We have enjoyed the Tuesday concerts several times great fun. We saw the band WAR (paid event) at the comfortable outdoor venue and could not have had a better time. With fabulous restaurants, spas, hotels and entertainment, they have significant amenities to offer.First lets say Pala offers many promotions from giving away a car every Friday(you need to be present to win) to free concerts for 60 plus on Tuesdays and for everyone on Saturdays. “The gaming consumer in Southern California has a lot of viable options of where to go, as opposed to traveling to Las Vegas,” he said. The San Diego area’s white-hot casino sector - Hollywood Casino Jamul-San Diego last year became the region’s 10th property - attracts gamblers, diners and resort-goers from throughout Southern California and northern Baja California.Ī good portion of the clientele at Pala, Pechanga and Harrah’s SoCal comes from Orange County, LA, Riverside and San Bernardino, Bembenek, said.

Pala currently employs about 2,000 people. Pala said its project will generate 400 construction jobs and, when complete, over 200 casino and resort positions. The project will increase Pala’s casino floor to over 102,000 square feet, from 90,000, and will add 500 new slot machines, for a total of 2,500. While details are still preliminary, Bembenek said the new hotel tower’s suites will overlook the pool and entertainment complex as well as “taking advantage of the spectacular views that we have.” “We really want to expand on the resort concept,” Bembenek said.

The pool area will remain adjacent to the recently built Starlight Theater outdoor entertainment venue. Pala will demolish its current pool and expand the area’s footprint, adding multiple pools, spas and cabanas. Pala, like other properties, is looking to enhance the luxury experience, with a tricked-out pool complex at its core. Casinos have to stay on top of their game.” “We’ve come out on the other side (of the Great Recession), the economy has healed and people are looking for ways to spend their recreational dollars. “All of the casinos in Southern California have done a spectacular job in refreshing and expanding their properties,” Bembenek said. Harrah’s SoCal recently completed the last phase of its multi-year $160 million expansion with the opening of its remodeled and enlarged spa.Ĭombined, the spending is estimated to exceed $1 billion. Four other properties - Pechanga, Sycuan Casino, Viejas Casino & Resort and Barona Resort & Casino - are undergoing construction projects of varying scope and stages. Pala’s expansion - its third in the 16 years since it became the first San Diego casino to open a hotel - comes at a very dynamic time in the region’s casino economy.

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