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Tribes Bet Big on Gaming's Growth

SAN DIEGO-San Pasqual Indians want to open temporary casino in Valley Center area while building permanent $180-million resort.

By Randyl J. Drummer | Updated on August 02, 2000

SAN DIEGO – With the opening of a $180-million casino and resort still two years down the road, the San Pasqual Indian tribe is planning a temporary gambling house with blackjack tables, slots and a restaurant.

Tribal officials hope to begin construction of the $5-million interim casino next month in the Valley Center area and to open it by the spring. The tribe is preparing environmental and traffic studies for a public hearing set for Aug. 8.

About a half-dozen other San Diego County tribes are planning to open new casinos, some of which will be a part of full-scale resorts. And that doesn’t even count the major expansion planned for the casinos that are operated by the Viejas, Sycuan and Barona tribes.

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