Read more

Yaamava' Wins Forbes Travel Guide Awards February 28, 2024 - For the second consecutive year, Yaamava' Resort & Casino has received three awards from Forbes Travel Guide. Forbes is a global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants, and spas ... Read more

2023

LA-Vegas, High-Speed Rail Project gets $3B Fed Grant December 22, 2023 - The Biden administration paid $3 billion last week to Brightline West, a high-speed passenger rail service that will connect Southern California to Las Vegas. The 218-mile rail system ... Read more

"2023 Best Southern California Casino" - OC Register October 1, 2023 - This month the Orange County Register announced the winners of its 2023 Best of Orange County Contest. Here are the results for the 'Best Southern California Casino' as chosen by ... Read more

"2023 Best Southern California Casino" - Press Enterprise September 30, 2023 - The Press Enterprise has announced the 2023 winner of the Best Southern California Casino Award as chosen by its readers. ... Read more

Yaamava' Ranks #1 in USA Today's Casino Poll September 19, 2023 - The 2023 USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards selected Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel as the number one ranked "Best Casino Outside of Las Vegas" ... Read more

San Manuel Tribe buys share of Dana Point resort July 21, 2023 - The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has purchased a 40% share of the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club in Dana Point. The price was not disclosed. The five-diamond hotel sits ... Read more

Southern California Casinos Celebrate Halloween October 31, 2023 - Indian casinos around Southern California are celebrating Halloween with special cocktail concoctions, costume contests, live music, Halloween bites and special gaming promotions. ... Read more

Pechanga Resort Casino opens 'The Cove' pool to local residents April 17, 2023 - Pechanga Resort Casino has opened its massive 'The Cove' pool complex to local residents for the new season. Day passes can be purchased for $45 at The Cove check-in ... Read more

Yaamava' earns two AAA's Four Diamond ratings April 1, 2023 - Yaamava' Resort and Casino at San Manuel has received two AAA Four Diamonds ratings for 2023. One was awarded to the new hotel which opened Dec. 13, 2021. The other was awarded to The Pines ... Read more

Yaamava' earns 3 Forbes Travel Guide 2023 Star Awards March 27, 2023 - In its first year of operation, Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel became the first resort in the Inland Empire to receive the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide Star Award. Three 2003 Star Awards were ... Read more

Pechanga Pow Wow returns Jan. 6-8 January 3, 2023 - The 20th Pechanga Pow Wow will return to the Temecula casino after an eight-year absence caused by the three-year construction project began in 2015 and followed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a free event ... Read more

2022

New Year's Eve at Yaamava' Resort & Casino December 31, 2022 - Yaamava' Resort & Casino is sponsoring this year's "Las Vegas Countdown to 2023," a live New Year's Eve TV special to be telecast December 31st from 8:58 PM to 12:35 AM PST. The broadcast will ... Read more

Yaamava' opens The 909 Sports Bar + Food Hall November 29, 2022 - Yaamava' Casino has opened the first-of-its-kind sports bar and dining venue named 'The 909'. The new 17,100-square-foot venue features a 50-foot by 12-foot TV screen, 150 TVs, two bars, food court ... Read more

Pechanga Resort Casino partners with LA Clippers October 17, 2022 - Pechanga Resort Casino is now the exclusive tribal casino of the LA Clippers. This week the casino announced a multi-year, sponsoring partnership with the NBA team that will include ... Read more

USA Today ranks Yaamava' steakhouse #3 in nationwide poll September 25, 2022 - The 2022 USA Today Readers' Choice Awards has voted The Pines Modern Steakhouse at Yaamava' Resort Casino the #3 "Best Casino Restaurant" in the nation. The honor follows an award for ... Read more

2022 Best of Inland Empire: Best Southern California Casino September 19, 2022 - Press Enterprise announced the winners of its 27th Annual Reader Choice Awards this week, and two casinos tied for first place as 'Best of Inland Empire: Best Southern California Casino'. ... Read more

California sports betting: What's next? November 20, 2022 - The two California sports betting propositions (26, 27) on last week's ballot both went down in overwhelming defeats. Prop 26, which proposed sports betting inside tribal casinos, was opposed by 69% of voters. Prop 27 ... Read more

Yaamava' Resort & Casino's Concert Schedule October 4, 2022 - Yaamava Theater is delivering the top shows and concerts it promised when first opening last April. The luxury theater is featuring a long list of favorite artists to sell-out crowds. The 3,800-square-foot stage ... Read more

