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- Just a few minutes out of Palm Springs and about a 2 hour drive from LA, Morongo Casino is an oasis of Vegas-style gaming. Relatively new, clean and modern, Morongo aspires to the kind of casual hipness that the Palms Casino in Las Vegas has, while welcoming to gamblers from twenty-one to eighty-one.
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| Morongo Casino Resort and Spa | |
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| Address | 49500 Seminole Drive Cabazon, California 92230-2200 |
| Opening date | December 10, 2004[1] |
| Theme | 1960s |
| No. of rooms | 310 |
| Total gaming space | 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) |
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| Casino type | Land |
| Owner | Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians |
| Website | www.morongocasinoresort.com |
Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa is an Indian gaming casino, of the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians, located in Cabazon, California, United States, near San Gorgonio Pass. The casino has 310 rooms and suites. A 44-acre (180,000 m2), 27-story resort, Morongo is one of the largest casinos in California. At 330 feet (101 m) high, the casino tower is the tallest building in both Riverside County and the larger Inland Empire region.[2]
History[edit]
On February 25, 1987, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that neither the state of California nor Riverside County could regulate the bingo and card game operations of the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians set in motion a series of federal and state actions-including two ballot propositions-that dramatically expanded tribal casino operations in California and other states.[3] In 1995, a new building was constructed for the bingo and card games, and slot machines were introduced. The new casino was called Casino Morongo and included a dance hall, bowling alley, and diner.[4]
California Proposition 1A, also known as the Gambling on Tribal Lands Amendment, was on the March 7, 2000, ballot in California, where it was approved with a 64% win. It authorized the governor to negotiate compacts with federally recognized Indian tribes on Indian lands in California to operate slot machines, lotteries and banking and percentage card games, subject to legislative ratification.[5]
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The Jerde Partnership announced the official groundbreaking for the Morongo Hotel on May 28, 2003. Perini Building Company topped-out the resort on March 31, 2004. The $250-million Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa, which opened on December 10, 2004, is one of the largest tribal gaming facilities in the nation.[6] Casino Morongo closed for gaming in 2004, and reopened in 2018 as a separate casino due to an expansion project at the larger casino, displacing 300 slot machines.[7]
Facilities[edit]
Morongo is one of only six AAA four-diamond casino resorts in California, with Barona Casino, Viejas Casino, Pechanga Resort and Casino, Thunder Valley Casino Resort and the Chumash Casino Resort being the others. Morongo's main casino floor is 148,000 square feet (14,000 m2) with over 2,000 slots and table games.
Upon entering the casino, guests see a contemporary, retro-1960s interior. Light coves between overhead vaults, back-lit fabric draped between frames, and conically shaped light fixtures create a complex, ornate ceiling above the casino floor.
The casino offers more than a hundred table games, including four-card poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'Em, Mystery Card Roulette, blackjack, pai gow poker, mini-baccarat, and three card poker, as well as a 22-table poker room. High rollers can use a high-limit slot area with four table games and seven slots. The high-limit room also has a lounge with plasma TVs and complimentary food.
Morongo's hotel accommodates guests in 272 standard rooms, 32 double-bay suites, and six casitas, the latter of which are located on an upper level surrounding the pool.
Morongo's restaurants include the penthouse restaurant Cielo, Serrano (24-Hour Cafe), Tacos & Tequila, Sunset Bar & Grill, Natural 9 Noodle Company, and the Potrero Canyon Buffet, as well as a food court.
Guests must be 18 or older to gamble on the property.[8]
Sports[edit]
Boxing[edit]
Boxing cards are held at Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa.[9][10]
MMA[edit]
Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa hosts MMA fight cards at the Morongo Outdoor Pavilion.[11][12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Hugo Martin (2004-12-10). 'Tribe Unveils Its Casino Royale'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
- ^Emporis GmbH. 'Morongo Casino Resort Hotel, Cabazon, U.S.A.' Emporis.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^'California Tribal Casinos: Questions and Answers'. lao.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^https://www.pe.com/2018/11/26/the-original-casino-morongo-is-back-in-action/
- ^'California Proposition 1A, Gambling on Tribal Lands (2000)'. ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2014-09-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^https://www.pe.com/2018/11/26/the-original-casino-morongo-is-back-in-action/
- ^'Guest Services Morongo Casino Resort & Spa'. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^'Morongo casino hosts boxing card'. casinocitytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^'Morongo Casino hosts Showtime boxing card Friday'. desertsun.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^'Legacy Fighting Alliance 36 (LFA 36)'. mixedmartialarts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^'Legacy LFA 45: Silva vs. Barnes'. tapology.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
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Coordinates: 33°55′12″N116°47′42″W / 33.9200°N 116.7950°W
RIVERSIDE (CBSLA) – Albeit with major limitations, the Morongo Casino in the Riverside County community of Cabazon will reopen Friday afternoon for the first time since it closed back in mid-March due to the coronavirus outbreak.
FILE — Slot machines sit idle at the Emerald Island Casino on May 2, 2020 in Henderson, Nevada. (Getty Images)
The Morongo Casino Resort & Spa announced Tuesday that it will reopen for slots and table games, but with limited seating.
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Some slots will be either deactivated or equipped with plastic/acrylic shields.
All guests and staff must undergo temperature screenings before entry and they must wear masks at all times while inside.
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Its hotel will also reopen with limited capacity.
“We would not have reopen if we didn’t feel we had taken the steps to make this a safe, healthy environment,” said Simon Farmer, marketing executive director for Morongo.
The pools and spas, gyms, Cielo Steakhouse and Potrero Canyon Buffet will all remain closed, along with valet parking, and poker and bingo rooms.
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Several eateries in the casino will be open, including the Mozen Asian Kitchen, Pink Coffee, Good Times Cafe, the Sideline Grill and the food court. However, the restaurants will require physical distancing.
“Our reopening is being guided by our abiding commitment to protecting the health and well-being of our guests, team members, and the community,” Morongo Chief Operating Officer Richard St. Jean said in a statement. “We have spent countless hours developing enhanced safety and sanitation protocols and procedures that strengthen our already-exacting standards for cleanliness.”
The casino, which is located on the Morongo Reservation, reopens at 2 p.m. Friday. Several other casinos in Southern California are reopening this week, including Viejas Casino and Resort in San Diego County. Pechanga Resort Casino is set to reopen June 1.