and has more than 5,000 workers<\/a>, making it one of the largest employers in San Bernardino County. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nNews of the tribe resisting job cuts is some relief for the Golden State’s suddenly beleaguered economy \u2013 the largest in the US \u2013 after absorbing one million initial jobless claims over the past two weeks.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nOther Effects<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\nIt’s not Las Vegas, but California’s gaming industry is being pinched by the coronavirus, and San Manuel isn’t the only operator feeling some pain.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nAs just one example, the Cahuilla Band of Indians recently postponed the opening of the Cahuilla Casino in Anza, Calif., citing COVID-19.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cBased on recent updates regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, in an effort to continue to protect the health and safety of our guests, team members, and our community, the Cahuilla Band of Indians has decided to postpone the opening of the new Cahuilla Casino Hotel that was originally scheduled for April 2, 2020 until further notice,\u201d said the tribe in a Facebook post.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nCalifornia has about 70 tribal casinos.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For a second time, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is extending the closure of its eponymous Southern California gaming property, citing the need to protect the surrounding community and employees amid the coronavirus contagion. In mid-March, San Manuel joined rival tribal operators in the region in electing to shutter casinos through the end […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":132161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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