Yaamava' restaurant earns 2022 Wine Spectator Restaurant Award July 18, 2022 - The Pines Modern Steakhouse at Yaamava' Resort & Casino has been recognized this year by Wine Spectator as one of the world's best restaurants for wine ... Read more

California Sports Betting Ballot Measures: State of the War! July , 2022 - California voters will decide in November whether to approve either of two ballot proposals authorizing a constitutional amendment to legalize sports betting. Voters will choose either retail or online sports ... Read more

Yaamava' Theater opens at Yaamava' Resort and Casino April 18, 2022 - The new Yaamava' Theater opened April 14 with a performance by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The inaugural event completed the final phase of the four-year, $760 million expansion and rebranding ... Read more

CNIGA supports latest mobile sports betting measure for 2022 ballot February 24, 2022 - The California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA) announced support last week for the latest California sports betting initiative seeking signatures for the 2022 ballot. ... Read more

Yaamava' Resort & Casino: Construction Time-Lapse Video 2018-2021 February 12, 2022 - This time-lapse video shows the $550 million construction project that began in 2018 to expand San Manuel Casino with an onsite hotel, a larger casino and a new event center. ... Read more

Second California Sports Betting Measure Qualifies for November Ballot May 12, 2022 - A mobile sports betting measure received enough signatures last week to qualify as a choice on California's November ballot. The measure titled "Californians for Solutions to Homelessness ... Read more

Update: California sports betting battle on Nov ballot April 23, 2022 - California voters will decide whether to legalize sports betting and who will control it in this year's November 8 election. Although most of the ballot initiatives are still seeking signatures to qualify for ... Read more

Yaamava' Casino will add large entertainment venue in 2022 January 6, 2022 - Following the 2021 openings of a 17-story hotel tower , new restaurants and more casino space, Yaamava' Resort & Casino will complete its 4-year, $550 million expansion program during the first ... Read more

2021

Yaamava' Resort & Casino Celebrates Grand 0pening Today (Dec 13) December 13, 2021 - Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel celebrated its grand opening today. The event follows the completion of a $550M expansion of the former San Manuel Casino that began ... Read more

Pechanga Named '2021 Best Casino West of Vegas' - USA Today October 27, 2021 - Pechanga Resort Casino has been named 'Best Casino West of Vegas' by USA Today in this year's 10 Best readers poll. Pechanga also ranked in the top four in two other categories against ... Read more

"2021 Best Southern California Casino" by OC Register September 29, 2021 - This week the Orange Country Register published its 2021 Best Southern California Casino as selected by readers of the newspaper. The best casino is found in the Register's annual readers poll ... Read more

San Manuel changes name to Yaamava' Resort Casino September 26, 2021 - As San Manuel prepares to open its first onsite hotel soon plus a new event center in early 2022, the casino has changed its name to Yaamava' Resort Casino. "Yaamava" means "spring season" ... Read more

Yaamava' Casino at San Manuel sets grand opening of new hotel on Dec. 13 November 30, 2021 - San Manuel Indians have set Dec. 13th for the grand opening celebration of its new resort hotel at Yaamava' Resort and Casino at San Manuel. The 17-floor hotel tower features ... Read more

Pechanga Resort Casino is Nominated for Two National Readers' Awards October 3, 2021 - USA Today has nominated Pechanga Resort Casino for two categories in this year's 10Best.com annual readers' poll. The categories are "Best Casino Outside of Las Vegas" and ... Read more

2021 Best Casinos of Inland Empire: The Press-Enterprise September 14, 2021 - Readers of The Press-Enterprise have selected the 2021 Best Inland Empire Casinos in this year's reader' choice voting. This is the 26th Annual Readers' Choice contest conducted ... Read more

California sports betting initiative qualifies for Nov 8, 2022 ballot September 7, 2021 - A ballot measure titled "California Legalize Sports Betting on American Indian Lands Initiative" has qualified for the election ballot on Nov. 8, 2022. If passed by voters, the measure will amend ... Read more

San Manuel breaks ground on San Manuel Landing August 11, 2021 - The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians broke ground last week on a 1.1 million-square-foot warehousing facility at the site of the former Norton Air Force Base. The San Manuel Landing project ... Read more

Barstow Casino plan revived by Chemehuevi Tribe July 28, 2021 - The City of Barstow, California and the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe have negotiated an updated Municipal Services Agreement (MSA) to compensate the City for additional services costs that will be ... Read more

San Manuel Casino grand opening tour of the expanded casino July 27, 2021 - San Manuel Casino became the largest casino in California and on the West Coast Saturday when it opened its new 2-floor casino expansion during its 35th anniversary ... Read more

