“We saw a great need for a hotel and guests were asking why we don’t have a hotel,” Loren Gill, general manager of San Manuel Casino said in a phone interview. “We are not in a situation where we feel we’re behind in the market, we’re in a position to see where we stand.”īut officials at properties such as San Manuel Casino in Highland see an opportunity to grow beyond gaming and restaurants. “We want to see how the market is going to absorb the inventory,” Bill Bembenek, Pala’s chief operating officer said, referring to the other Southern California casinos adding lodging. Casinos and their resorts are an increasing part of Southern California tourism. Casino officials have said they will announce what they plan to do with the new and existing hotel rooms at the end of this year. However, Pala also put construction of a new hotel tower and plans to remodel hotel rooms on hold. A new parking garage is open and restaurants have been re-vamped along with the addition of a new bar and improved smoke-free area. Pala Casino Spa & Resort debuted its new pool complex in May and the casino floor decor has been updated. Just last month, Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa announced plans to undergo renovations and expansions due to be completed in 2020. In the last year Pechanga Resort & Casino completed a $300 million expansion San Manuel Casino broke ground on a $550 million expansion and Soboba Casino’s new property is under construction and on track to be open by the first quarter of 2019. “We saw a greater need for a complete resort experience because we are not just a casino.” “For us, it wasn’t the gaming experience that we needed to expand,” Jared Munoa, Pechanga Development Corporation’s president said.

There’s been a boom in Southern California casino expansions and resort construction in the Inland region over the last few years as properties added hotel towers, luxury pool complexes, more dining options and elevated entertainment venues featuring a wide variety of A-list acts.

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Hotels, more slots and restaurants: What’s new and what’s coming to Southern California casinos.“In Las Vegas it’s really about pools, nice hotels and entertainment and I think California is following that model.” Southern California Casino Guide “A casino can be an anchor but that’s not the exclusive draw,” Christopher Thornberg, director of UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development said in a phone interview.

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