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BARONA RESORT AND CASINO TO REOPEN STARTING WEDNESDAY,MAY 27 6.1K

Total Views: 89 By Miriam Raftery May 26, 2020 (Lakeside) – Barona Resort & Casino is the latest tribal casino to  begin a phased reopening,  starting tomorrow. The casino and hotel, including some restaurants, will be open with reduced capacity and new sanitation requirements. “We’ve missed you, hope you’ve stayed well and we look forward to welcoming you back home to Barona!” an announced on the tribal-owned casino’s website states. Food services open include the food court, sage cafe, game side dining and in-room dining, with disposable menus. However the buffet, Italian Cucina, and Barona Oaks Steakhouse and The Plaza remain closed for now. The Barona Creek Golf Course will reopen in mid-June. The following services are also still closed for health and safety reasons:  poker, pool,  spa, gift shop, fitness center, car wash, the hotel’s west wing check-in, golf events center, golf snack shop, and wedding chapel. The Barona bus service is discontinued during phase 1 reopening, though valet service will be available for players drop-off only.  Barona’s gas station is open. The hotel’s business center is available on request. All casino guests must wear a face mask or shield at all times and maintain six feet of social distancing from others.  Restaurant tables, slot machines and other features have been rearranged to provide this distance. Players and staff will have infrared thermometer screenings before entering and anyone not feeling well should stay home. A UV lighting system to clean the air and UV germicidal products are being used in the facilities. Hand cleansing stations  have been added and players can obtain cleansing wipes at the Club Barona booth and at wet wipe stations throughout the property. Dice will be sanitized after every roll, cards will be changed frequently and chips will be disinfected daily.  The number of players at table games will be limited . Dealers may wear gloves and table players can make touchless wagers. Barona is a no-smoking casino and hotel, though there are designated smoking areas. Barona will honor all birthday, free play and free chip offers affected by the closure upon reopening. Barona follows several other local Native American tribes that have partially reopened casinos on their reservations, which are sovereign nations and thus set their own rules apart from state and federal regulations. Other local casinos opened to date including Viejas, Sycuan, Jamul, Harrah’s Rincon, Golden Acorn, and Valley View.  Casino Pauma, however, has opted to remain closed currently in accordance with state guidelines to protect public health and safety.   Printer-friendly version

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BARONA CASINO AND RESORT WELCOMES “YEAR OF THE PIG” WITH LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION FEB. 5-19 2.5K

Total Views: 19     East County News Service   January 24, 2019 (Lakeside) — Barona Resort & Casino invites you to welcome the Lunar New Year beginning Tuesday, February 5 through Tuesday, February 19 with traditional performances, lion and dragon dancers, lucky Hong Bao, all-you-can-eat lobster, and lobster specials, Party People games, Dragon Alley bonuses as well as over $518,888 in cash giveaways. Visit www.barona.com for entertainment times, restaurant specials and other details. Barona will be filled with the sights and sounds of the celebration on Tuesday, February 5, 12 and 19 at 9 p.m. with a traditional blessing at the Welcome Home entrance which will be followed by a colorful parade of Lion and Dragon performers dancing in the casino. Throughout the two-week celebration, players will receive lucky Hong Bao and win cash prizes playing games with the Party People. And, players can also earn bonuses at the table games in Dragon Alley, the largest Asian gaming area in San Diego. Barona’s restaurants will be serving traditional cuisine and lobster specials as part of the Year of the Pig festivities. On Wednesdays and Friday, lobster lovers can enjoy all-you-can-eat lobster at Seasons Fresh Buffet and lobster specials at Sage Café, Ho Wan and the Parlor 32 High Limit area.  Hong-Kong trained Executive Chef Ringo Lao will prepare favorites such as abalone with shiitake mushrooms, garlic-steamed Chilean Seabass with tofu and sausages with sticky rice. Players on a Lunar New Year lucky streak can have the celebratory dishes, or bento boxes served right at their slot machine or table game when they order through gameside dining.   For Barona Resort & Casino reservations and information, visit www.barona.com, or call toll free 888-7-BARONA (722-7662). Printer-friendly version

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IT’S A DEAL: BARONA RESORT & CASINO SIGNS MARKETING AGREEMENT WITH VENETIAN AND PALAZZO IN LAS VEGAS 3

Total Views: 50     Discounts on hotel rooms and suites, restaurants and more available at all properties   SAN DIEGO (June 11, 2010) – San Diego’s Barona Resort & Casino is betting that its new marketing relationship with two world-class resorts, The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino and The Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas, will be a big winner with its exclusive Club Barona members as well as draw a full-house of new Las Vegas casino guests to San Diego.   In the new relationship between Barona, The Venetian and The Palazzo, San Diego’s leading resort casino and the two luxurious Las Vegas destinations will offer customers reciprocal complimentary hotel, dining and gaming deals.   “It’s a win-win-win for all of us,” says Barona Resort & Casino General Manager Rick Salinas. “Our frequent casino guests occasionally want the Las Vegas experience and their gamblers occasionally want the San Diego experience. To our thinking, this is a great way to reward our most valued Barona patrons. It gives our guests special privileges at two of the most luxurious casino properties in Las Vegas and it gives their guests the opportunity to experience the leading gaming resort in California,” he noted.   In a bid to attract more Southern Californians to the brightly lit Las Vegas, The Venetian and The Palazzo, owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp., are inviting Barona’s customer base to visit their exclusive Las Vegas properties with offers of complimentary suites, meals, gondola rides and more.   “We’re not competing with Las Vegas any more, we’re actually complementing Las Vegas and Las Vegas is complementing us,” said Salinas. “Our players want the same luxurious amenities and superior customer service during their visit to Las Vegas as they’ve come to expect here at Barona.”   Barona Resort & Casino includes a spa, award-winning restaurants and 18-hole championship golf course, Barona Creek Golf Club. The casino has high-limit gaming areas and private gaming rooms, as well as 2,000 slots(including progressive slots and video poker machines), and table games including blackjack, Pai Gow poker, Caribbean Stud, Barona Craps, three-card poker, four-card poker, Mississippi Stud, Let It Ride and new chipless table games including Barona Roulette, Rapid Baccarat and i-Table Blackjack.   For Barona Resort & Casino information, visit www.barona.com or call toll free 888-7-BARONA (722-7662). For information on the Las Vegas hotels, visit www.venetian.com and www.palazzolasvegas.com.   Printer-friendly version

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