Havasu Landing Casino reinstates COVID protocols July 26, 2021 - Havasu Landing Casino at California's Lake Havasu was shut down earlier this week to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The casino reopened July 23, 2021 after reinstating COVID protocols and ... Read more

San Manuel becomes California's largest casino today on its 35th anniversary July 24, 2021 - Today San Manuel Casino is celebrating its 35th anniversary by opening its new expanded casino. The expansion includes two new floors of gaming space adding 1,300 new slots ... Read more

San Manuel Casino opens expansion July 24, 2021 July 8, 2021 - San Manuel will open its new casino expansion on July 24, 2021, which is also its 35th anniversary since opening in 1986. Construction of the larger gaming floor began in July 2018. The new space adds ... Read more

California voters will decide sports betting measure in Nov 2022 June 9, 2021 - An 18-tribe coalition has successfully submitted enough qualified voter signatures to add a sports betting referendum to the California election ballot in Nov 2022. The announcement ... Read more

Which Southern California casinos have ended buffets? June 5, 2021 - Many of the Indian gaming casinos in Southern California have permanently closed their buffets following the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have quietly removed the buffets from their websites. ... Read more

Pechanga Casino reopens hotel, spa and pool today May 20, 2021 - Pechanga Resort Casino reopened its hotel today after closing 14 months ago due to COVID-19. The reopening includes the Spa Pechanga and The Cove pool complex. The casino and restaurants ... Read more

San Manuel will buy Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas May 9, 2021 - The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will buy the Palm Casino making it the first Native American owner of a Las Vegas casino. The tribe will be the second to operate a casino in Las Vegas ... Read more

San Manuel's casino expansion opens in July May 5, 2021 - Another phase of the $550 million expansion at San Manuel Casino will open in July adding two more floors of gaming space with 1,300 more slot machines, 40 more table games and a fifth high-limit room. ... Read more

San Manuel Casino opens recruitment center at Ontario Mills May 4, 2021 - To help San Manuel Casino Resort hire 2,500 new employees over the next six months, the casino has opened a recruitment center inside Ontario Mills shopping center. The office is open Mon ... Read more

Soboba Crossroads construction underway after pandemic delay April 21, 2021 - The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians is building a shopping center named Soboba Crossroads across from the entrance to Soboba Casino. The project is scheduled to open late this year ... Read more

San Manuel Casino Expansion Update 2021 February 6, 2021 - San Manuel Casino Resort continues its massive expansion project on schedule to add more gaming space by this summer, an onsite hotel by end of year and a new entertainment venue in 2022. ... Read more

San Manuel Plans Virtual Career Expo March 29-31, 2021 March 21, 2021 - The San Manuel Casino Resort will hold a second three-day Virtual Career Expo on March 29-31 as part San Manuel's plan to add 2,000 new employees during 2021. The new hirees will increase the ... Read more

San Manuel Virtual Career Expo Feb 18, 2021 February 15, 2021 - The San Manuel Casino will host a virtual hiring fair on Thursday Feb 18 between 9 AM to 4 PM. This is first of a series online hiring events planned for the next 10 months as San Manuel seeks to hire 2,000 full-time ... Read more

San Manuel Casino is 'health security verified' January 11, 2021 - A press release today announced that San Manuel Casino is one of the first entertainment venues in the world to become Sharecare Health Security VERIFIED® with Forbes Travel Guide. ... Read more

2020

New Year's Eve at Southern California casinos December 27, 2020 - New Year 2021 celebrations are different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most Southern California Indian casinos have limited their guest capacity and toned down events. Several have canceled all ... Read more

San Manuel holds Topping Off ceremony for hotel under construction November 10, 2020 - San Manuel Band of Mission Indian celebrated the placing of the final steel beam atop a new, 17-story hotel under construction at San Manuel Casino. The hotel will open in late ... Read more

San Manuel Casino announces new timelines on $500M expansion November 9, 2020 - San Manuel began construction in July 2018 on a $500M espansion project to add an onsite hotel, an event center, and a larger gambling space. New timelines for completion were ... Read more

Pechanga Resort Casino named Best Casino 2020 September 26, 2020 - The Press Enterprise recognized Pechanga Resort Casino as the Best Casino in Southern California in this year's annual Best of Inland Empire awards. Second place went to San Manuel Casino and third place to Soboba Casino Resort. ... Read more

Soboba Casino celebrates 25th anniversary August 24, 2020 - Soboba Casino Resort is celebrating its silver anniversary with special promotions and prizes throughout the month and ending with a grand celebration on Aug 28th from 10AM to 2PM. The promotions include ... Read more

