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While just a third of the Golden State’s casinos are located in the region defined as Southern California (areas south of Bakersfield), properties in Riverside and San Diego counties hold nearly half the state’s slot machines. Agua Caliente, Morongo and Pechanga are all located in Riverside County, an area with a population of 2.42 million, located east of Los Angeles and Orange County.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Southern California casinos consistently fight to keep gamblers home and away from Las Vegas. While that’s a tough battle, tribal venues in the southern part of the largest US state have made some admirable efforts.<\/p>\n
For example, as the Desert Sun <\/i>notes, previous entertainment acts at Morongo have included Beyonce and Jay Leno. The venue’s upcoming performers include 98 Degrees and Patti LaBelle.<\/p>\nKeeping Up With The Competition<\/h2>\n
Using expansions and renovations to stave off competition and lure gamblers is nothing new for Southern California tribes.<\/p>\n
Last year, Pechanga put the finishing touches on a $300 million refurbishment, while Agua Caliente opened several new dining options and other attractions, including a sports area that positions the venue to be ready for sports betting, should California permit that activity in the future<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe San Manuel Casino in Highland, Calif., with 120,000 square feet of gaming area, 4,700 slots and more than 100 table games, is in the midst of a $550 million expansion project that is expected to be finalized before the end of 2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, one of the largest tribal gaming venues in Southern California, is planning to get even bigger. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the operator of the casino in Cabazon, Calif. near Palm Springs, is planning a 65,000-square-foot expansion that will increase the size of its gaming area by 30 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":115074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Morongo Has Big Plans For What's Already A Big California Casino<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n