San Manuel announced a $650-million deal with Red Rock Resorts in May to buy the Palms. The tribe also has a hand in operating four nongaming hotels, including the 105-room Bear Springs Hotel two miles east of Yaamava’. Phase two is the new hotel at Yaamava’, and the final phase will conclude next year with a 2,800-seat entertainment venue. The property last month rebranded from San Manuel Casino to Yaamava’ to mark its evolution. The Entertainment Authority completed phase one of a $760-million expansion at Yaamava’ in late July, adding two new gaming floors, 1,500 slot machines, three bars, a new high-limit room, new restaurants and three luxury retail shops. “(Officials) know that if the employees are happy and excited and feel like they’re taken care of, they’re going to do that to their customers,” San Manuel Band of Mission Indians CEO Laurens Vosloo said.

But there will be similarities, primarily a focus on the guest and worker experience. Casino executives say the Palms and Yaamava’ will run like different properties serving different audiences. The tribe’s Entertainment Authority is set to debut the former San Manuel Casino as a full-fledged resort, Yaamava’ Resort and Casino, when the property’s first on-site hotel opens at the end of the year. As the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians prepares to open what will be its second hotel-casino, the Palms in Las Vegas, the tribe continues to transform its first. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Calif. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is in the process of buying the Palms, with the deal expected to close later this year. I appreciate the feedback you’ve shared so far, which helps me think of future story ideas.A view of the Yaamava' Resort & Casino, formerly the San Manuel Casino, in Highland, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. Here’s where you can and can’t smoke inside Southern California’s tribal casinos. Two Casino Insiders, Sally Murray and Susan Perez, asked about smoking on casino floors. When I started last month, I asked you what you wanted to see in our casino coverage. Hey Casino Insiders, I thought I’d bring you the newsletter a day earlier this week so I could get a chance to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. One thing I am grateful for is you, the readers. (File photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Some, like the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino shown here in June 2020, have designated smoke-free gaming areas. Subscribe now.ĭesignated smoking areas and smoking policies have changed at casinos during the pandemic. It’s delivered to your inbox on Thursdays. Casino Insider is a weekly newsletter with all the best bets for food, entertainment and fun at Southern California’s casinos.

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