San Manuel Casino's 34th Anniversary August 2, 2020 - San Manuel Casino celebrated its 34th anniversary last week on July 24, 2020. The casino was opened by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians as a high-stakes Indian bingo hall on July 24, 1986. ... Read more

Pechanga Resort Casino cancels all concerts till 2021 July 6, 2020 - Pechanga Resort Casino has cancelled or all live concerts and large events through the end of the year as a precautionary step to protect guests against the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerts that are ... Read more

San Manuel Casino: "Welcome Back To Winning" June 29, 2020 - San Manuel Casino was the last tribal casino in Southern California to reopen following the 3-month shutdown for COVID-19. San Manual reopened its casino to the public at noon on Monday ... Read more

New Cahuilla Casino Hotel opened today May 27 May 27, 2020 - The new Cahuilla Casino Hotel officially opened today at 2PM. Construction began in late 2018 and the grand opening was scheduled April 2020 but delayed in compliance with COVID-19 guidelines. ... Read more

San Manuel Casino reopens with new health and safety measures June 15, 2020 - San Manuel Casino reopened at noon Monday June 15. San Manuel was the first California Indian casino to shut down for the coronavirus. Now with new safeguards ... Read more

San Manuel Casino reopens June 15 June 5, 2020 - San Manuel Casino will open at noon on June 15 for the first time since closing March 15 for the COVID-19 pandemic. Safety precautions will include face masks, temperature checks, crowd limits, extended player spacing ... Read more

Soboba Casino Resort reopened today May 27 May 27, 2020 - Soboba Casino Resort reopened its casino today at 12:00 PM. The gaming floor is now 100% smoke-free. Until further notice the hotel will remain closed. ... Read more

Cahuilla Casino postpones opening new hotel due to COVID-19 April 2, 2020 - Cahuilla Casino has indefinitely postponed the opening of its new hotel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Construction is completed and the opening date had been planned for today. ... Read more

Pechanga Casino targets June 1 reopening May 10, 2020 - Pechanga Casino has announced plans to reopen in the June 1 timeframe. Limited hours and limited crowds are expected. Restaurants and other amentities will be announced later. ... Read more

Cahuilla Casino postpones opening new hotel due to COVID-19 April 2, 2020 - Cahuilla Casino has indefinitely postponed the opening of its new hotel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Construction is completed and the opening date had been planned for today. ... Read more

San Manuel Casino named 'Best Casino' by Inland Empire Magazine for Third Consecutive Year February 24, 2020 - Readers of Inland Empire Magazine have voted San Manuel Casino the "Best Casino" in a 2020 poll. The Pines Modern Steakhouse won 3 awards ... Read more

Pechanga Hosts 8th California American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival February 9, 2020 - This 3-day film festival honors "the best of current films from American Indian filmmakers, producers, directors, and actors working through Indian Country". ... Read more

2020 Preview: Two Inland Empire Casinos are adding hotels January 5, 2020 - San Manuel Casino is building a 450-room hotel with a pool complex, fitness center and spa. Cahuilla Casino in Riverside County is building an all-new casino with hotel and ... Read more

2019

San Manuel Casino is offering a $10,000 Cocktail December 25, 2019 - The award-winning mixologists at San Manuel Casino have created a new $10,000 cocktail for high rollers, especially after a big win! The cocktail is named "Rare and Fine" and is mixed with ... Read more

Pechanga partners with NFL Rams and Chargers December 24, 2019 - In a deal announced last week, Pechanga Resort Casino has been named a founding partner of the Rams, Chargers, SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park. The new SoFi Stadium will open ... Read more

San Manuel Casino Opens $25,000 High-Limit Gaming Area December 21, 2019 - San Manuel Casino has opened a high-limit gaming area with 15 table games and 200 of the newest slot machines. The table game limit is $25,000. Reservations needed for VIP experience. ... Read more

San Manuel Casino opens new parking structure December 10, 2019 - San Manuel Casino has opened a new 6-story parking garage as part of the current $550 million expansion project. The new structure adds 2,200 parking spaces, 24-hour shuttle service ... Read more

San Manuel Casino partners with NFL Raiders, Allegiant Stadium October 22, 2019 - At the Raiders Preview Center in Las Vegas last Monday, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians announced they are partnering with the Raiders and Allegiant Stadium. ... Read more

