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$115-Mil Pala Casino/Entertainment Complex Opens Today

SAN DIEGO-The Pala Band of Mission Indians today opened its $115-million casino complex on its north county reservation. The full-scale gaming complex is expected to generate $30 million to $40 million for the tribe annually.

By Patricia L. Kirk | Updated on April 02, 2001

SAN DIEGO-The Pala Band of Mission Indians’ $115-million, 185,000-sf gambling/entertainment complex opened today on the tribe’s reservation in the north county on state Route 76, about six miles east of Interstate 15.

Bankrolled by Nevada-based Anchor Gaming, the nation’s second largest slot machine firm, and San Diego investor Jerry Turk, the Pala Casino is the largest of four casinos to be built in the area so far. According to Turk, who also served as the developer and will manage the facility, the casino is designed to give visitors a Vegas experience. It features 2,000 slots, 46 card tables, six restaurants, two entertainment lounges and an entertainment center that can seat up to 2,000 people for boxing matches, concerts, banquets and other events.

Pala tribal chairman Robert Smith estimates that the gaming complex will generate $30 million to $40 million in profits for the 870-member tribe annually, which he says will be used for health care, scholarships and social programs, as well as to build recreational facilities on the reservation. It also is providing about 900 jobs.

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