Cahuilla Casino Hotel Construction Update October 15, 2019 - The Cahuilla tribe is spending $35.2 million to construct a new casino and hotel. The project is on schedule to open in Spring 2020.The casino's 14,000-square-foot gaming floor will include ... Read more

San Manuel Casino and Anaheim Ducks expand partnership October 13, 2019 - San Manuel Casino has announced the expansion of its 13-year partnership with the Anaheim Ducks. The new San Manuel Casino Winner's Circle at the Honda Center will ... Read more

USA Today's 2019 Top 3 'Best Casino Hotels' are Native American September 26, 2019 - USA Today's 2019 10Best Readers' Choice Awards for Best Casino Hotel named three Native American casino resorts in the top three positions. ... Read more

Pechanga Casino partners with Los Angeles Rams August 3, 2019 - Pechanga Resort Casino has agreed to a marketing partnership with the LA Rams. The team will provide Pechanga with premium stadium seats, VIP events, presenting sponsorship of ... Read more

New Havasu Landing Resort & Casino Update August 1, 2019 - The new Havasu Landing Resort & Casino has missed its announced July 31st opening and has not issued a new date due to a contractor issue. the new casino with its 13,000-square-foot gaming floor ... Read more

Barstow casino fight continues between two tribes July 31, 2019 - After years with no success, the Chemehuevi tribe of Lake Havasu are resubmitting their application to build a casino in Barstow. The location is 40 acres on Lenwood Drive. ... Read more

San Manuel Casino adds new steampunk high-limit room May 29, 2019 - The Vault Gaming and Provisions is one of four high-limit rooms planned for the San Manuel. This room opened today with a steampunk theme featuring 186 high-limit slots and 8 table games. ... Read more

San Manuel closes its Poker Room May 21, 2019 - After 30 years of poker at San Manual, the casino has permanently closed its Poker Room. A farewell notice is posted on their website. The space will be converted for more slot machines. ... Read more

San Manuel Casino Named "Best Casino in Southern California" May 19, 2019 - For the second year in a row the readers of the Long Beach Press Telegram have voted San Manuel the Best Casino in Southern California. ... Read more

Forbes Travel Guide 2019 Rates Pechanga Hotel and Spa February 21, 2019 - The Forbes Travel Guide is considered the premier standard of the hospitality industry. This year the guide rated Pechanga's spa and hotel against world competition. ... Read more

Soboba Video Previews 2019 Resort Property February 17, 2019 - Soboba has released a 4-minute video presentation unveiling the details of their new casino resort perty which will soon open to the public. ... Read more

Pechanga Resort Casino opens new 'Corner Bar' January 10, 2019 - As part of Pechanga's $300M expansion that opened in 2018, the new Corner bar opened in late December. The bar has 30 seats and is located next to the high-limit gaming area. ... Read more

Soboba Casino's new resort will open in February 2019 January 14, 2019 - Soboba Casino is planning to open its new casino resort in late February. Plans are being made for a grand opening in the third week of February. ... Read more

2018

Pechanga Casino gains naming rights to San Diego Sports Arena December 13, 2018 - The city council of San Diego has approved a deal with the Pechanga Tribe to rename the city's sports arena the Pechanga Sports Arena. ... Read more

Cahuilla Casino is building a new casino and hotel October 29, 2018 - Construction of a new Anza casino and hotel has begun. When finished it will replace the existing Cahuilla Casino. ... Read more

San Manuel Casino adds new Blazing 7's Blackjack arena August 25, 2019 - The new Blazing 7's Blackjack arena has a giant table for blackjack. It is actually six tables attached in a giant circle. Six different games can be operated at one time. ... Read more

New Soboba Casino will open in First Quarter 2019 August 14, 2018 - Soboba will replace their existing casino, which opened in 1995, with a new, larger casino hotel and resort, which will open in early 2019. ... Read more

San Manuel's $550 million expansion project
July 25, 2018 - San Manuel Casino is building a new hotel with dining venues and retail stores. The project also includes a 4,000-seat entertainment venue to rival Las Vegas.... Read more

Cahuilla Casino has opened new Cahuilla Classics Room June 21, 2018 - The new Cahuilla Classics Room opened last week with 38 slot machines with nostalgic themes. ... Read more

Pechanga Resort Casino unveils $300 million expansion
March 8, 2018 - After completing a $300 million expansion, Pechanga's has now doubled its size to become the Largest on the West Coast. ... Read more

Spotlight 29 Casino breaks ground on outdoor event center
01.30.2018 - Spotlight 29 Casino is adding to the growing list of casinos in Southern California that are undergoing expansion projects. ... Read more